Barcelona squad rankings: Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Pau Cubarsi top our list
The Athletic's Barcelona-focused writers have ranked the entire Blaugrana squad heading into the 2026-27 La Liga season. Attacking stars Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, along with centre-back Pau Cubarsi, lead the list, reflecting their importance to Hansi Flick's system. Squad rankings pieces like this provide a snapshot of form, fitness, and tactical role within the squad hierarchy, offering readers a sense of who is ascending and who is slipping in the pecking order at Camp Nou.
Read the full story at nytimes.comThe prominence of Yamal, Raphinha, and Cubarsi at the summit of Barcelona's squad rankings underlines how Flick's project has crystallised around a young Spanish core flanked by Brazilian attacking flair. Cubarsi's placement at the top signals that Barcelona's defensive future is already being treated as a present pillar rather than a prospect, while Yamal and Raphinha confirm their status as the twin engines of the Blaugrana attack. For anyone tracking La Liga, this kind of ranking is a useful barometer of internal hierarchy and expected minutes distribution heading into the run of fixtures.
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