Guide to this Saturday's Athletic Club - Barça match: schedule, where to watch and lineups

BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao and Barcelona will face off this Saturday (9 pm) at San Mamés Stadium in a match corresponding to Matchday 27 of La Liga. The Catalan side aims to maintain its lead in the league and widen the gap between itself and Real Madrid, while the Basque team hopes to move closer to the European qualification places.

Both teams are coming off Copa del Rey semifinal eliminations. Barcelona lost to Atlético Madrid, while Athletic Bilbao lost to Real Sociedad. In La Liga, Barça won their last match against Villarreal comfortably 4-1, while Athletic Club drew 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano. Barça currently sits atop the La Liga table with 64 points, while Athletic Club has 35. Barça's record stands at 21 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses, while Athletic has 10 wins, 5 draws, and 11 losses. Hansi Flick will continue to be without Andreas Christensen, Pablo Gavi, and Kevin De Jong, who have been sidelined with injuries for several days. They are joined by Koundé and Balde, both injured in the last Copa del Rey match against Atlético Madrid. On a positive note, Flick has confirmed that Lewandowski is available again. Athletic Club manager Ernesto Valverde will be without Nico Williams, Maroan Sannadi, Beñat Prados, and Unai Egiluz, all due to injury. Yeray Álvarez remains suspended.

Time and place of the match

The match will be played on Saturday at 9 pm at San Mamés (Bilbao).

Where to watch the match (television)

The match between the Basque and Catalan teams can be watched on television via Movistar LaLiga. It can also be followed live on ARA, minute by minute.

Probable lineups

Athletic Club (4-2-3-1): Unai Simón; Vivian, Paredes, Laporte, Berchiche; Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta; Iñaki Williams, Sancet, Berenguer; Guruzeta.

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Juan García; Cancelo, Eric Garcia, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín; Bernal, Fermín, Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Raphinha.

Referee: Munuera Monero (Andalusian Committee).

VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee).