Barcelona faced Tottenham Hotspur in their second Champions League group stage fixture at Wembley Stadium.
Both teams came into the fixture dealing with the loss of multiple players due to injury coupled with the ups and downs of league games so far this season. Tottenham were without Christian Eriksen, Mousa Dembele, Serge Aurier and Dele Alli. Barcelona would have a major test for their backline considering the absences of Samuel Umtiti and Sergi Roberto. Even with the significant injures, a loss for either team would be massive heading into the upcoming international break. From Barca’s perspective, anything but a win was the only option considering their recent La Liga struggles
Aside from the rotations in the backline due to injuries, the only moves Ernesto Valverde made to the starting lineup was replacing Ousmane Dembele with Arthur.