*Points and positions at the time of writing on Friday
Competition/Round: 2021-22 La Liga, Matchday 18
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Gerard Piqué, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Memphis Depay, Martin Braithwaite, Sergi Roberto, Dani Alves (out), Jordi Alba, Ousmane Dembélé (doubt)
Elche Outs & Doubts: Johan Mojica, Pedro Bigas (doubt)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 18, 2021, 6.30pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 5.30pm GMT (UK), 12.30pm ET, 9.30am PT (USA), 11pm IST (India)
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
VAR: José María Sánchez Martínez
How to watch on TV: Not Available (USA), TSN 5( Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), MTV (India), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others
How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), others
Following a trip to Saudi Arabia and a penalty shootout loss to Boca Juniors in the Maradona Cup in midweek, Barcelona return to action on Saturday for their final home match of 2021 as they welcome Elche for some La Liga football at the Greatest Stadium on Earth.