Barcelona welcome FC Copenhagen to Camp Nou in UEFA Champions League League Stage - 8 action on 28 January 2026, with kickoff at 20:00 UTC. Barcelona sit 9th in the overall table on 13 points, while Copenhagen are 26th with 8 points, underlining contrasting campaigns so far.
Barcelona availability
Barcelona face significant absences. In defence, João Cancelo is ruled out as inactive and Andreas Christensen misses out with a knee injury, reducing options alongside Ronald Araújo and Jules Koundé. Midfield is heavily hit: Gavi and Pedri are both sidelined with knee and thigh injuries respectively, while Frenkie de Jong is suspended due to yellow cards. Even with these setbacks, key attacking contributors remain available. Fermín, with 5 goals and 2 assists in this Champions League campaign, is expected to carry much of the creative burden, supported by Marcus Rashford, who has added 4 goals and 3 assists and leads the competition’s assist charts for Barcelona.
FC Copenhagen availability
Copenhagen also travel with a stretched squad. Midfield leader Thomas Delaney is suspended after a red card, while defenders R. Huescas and K. Myrie, plus midfielder M. Mattsson and attacker L. West, are all unavailable through injury or inactive status. Despite this, their main attacking threats should feature. Robert, the club’s top scorer in this Champions League run with 4 goals, is fit, and Mohamed Elyounoussi offers an important creative outlet from midfield with 2 goals and 3 assists.
Impact summary
Both sides are depleted, but Barcelona’s absences cluster in midfield, potentially disrupting control and build-up. Copenhagen lose depth and experience, yet retain most of their core attacking output through Robert and Elyounoussi, while Barcelona still rely heavily on Fermín and Rashford to compensate for missing creators.
