Barcelona have kept the door open for extending Wojciech Szczesny’s contract, as revealed by SPORT. This unexpected development comes at a crucial time for the club, where the goalkeeper situation

Hansi Flick is keeping Wojciech Szczesny in goal for the final match of the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. Iñaki Peña had been Barcelona's starter since Marc-André ter Stegen sustained a serious knee injury last year,

Barcelona have already secured their spot in the last-16 stage of the Champions League, sitting second in the overall table, picking up 18 points from their seven matches, with only Liverpool performing better in the competition.

The debate surrounding the goalkeeper position at FC Barcelona was seemingly settled this past weekend when Hansi Flick and his coaching staff made the decision to go with Wojciech Szczesny over

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said picking Wojciech Szczęsny ahead of Iñaki Peña was one of the toughest decisions of his career.

Wojciech Szczesny’s performance against Atalanta mirrored his struggles in previous matches with Barcelona, including games against Barbastro, Athletic Club, Real Madrid, Benfica, and

Barcelona and Atalanta meet in Catalonia on Wednesday for their final UEFA Champions League game of the league phase. Hansi Flick's men are already guaranteed a top eight finish, but could yet finish top while Gian Piero Gasperini's side are attempting to confirm a round of 16 place alongside the Blaugrana at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

“Inaki (Pena) is our number one goalkeeper and I’m happy with him,” Hansi Flick said on September 25, a few days after Marc-Andre ter Stegen — the starting goalkeeper for more than a decade — was seriously injured with a complete rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee.

Atalanta hope Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere can upset Barcelona to snatch direct access to the Champions League Round of 16. It kicks off at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys at 20.00 GMT, as Camp Nou is undergoing reconstruction work.

One eye will be on Champions League play midweek, but for Barcelona, winning a home match against Valencia on Sunday is critical in the race to gain ground in La Liga. Trailing Real Madrid by seven points for the La Liga title has been the one poor mark on Hansi Flick's first season in charge of Barcelona.

Wednesday’s mouth-watering UEFA Champions League showdown between Barcelona and Atalanta is a landmark occasion for the home side. Indeed, La Dea will become a competition-record 159th different team to face the Spanish powerhouse in European football.

Barcelona star Wojciech Szczęsny has sent a message of encouragement the way of teammate Iñaki Peña on Wednesday evening.This comes after the Pole was again named in Barcelona’s starting XI for