Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways when they head to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The Catalan giants will enter the contest off the back of a 2-2 draw with Real Betis, which left them top of the La Liga table, two points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.
Hansi Flick's side have impressed in the Champions League this season, picking up 12 points from their five matches, which has left them third in the overall table, three points behind leaders Liverpool.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Dortmund, who are fourth in the European table, also on 12 points from five games.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: December 11 (vs. Dortmund)
Araujo is now in the final stages of his recovery from a hamstring operation, and it is possible that the centre-back could be in the squad for this match, but it is more likely that his first appearance of the season will come against Leganes next weekend.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Achilles
Possible return date: December 21 (vs. Atletico Madrid)
Christensen has been missing since the first gameweek of the campaign with an Achilles problem, but the Denmark international is now back in training and could return to the field before the winter break.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Bernal suffered an ACL injury against Rayo Vallecano in the league earlier this term, and he is out for the season, with the youngster working to be ready for pre-season ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Barcelona will be missing their number one goalkeeper Ter Stegen for the remainder of the season due to the serious knee injury that he suffered in the clash with Villarreal on September 22.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: December 21 (vs. Atletico Madrid)
Fati has been sidelined since last month with a thigh problem, but the Spaniard is now back in first-team training and in line to return before the winter break.
BARCELONA'S SUSPENSION LIST
Barcelona have no players suspended for the Champions League clash.
Matt Law
