FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will make three changes when the Catalans take on Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Despite being nine points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, Barca did not get off to the best start on the continent in 2024-25, losing 2-1 to Monaco.

However, resounding home wins over Young Boys (5-0) and Bayern Munich (4-1) followed, and Flick’s men must now navigate what should be a hostile environment in Serbia, and try to get a positive result that will see them to help. get into the top eight of the UCL competition stage table.

Flick was critical after Barca waned in concentration in the second half of the 3-1 win over Espanyol, with his side’s goals all scored in the opening 31 minutes.

That said, he didn’t want to dwell on the past during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday night.

“I don’t care about the past, I care about the future,” Flick said. “We look ahead, I don’t compare with what happened. Now is our time, we want to play, be successful in the Champions League and win tomorrow. It’s a good day to do that, that’s what we’re focusing on. ” “

“There are very good teams with the same idea in the Champions League and other competitions, so we have to work hard, follow our path and enjoy every match, be focused on what we want to do and this is what we have to do tomorrow.” added he added later in his conversation with the media.

According to the names he uses, Flick will make changes from his first team at Espanyol.

While Jules Konde regains his place from Hector Fort, Pau Cubarsi and Inigo Martinez are still there, but Alejandro Balde loses his to Gerard Martin in protecting Inaki Pena’s goal.

The midfield three is also different. Dani Olmo is gone, allowing Frenkie De Jong to make his season debut alongside Pedri and ahead of Marc Casado.

However, the front three are identical to those currently, perhaps the best in Europe. It consists of Raphinha on the left with Robert Lewandowski in the center of the Brazilian and Lamine Yamal, whose ‘Serbian Messi’ has promised to appear in the Marakana.