With 11 goals and 16 assists in 33 appearances across all competitions to his name so far this season, Yamal is a key player for Barcelona and their hopes of securing a positive first-leg result will be boosted if the teenager is available for selection.
Predicted Barcelona XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Assuming Yamal is fine to play, he is likely to keep his place on the right with Raphinha on the opposite flank as Robert Lewandowski leads the line despite Ferran Torres scoring a hat-trick in the last round against former club Valencia.
Yamal did not train with his Barcelona teammates on Monday ahead of the game, presumably still feeling the effects of Saturday’s 2-0 La Liga win over Las Palmas.
Flick does have plenty of midfield options at his disposal and could opt to hand a start to Frenkie De Jong alongside Pedri in a double pivot with Dani Olmo operating in the number 10 position.
