Slavia Prague vs Barcelona Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
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Slavia Prague will believe they can make things difficult for the Spanish champions and European giants Barcelona in the Czech capital city on Wednesday evening.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Slavia Prague preview: Competitive Slavia
Slavia Prague come into this one on the back of a mid-season winter break in Czechia. They are sitting at the top-of-the-table domestically after a 4-3 defeat to Jablonec in their most recent competitive outing over a month ago.
In the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, the Czechs are one of four teams that are winless after six matches but three draws does suggest that they can be competitive, albeit on the verge of being mathematically eliminated.
Barcelona preview: Beaten Barca
Barcelona most recently suffered a hard-fought 2-1 defeat to an in-form and improved Real Sociedad side at the Reale Arena in La Liga in the Basque Country at the weekend in a game in which the Blaugrana were the better of the two teams.
The Catalans have been some way adrift of the level and the consistent and relentless quality that they showed in the UEFA Champions League last season, with three victories in their six matches in the league phase thus far.
Slavia Prague team news: Ogbu should be back
Nigeria international defender Igoh Ogbu should have returned in time for this game after the CAF Africa Cup of Nations third place playoff against Egypt on Saturday.
Predicted XI (4-5-1): Stanek; Holes, Chaloupek, Boril, Zima; Doudera, Moses, Provod, Sadilek, Sanyang; Chytil
Unavailable: Kante (Ineligible), Jurasek (Ineligible), Sosseh (Ineligible), Ouanda (Ineligible), Sevcik (Injured), Javorcek (Injured), Horsky (Injured)
Questionable: Ogbu (International duty)
Barcelona team news: Key issues for Barca
Barcelona are dealing with a couple of key issues for this one as Lamine Yamal is missing through suspension, while fellow attacker Raphinha is an injury doubt.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): J. Garcia; Kounde, E. Garcia, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Bardghji, Fermin, Rashford; Torres
Unavailable: Araujo (Personal reasons), Cancelo (Ineligible), Christensen (Injured), Gavi (Injured), Yamal (Suspended)
Questionable: Raphinha (Injured)
Slavia Prague vs Barcelona prediction
In this competition, Slavia Prague most recently suffered a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, which was a woeful performance and looks worse and worse as each day passes by given Spurs’ form. Barcelona have quite a small squad and barely rotated against Racing Santander in the Copa del Rey last week so may feel a bit of fatigue but they are the overwhelming favourites for this one in Prague.
Slavia Prague vs Barcelona Tip: Barcelona to win
