*Points and positions at the time of writing on Friday night
Competition/Round: 2018-19 La Liga, Matchday 11
Barcelona Outs and Doubts: Lionel Messi, Samuel Umtiti, Thomas Vermaelen, Sergi Samper, Denis Suarez, Malcom (out)
Rayo Outs and Doutbs: Tito (out), Santi Comesana, Gorka Elustondo, Álvaro Medrán (doubt)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8.45pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 7.45pm GMT (UK), 3.45pm ET, 12.45pm PT (USA), 1.15am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (oh boy)
How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), Eleven Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport 7 (Nigeria), others
How to stream: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), others
The prospect of losing Lionel Messi for a month was very scary for Barcelona.