Barcelona vs Athletic Club: La Liga – prediction, teams, lineups

Who: Barcelona vs Athletic Club What: Spanish football’s La Liga Where: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain When: August 27, at 9pm local time (19:00 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:00 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream.Barcelona aim to go back-to-back to start their search for a threepeat in La Liga when Athletic Club arrive on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonlist 2 of 4UEFA set to end FIFA boycott threat over Infantino’s $20bn investor planlist 3 of 4All you need to know about the UEFA Champions League drawlist 4 of 4With Infantino’s position under threat, what’s next for FIFA and its chief?end of listThe Catalan giants are riding high after consecutive league titles – and opened their league season with a win – while rivals Real Madrid have languished for the last two seasons.Their visitors from Bilbao will not be a walkover, especially with all eyes on Barca’s hunt for a striker in the transfer market.Al Jazeera takes a look at the match.What is the latest on Barcelona’s pursuit of Julian Alvarez?Barcelona coach Hansi Flick indicated Wednesday t...