FC Barcelona visits Elche on Saturday as part of the 27th day of La Liga. TV channel, probable compositions… Here is the information to know about the meeting.
The context of Elche – Barça
FC Barcelona moves on the lawn of Elche on the occasion of the 27th day of La Liga. With 68 points, Xavi’s Blaugrana top the standings with a twelve-point lead over Real Madrid. Before the international break, the Catalan club won the Clasico against the Merengue (2-1), at Camp Nou, on two goals from Sergi Roberto and Franck Kessié. Ousmane Dembélé’s partners are aiming for a fourth consecutive victory against the red lantern. With only 13 points and a consequent 14-point deficit on relegation-first Espanyol Barcelona, relegation to the second division is looming for the Alicante team, eager to redeem themselves after a defeat against Real Sociedad (0-2 ). Elche has parted ways with coach Pablo Machin, replaced on the bench by Sebastian Beccacece.
The probable line-ups of Elche – Barça
Elche will be without the services of Pape Cheikh, Lucas Boye, Lisandro Magallan, Enzo Roco, Alex Collado and John Donald. Opposite, FC Barcelona continues to do without French attacking midfielder Ousmane Dembélé or Spanish midfielder Pedri, who have hamstring injuries. Andreas Christensen (calf), Frenkie de Jong (hamstrings) and Ronald Araujo (adductors) should not hold their place.
The probable composition of Elche
Badia – Morente, Palacios, Verdu, Gonzalez, Clerc – Fidel, Mascarell, Gumbau – Milla, Ponce.
Coach: Sebastian Beccacece.
The probable line-up of Barça
Ter Stegen – Koundé, Garcia, Alonso, Alba – Roberto, Busquets, Gavi – Torres, Lewandowski, Fati.
Coach: Xavier.
At what time and on which channel to watch Elche – Barça?
The match between Elche and FC Barcelona will be followed on Saturday at 9:00 p.m., on BeIN Sports 1. The complete TV program of the day can be found here.