Today's Elche-Barça match guide: schedule, where to watch and lineups

BarcelonaFC Barcelona faces Elche this Saturday (9:00 PM) at the Martínez Valero stadium in a match corresponding to Matchday 22 of LaLiga. The Blaugrana, who are currently top of the table, want to extend their lead and continue their pursuit of the title, while Elche will be looking to secure points to consolidate their position in the middle of the standings. Elche comes into the match after a 3-2 defeat against Levante, while Barça is coming off a 4-1 victory against Copenhagen in the Champions League. Elche sits in eleventh place with 24 points, while Barça leads the table with 52 points. Eder Sarabia's side maintains a strong home record with five wins, five draws, and only one loss in the league. Hansi Flick's team has seven wins, one draw, and three losses away from home.

Elche will be without the injured Héctor Fort, Álvaro Núñez, and Josan. Febas will be suspended. Barça will be missing Andreas Christensen, Pablo Gavi, and Pedri.

Elche vs. Barça match time and venue

The match will be played on Saturday at 9:00 PM at the Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium (Elche).

Where to watch today's match (television)

The match between Alicante and Catalonia can be watched on television via the Movistar platform on the LaLiga TV Bar and M+ LaLiga channels. It can also be followed live minute-by-minute on ARA.

Probable lineups for the match

Elche (5-4-1): Peña; Pedrosa, Chust, Affengruber, Pétrot, Valera; Aguado, Mendoza, Martim Neto, Diangana; Alvaro Rodriguez.

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Juan García; Koundé, Cubarsí, Eric García, Balde; Frenkie de Jong, Bernal, Fermín; Lamine, Ferran and Raphinha.

Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Galician Committee) and Valentín Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee) in the VAR