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Flick Surprises Fans with Barcelona's Starting Line-up vs Elche

Empty soccer stadium with blue and red seats reading Més que un club in Barcelona
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Barcelona will play Elche in a big football match.

The game is part of the Spanish league.

Hansi Flick is the coach of Barcelona.

He picked the starting line-up for the match.

Many people are surprised by his team choice.

Flick chose different players than fans expected.

The match is in the 2026-2027 season.

Fans can watch the match live on TV.

Some TV channels will show the game.

Hamza Abdul Karim is one player in the match.

Barcelona fans are excited to watch.

Everyone wants to see how Barcelona plays.

Vocabulary5 words

league
a group of teams that play against each other
coach
the person who leads a sports team
starting line-up
the players who begin the game
season
the time when a sport is played each year
channels
ways to watch TV shows

Quiz

1. Who is the coach of Barcelona?
2. Who is Barcelona playing against?
3. People were surprised by Flick's team choice. True or false?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Barcelona will play _____ in a big football match.

The game is part of the Spanish _____.

Hansi Flick is the _____ of Barcelona.

He picked the _____ for the match.

Many people are _____ by his team choice.

Flick chose different players than fans _____.

The match is in the _____ season.

Fans can watch the match live on _____.

Some TV _____ will show the game.

_____ is one player in the match.

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