Barcelona and Basel have named their starting sides for their friendly at St. Jakob-Stadion on Sunday. Stephan Lichtsteiner took over as Basel coach in January and achieved a fifth-placed finish with a squad including Switzerland legend Xherdan Shaqiri.The Red-Blue have six points from their opening three matches in the Swiss Super League, standing three points behind leaders Lugano and winning 6-1 at Courtetelle in the Swiss Cup on Saturday.Reigning Spanish champions Barcas competitive season begins away to Elche in La Liga on August 23 (20:30 BST). Table of ContentsBasel confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaBarcelona full line up vs BaselWhere to watch Basel vs Barca: TV channel, live online streamsBasel vs Barcelona friendly statsBasel confirmed starting team vs BarcelonaBasel starting XI: Renato, Kevin Ruegg, Becir Omeragic, Nicolas Vouilloz, Evann Senaya, Jonas Harder, Metinho, Jean Doucoure, Aaron Malouda, Philip Otele, Albian AjeteBasel substitutes: To followBarcelona full line up vs BaselBarcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Xavi Espart, Gerard Martin, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia, Marc Bernal, Karim Adeyemi, Fermin Lopez, Raphinha, Anthony GordonBarcelona substitutes: To followWhere to watch Basel vs Barca: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 15:30 BST (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT). The match is not being shown live in the UK, although Barcelonas official channel is also showing the match in Spain. For full details, visit Barca Play.Basel vs Barcelona friendly statsBasels friendly against a Spanish side last season was a 3-3 draw with Villarreal in Altach, taking the lead three times through Xherdan Shaqiri, Albian Ajeti and Kevin CarlosThat was their first meeting with a Spanish club since 2019, beating Getafe 1-0 away and 2-1 at home during the Europa League group stage, including goals in each game by Fabian FreiAgainst Spanish teams in competitive fixtures, Basels record is W4 D5 L11, including a five-match winless run (L4 D1) before those victories over GetafeTheir most frequent opponents from Spain are Real Madrid, losing 2-1 home and away in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup and 1-0 at home and 5-1 away during the 2014/15 Champions League group stageLast season, Basel had the worst goal difference (-3) of any team in the championship round of the Swiss Super League by 14 goals, behind Young Boys, who were the only club to finish below them in the sectionBarcelonas defeat at Udinese on August 4 was their first pre-season loss since Monaco beat them at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys to win the Joan Gamper Trophy in August 2024Their last encounter with a Swiss club was a 5-0 home win over Young Boys during the league phase of the Champions League in October 2024, including a Raphinha goalBarcas competitive record against Swiss clubs is W4 D1, with Basel the only such side to avoid defeat thanks to Eren Derdiyoks equaliser after Lionel Messi had put Pep Guardiolas team ahead during the second half at Camp Nou during the Champions League group stage in November 2008The previous month, Messi scored after four minutes and Sergio Busquets and Xavi netted either side of Bojan Krkics double as Barcelona won 5-0 in BaselBoth of Barcelonas previous meetings with Swiss clubs came during the 1968/69 Cup Winners Cup, scoring all of their goals after the 74th minute in a 1-0 away win and 3-0 home victory over Lugano Topics FC Barcelona FC Basel LaLiga Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Schalke v Real Madrid: Line-ups, stats and preview Ben Miller 16th August, 2026 Chelsea 3-1 Sociedad: Report, result, goals from friendly Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 Chelsea vs Sociedad: Morgan Rogers scores first home goal of Alonso era Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 Chelsea vs Sociedad: Confirmed teams, full line ups for pre season friendly Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 When does the transfer window close? Deadline day dates, times, latest news Ben Miller 15th August, 2026 Chelsea v Sociedad: Expected line-ups, where to watch, stats and preview Mitch Fretton 14th August, 2026
