Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 1
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Ronald Araujo, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Vitor Roque (out)
Valencia Outs & Doubts: José Gayà, Jaume Doménech, Mouctar Diakhaby (out), Sergi Canós, Fran Pérez (doubt)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 9.30pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, València, Spain
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
How to watch on TV: ABC, ESPN Deportes (USA), Premier Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others
How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others
Following a heavy defeat to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy to close out preseason, it’s finally time for the real games to begin as Barcelona kick off the 2024-25 season with a trip to one of the most difficult grounds in the country and a matchup against historic rivals Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday night.