Overview

• Unbeaten Barcelona can go first in LaLiga with a win, taking advantage of Real Madrid’s 5-2 loss to Atlético.
• Wojciech Szczesny starts in goal at Montjuïc, with youngsters Dro Fernández and Roony Bardghji included in Hansi Flick’s XI.
• Raphinha is out roughly three weeks with a thigh injury and goalkeeper Joan García faces 4–6 weeks after meniscus surgery; Flick says Yamal will get minutes.
• Real Sociedad arrive under new coach Sergio Francisco after their first league win over Mallorca, still hovering near the relegation places.
• The game is at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, with ESPN and Disney+ across much of Latin America, DAZN/Movistar LaLiga TV in Spain, Sky in Mexico, and ESPN platforms in the United States.