Gavi Returns as Barcelona Name Valencia Matchday Squad

FC Barcelona are set to play their fourth game of the 2026-27 season on Sunday, travelling to Mestalla to face Valencia in La Liga. The Blaugranes have taken nine points from a possible nine so far this campaign, and the visit takes on extra significance after Real Madrid’s defeat to Real Betis over the weekend. Ahead of the fixture, the club has already published its matchday squad, with the latest signing, Gabriel Jesus, among the notable names included.

The defensive unit named is unchanged from the one selected for the win over Rayo Vallecano. In midfield, Gavi returns to the squad after sitting out the previous two matches, while academy products Brian Farinas and Hamza Abdelkarim have also been called up for the trip. Lamine Yamal is included as well, despite having missed group training on the day the squad was announced, a detail the club’s own announcement did not further explain.

Goalkeeping options remain plentiful, with Joan Garcia, Wojciech Szczesny and Dominik Livakovic all named, echoing the kind of squad-depth picture that has also shaped how Barcelona have handled their Champions League squad registration earlier this season. Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji are both listed separately under the Injured section of the official announcement, though the club has not detailed the nature or expected length of either absence in this squad release.

The full matchday squad announced by Barcelona for the trip to Mestalla is set out below.

With the squad confirmed a little earlier than usual by Barcelona’s own standards, attention now turns to how Hansi Flick arranges his available options against a Valencia side looking to disrupt the Blaugranes’ perfect start to the league campaign.