Hansi Flick said both Dominik Livakovic and Wojciech Szczesny are capable deputies after Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia was sidelined with a knee injury.Garcia was replaced by Szczesny at half-time in Wednesday's 7-2 rout of Racing Santander in LaLiga after experiencing discomfort in his right knee.He was subsequently left out of Luis de la Fuente's Spain squad for their upcoming Nations League matches against England, Croatia (who they will face home and away) and Czechia.Garcia will miss Saturday's trip to Sevilla and use the extended international break as recovery time, with the aim of being back for a challenging run of fixtures in October, which includes a Champions League clash with holders Paris Saint-Germain and the first Clasico of the season versus Real Madrid.In the meantime, Flick must choose between Livakovic – who joined from Dinamo Zagreb in August – and Szczesny, who previously made 30 appearances for the Blaugrana in 2024-25 but did make a huge error for Racing's second goal on Wednesday, being caught in possession in his own goalmouth."We spoke with him and the medical team about the discomfort he had. It's nothing important, but he needs to rest," Flick said of Garcia."It is very important to have quality in this position. With Dominik Livakovic, we have a goalkeeper of a very good level. "About Tek [Szczesny], if you look back, we won the league with him, and he was responsible for it. For us he is a fabulous goalkeeper."Asked which of the duo would play against Sevilla, he said: "You know that I never talk about the decision the day before. You'll have to wait."❝ The problem Joan Garcia has isn’t serious, but he needs to rest, so he’s out for this match. ❞ Hansi Flick, before #SevillaBarça pic.twitter.com/rVHHPo9xOv— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 18, 2026Barcelona's 100% start to the LaLiga season through six matchdays has been mostly down to their stunning performances at the sharp end of the pitch.Their 28 goals so far this season are their most ever at this stage of a campaign, and only Sevilla in 1940-41 (32) have ever scored more after six matches.But Sevilla will be no pushovers, having earned 13 points from their first six LaLiga games this season (W4 D1 L1), sitting fifth after a 1-0 win at Deportivo de A Coruna in midweek. It is their best start to a league campaign since 2017-18 (also 13 points), when they finished seventh.PLAYERS TO WATCHSevilla – Lucien AgoumeSevilla have started the most open play sequences in the attacking third in LaLiga this season (221).Agoume has helped get them on the front foot by winning possession 37 times in LaLiga this season, with Real Sociedad's Sergio Gomez the only player to match that figure.Barcelona – Raphinha Raphinha has scored more LaLiga goals against Sevilla than any other opponent (six) – he has been involved in at least one goal in five of his six games against them in the competition (six goals, two assists), including a hat-trick in their last meeting, in February.The Brazilian has been directly involved in 12 goals in LaLiga this season (nine goals, three assists). Along with team-mate Lamine Yamal – who has seven goals and two assists – he is part of the most prolific duo in Europe's big five leagues this campaign. MATCH PREDICTION – BARCELONA WIN Sevilla won their last home game against Barcelona in LaLiga, triumphing 4-1 in October 2025, after failing to win any of their previous nine such matches (D3 L6).They have not won two consecutive home games against the Blaugrana in the competition since 2007, under Juande Ramos (W2).But excluding that defeat, Barca have won eight of their last nine league meetings with Sevilla, and they have also never failed to score in an away game at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in the competition.And given the way they have steamrolled teams so far this term, it is no surprise to see the Opta supercomputer give its firm backing to Hansi Flick's men.Barca have scored four or more goals in each of their last three away games in LaLiga; the last time they scored four or more goals in four consecutive away games was in November 2012 under Tito Vilanova.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYSevilla – 10.4%Barcelona – 73.9%Draw – 15.7%The post Flick places trust in Barca backups after Garcia injury appeared first on SoccerNews.