Overview
- The Catalan derby kicks off on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Peru time (9:00 p.m. in Spain) at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium.
- In South America the match airs on DirecTV Sports with streaming on DGO, with DSports also listed by some outlets.
- In Spain coverage is on Movistar LaLiga; in Mexico on Sky; in the United States on ESPN platforms and fuboTV.
- Listed kickoff times include Mexico 2:00 p.m., Peru/Colombia/Ecuador 3:00 p.m., Bolivia/Venezuela 4:00 p.m., Argentina/Brazil/Uruguay/Paraguay/Chile 5:00 p.m., and Spain 9:00 p.m.
- Reports present it as a LaLiga EA Sports fixture with a matchday label discrepancy (some list matchday 18, others 19), and provisional lineups include Dmitrović, Calero and Pere Milla for Espanyol and Koundé, De Jong, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Ferran Torres for Barcelona.