MATCH INFO, HOW TO WATCH ON TV/ONLINE

Preview: Alavés vs. Barcelona, La Liga Matchday 2

Date/Time: Saturday, August 26, 2017, 6:15pm local time (CET), 5:15pm BST (UK), 12:15pm ET, 9:15am PT (USA), 9:45pm IST (India)

Venue: Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country

Television: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), Sky Sports Mix (UK), SuperSport 7 (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India)

Online streaming: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), Sky GO (UK), FuboTV (USA, 7-day free trial, click here to sign up)

(Listings via LiveSoccerTV)

LINEUPS

Barcelona

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Vidal, Piqué, Umtiti, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta; Roberto, Messi, Deulofeu

Bench: Cillessen, Mascherano, Semedo, Digne, Paulinho, Denis, Alcácer

Alavés

Starting XI: Pacheco; Vigaray, R.Ely, Alexis, Pedraza; T.Pina, M.García; Mubarak, Romero, Ibai; R.Sobrino

Bench: Sivera, Duarte, Maripán, Santos, Burgui, D.Torres, Enzo Zidane

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