Are you ready for more Barcelona football? The Blaugrana kick-off 2016 this afternoon with a Catalan derby clash against city rivals, RCD Espanyol at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat, signalling not only the start of 2016, but also the start of three fixtures between the two clubs in the next 11 days. While Luis Enrique's side are favourites to emerge victorious in all encounters, football is never played on a form book, especially when the two clubs going toe-to-toe are fierce rivals.
On occasions, Barcelona have struggled to acclimatise to playing the early afternoon kick-off on a Saturday, and Espanyol will surely be hoping for a repeat today.