After winning 2-1 in their first game of the season away against Valencia, Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona will also make their debut at their home stadium on Saturday against Athletic Club. For the second season in a row, the Blaugrana will play at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys, while they are waiting to play at the new Spotify Camp Nou. On the other side, Athletic drew their La Liga opener against Getafe and will try to get the most out of a difficult tie in Barcelona. Here are our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:
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How to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday, August 24 | Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys – Barcelona, Spain
- Live stream: Fubo (try for free)
- Odds: FC Barcelona -120; Draw +185; Athletic +340
Team news
FC Barcelona: This week Ilkay Gundogan left the club to join Manchester City once again, but Barcelona hasn’t registered new signing Dani Olmo yet. While both Frenkie de Jong and Gavi are unavailable, Lamine Yamal will lead the attacking line alongside Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski.
Possible FC Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Bernal, Casado; Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Athletic Club: Nico Williams, who was one of the big targets for Barcelona this summer, will start and face the club that he could have joined this summer while Mexican goalkeeper Alex Padilla is set to make another start.
Possible Athletic Club XI: Padilla; Gorosabel, Yeray, Vivian, Yuri; Prados, Vesga; I. Williams, Sancet, N. Williams; Guruzeta.
Prediction
After a strong start away at Valencia, FC Barcelona are expected to replicate in their home ground against Valverde’s team. Pick: Barcelona 2, Athletic 1.