Gerard Pique is set to play his final game at Camp Nou as Barcelona host Almeria in Saturday's La Liga contest. Ending their Champions League campaign with a 4-2 win at Viktoria Plzen, albeit without progress into the last 16, the Blaugrana will now be looking to put pressure on league leaders Real Madrid.
Xavi's men are within a point off the top of La Liga after a 1-0 win at Valencia as Los Blancos dropped points against Girona last week.
For a newly-promoted side, Almeria are not doing badly, having just picked up their fourth win of the campaign - a 3-1 win over Celta Vigo. In fact, three of those victories came in their last five outings.
GOAL has all the details about the match, including how to watch on TV and online, team news and more.
Barcelona vs Almeria date & kick-off time
Game: | Barcelona vs Almeria |
Date: | November 5, 2022 |
Kick-off: | 4pm ET / 8pm BST / 1:30am IST (Nov 6) |
Stream: |
How to watch Barcelona vs Almeria on TV & live stream online
In the United States (U.S.), the game can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (start with a free trial). New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial of the live sports streaming service, which can be accessed via iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV as well as on a web browser.
Viewers in the US can also stream the game live on ESPN+.
Viaplay Sports 1 and LaLigaTV will showcase Barcelona vs Almeria on TV in the UK.
In India, the match can be watched on Sports18 and will be available for streaming on Voot Select.
Country | TV channel | Live stream |
|---|---|---|
U.S. | NA | fuboTV / ESPN+ |
UK | Viaplay Sports 1 | Viaplay, La Liga TV |
India | Sports18 - 1 SD | Voot Select |
Barcelona squad & team news
Franck Kessie sustained a thigh injury in Plzen to add to Xavi's injury woes, as the Ivorian joins Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia in the treatment room.
Meanwhile, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen and Memphis Depay are eyeing some sort of action; but the evening will be dedicated to Gerard Pique, who will be bidding adieu to Camp Nou.
Barcelona possible XI: Ter Stegen; Balde, Alonso, Pique, Bellerin; Pedri, De Jong, Gavi; Torres, Lewandowski, Dembele
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Ter Stegen, Pena |
Defenders | Bellerin, Pique, Christensen, Alonso, Alba, Kounde, Balde |
Midfielders | Busquets, Pedri, Kessie, De Jong, Gavi |
Forwards | Dembele, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Torres, Depay, Raphinha |
Almeria team news and squad
Almeria head coach, Rubi, isn't as troubled on the injury front as he only misses Juanjo Nieto and Ivan Martos for the tie.
It could even be an unchanged XI from the Celta win.
Almeria possible XI: Martinez; Akieme, Ely, Babic, Mendes; De la Hoz, Melero; Embarba, Robertone, Baptistao; Toure
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Pacheco, Martinez, Fuoli |
Defenders | Kaiky, Ely, Babic, Chumi, Akieme, Centellas, Pozo, Mendes |
Midfielders | Costa, Eguaras, Melero, Robertone, Puigmal, Guedes, De la Hoz, Ramazani, Lazaro, Embarba, Portillo |
Forwards | Baptistao, Toure, Milonanovic, Sousa |