Elche vs Barcelona: La Liga – prediction, team news, lineups
Who: Elche vs Barcelona What: Spanish football’s La Liga Where: Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium, Elche, Spain When: Sunday, August 23, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:30 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream Hansi Flick’s second season at Barcelona built on the success of his first, with the German coach guiding the Catalan giants to a second straight La Liga title. Man Utd humiliated at Hull to open Premier League account Fans and police injured in pitch invasion during ‘high risk’ German Cup tie Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa His third campaign, however, brings significant structural changes to the team as Barcelona look to maintain their domestic dominance and handle the threat of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, while aiming to end their wait for Champions League glory.
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- Fact 1: Who: Elche vs Barcelona What: Spanish football’s La Liga Where: Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium, Elche, Spain When: Sunday, August 23, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:30 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream Hansi Flick’s second season at Barcelona built on the success of his first, with the German coach guiding the Catalan giants to a second straight La Liga title.
- Fact 2: Man Utd humiliated at Hull to open Premier League account Fans and police injured in pitch invasion during ‘high risk’ German Cup tie Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa His third campaign, however, brings significant structural changes to the team as Barcelona look to maintain their domestic dominance and handle the threat of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, while aiming to end their wait for Champions League glory.
- Fact 3: Barcelona have been prolific going forward but vulnerable at the back since Flick arrived in 2024, and the club hopes the arrival of World Cup winner Rodri can help address the latter.
- Fact 4: The Spain captain was a market opportunity Barcelona were reluctant to pass up, particularly with Real Madrid also linked with the 30-year-old holding midfielder before his move to Catalonia.
Who: Elche vs Barcelona What: Spanish football’s La Liga Where: Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium, Elche, Spain When: Sunday, August 23, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:30 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream Hansi Flick’s second season at Barcelona built on the success of his first, with the German coach guiding the Catalan giants to a second straight La Liga title. Man Utd humiliated at Hull to open Premier League account Fans and police injured in pitch invasion during ‘high risk’ German Cup tie Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa His third campaign, however, brings significant structural changes to the team as Barcelona look to maintain their domestic dominance and handle the threat of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, while aiming to end their wait for Champions League glory.
Barca begin their campaign at Elche on Sunday in the Spanish top flight, a day after Mourinho’s Los Blancos visit Espanyol in the Catalan capital. Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the start of the La Liga defence. What changes have Barcelona made?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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