WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest club in the Catalan capital is the site of Barcelona’s last La Liga game of 2023 as they welcome bottom of the table Almería. Barça badly need a result after a run of bad results, and this is a great chance against an Almería side yet to win a game this season. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
(Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)
LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Peña; Cancelo, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Gündogan, Roberto, Fermín; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Félix (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Astralaga (GK), Kochen (GK), Kounde, Cubarsí, Fort, Romeu, Casadó, Unai, Prim, Yamal, Ferran, Guiu
ALMERÍA
Starting XI: Maximiano; Pozo, Brandariz, Montes, González, Akieme; Arribas, Lopy, Baba, Ramazani; Baptistão (5-4-1)
Substitutes: Marino (GK), Martínez (GK), Kaiky, Centelles, Mendes, Puigmal, Peña, Embarba, Lázaro, Fettal, Sanca
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 18
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 6pm GMT (UK), 1pm ET, 10am PT (USA), 11.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
VAR: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 1 (UK), Sports18 (India), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!