ShareThe current champions of Spain’s top two tiers meet at Camp Nou.By Neel ShelatBarcelona’s attack firing on all cylindersBarcelona topped La Liga’s scoring column by quite some margin in each of the last two seasons, yet there were some quiet questions about how they would fare in front of goal coming into the season. The cause for concern was that they had lost three of their top five goalscorers from last term, including star striker Robert Lewandowski and world champion Ferran Torres.Just a month into the new campaign, it would be safe to say that any lingering doubt has been emphatically crushed. Hansi Flick’s side are averaging 4.3 goals per game across all competitions, having netted at least four in all but one of their six games so far. All members of the rejigged attack – be they starters or substitutes, new signings or established stars – are firing on all cylinders as they terrorise defences around Spain and Europe.Barcelona’s goal-laden season to datePassing equally key in Racing’s approachBarcelona fans who have not watched Racing Santander previously should expect to enjoy what they see from their opponents. José López’s side places a heavy emphasis on short ground passing and fluid combination play with the ball, having attempted fewer long balls than even the Catalan pass masters so far this season.What they do without the ball, though, has been a bit of an issue for the newly-promoted side. Racing are without a clean sheet in 10 games, stretching back to the end of their Segunda División-winning campaign. They will certainly need to tighten up at the back if they are to arrest a run of eight consecutive defeats against Barça in their first visit to Camp Nou since 2011.Team newsBarcelona’s only absentees remain Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji, with the latter unlikely to be fit before the turn of the year due to his ACL injury.Racing also have just a couple of injuries to contend with. Andrés Martin will be out for another month, while backup goalkeeper Simon Eriksson may return sooner. Midfielder André Almeida is suspended for this fixture after being sent off at the very end of the win over Alavés.Key playersThe solution to Barcelona’s supposed striker problem has been Raphinha, who has started and contributed in all six games so far this season to put up a mighty impressive tally of eight goals and three assists. Lamine Yamal has also stepped up his goalscoring, already netting seven times this term and earning player-of-the-match ratings in each of his last four outings.朗 Lamine Yamal has won Player of the Match in ALL of his last four games, averaging a rating of 9.4! pic.twitter.com/Jle6HxVl7X— FotMob (@FotMob) September 14, 2026The ever-excellent Pedri will continue to supply his attackers from midfield.Rennes loanee Yassir Zabiri is one to watch in this Racing side. The Moroccan under-20 World Cup winner has been the hero of both of his side’s wins so far, scoring five goals in those games. Santander native Sergio Canales will hope to set the tempo behind him, having returned to his boyhood club at the end of a long and successful playing career. At the other end, Julen Agirrezabala should expect a very busy day in goal.PredictionBarcelona’s overwhelming attacking firepower should be enough for them to seal a club-record seventh-straight win at the start of the season.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from LaLiga with FotMob this season – featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.The current champions of Spain’s top two tiers meet at Camp Nou.By Neel ShelatBarcelona’s attack firing on all cylindersBarcelona topped La Liga’s scoring column by quite some margin in each of the last two seasons, yet there were some quiet questions about how they would fare in front of goal coming into the season. The cause for concern was that they had lost three of their top five goalscorers from last term, including star striker Robert Lewandowski and world champion Ferran Torres.Just a month into the new campaign, it would be safe to say that any lingering doubt has been emphatically crushed. Hansi Flick’s side are averaging 4.3 goals per game across all competitions, having netted at least four in all but one of their six games so far. All members of the rejigged attack – be they starters or substitutes, new signings or established stars – are firing on all cylinders as they terrorise defences around Spain and Europe.Barcelona’s goal-laden season to datePassing equally key in Racing’s approachBarcelona fans who have not watched Racing Santander previously should expect to enjoy what they see from their opponents. José López’s side places a heavy emphasis on short ground passing and fluid combination play with the ball, having attempted fewer long balls than even the Catalan pass masters so far this season.What they do without the ball, though, has been a bit of an issue for the newly-promoted side. Racing are without a clean sheet in 10 games, stretching back to the end of their Segunda División-winning campaign. They will certainly need to tighten up at the back if they are to arrest a run of eight consecutive defeats against Barça in their first visit to Camp Nou since 2011.Team newsBarcelona’s only absentees remain Frenkie de Jong and Roony Bardghji, with the latter unlikely to be fit before the turn of the year due to his ACL injury.Racing also have just a couple of injuries to contend with. Andrés Martin will be out for another month, while backup goalkeeper Simon Eriksson may return sooner. Midfielder André Almeida is suspended for this fixture after being sent off at the very end of the win over Alavés.Key playersThe solution to Barcelona’s supposed striker problem has been Raphinha, who has started and contributed in all six games so far this season to put up a mighty impressive tally of eight goals and three assists. Lamine Yamal has also stepped up his goalscoring, already netting seven times this term and earning player-of-the-match ratings in each of his last four outings.朗 Lamine Yamal has won Player of the Match in ALL of his last four games, averaging a rating of 9.4! pic.twitter.com/Jle6HxVl7X— FotMob (@FotMob) September 14, 2026The ever-excellent Pedri will continue to supply his attackers from midfield.Rennes loanee Yassir Zabiri is one to watch in this Racing side. The Moroccan under-20 World Cup winner has been the hero of both of his side’s wins so far, scoring five goals in those games. Santander native Sergio Canales will hope to set the tempo behind him, having returned to his boyhood club at the end of a long and successful playing career. At the other end, Julen Agirrezabala should expect a very busy day in goal.PredictionBarcelona’s overwhelming attacking firepower should be enough for them to seal a club-record seventh-straight win at the start of the season.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from LaLiga with FotMob this season – featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.