Barcelona in the 2026/27 Champions League: What are their fixtures? Who is in their squad?
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Fixtures, squad, key player, coach profile, big summer signing and one to watch – all you need to know about 2026/27 Champions League contenders Barcelona.
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Quarter-finalists last season, Barcelona are no strangers to going deep in the competition and have been crowned European champions on five occasions. Get to know the Catalan giants.
At a glance: Barcelona
UEFA coefficient ranking: 8
How they qualified: First in Spain
Last season: Quarter-finalists
UEFA coefficient rankings as at end of the 2025/26 season.
What are Barcelona's Champions League fixtures and results?
You can keep track of Barcelona's Champions League fixtures and results here.
Who is in Barcelona's Champions League squad?
Barcelona's Champions League squad can be found here.
Coach: Hansi Flick
Flick guided Bayern to a Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League treble, and won the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award in 2020. After further domestic success the following season, Flick took over the Germany national team, with his tenure ending in 2023. The third German coach in Barcelona's history, Flick led the club to a domestic treble in the 2024/25 campaign and another La Liga title last season.
Key player: Lamine Yamal
A generational talent, Yamal broke further new ground last season, becoming the youngest player to reach 30 Champions League appearances at just 18 years 240 days. He shone again for Barcelona on the biggest stage, scoring six goals and creating four assists as he continued to create headaches for the best defences in Europe.
Big summer signing: Rodri
The 30-year-old midfielder chalked up 298 appearances, scooped nine domestic trophies and scored the winning goal against Inter in the 2023 Champions League final across a stellar seven years at Manchester City. The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner has been equally imperious at international level, where he has won a EURO, a World Cup and the Nations League – he was voted player of the tournament in all three to boot.
One to watch: Marc Bernal
A sharp reader of the game, holding midfielder Marc Bernal enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in 2025/26. After making his Champions League debut against Paris on Matchday 2, the teenage midfielder added three more league phase appearances before starting in both last-16 matches against Newcastle. He celebrated his first Champions League goal in the 7-2 second-leg win.
Barcelona's 2025/26 season
After lengthy reconstruction work, Barcelona moved back into their Camp Nou home in November 2025. They bowed out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals but celebrated a second successive La Liga title, winning all 19 of their home league games in the process.
What is Barcelona's best Champions League finish?
Barcelona have won the European Cup/Champions League on five occasions. Their first triumph was in the 1991/92 European Cup final against Sampdoria with further successes in 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2014/15 in the Champions League era.
Did you know?
Barcelona have claimed the most first-place group stage/league phase finishes in the Champions League era, with a total of 19 – which includes 13 in a row between 2007/08 and 2019/20.