Granada vs Barcelona
LaLiga 2019-20
Venue: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes
Date: Saturday, 21th September, 2019
Kick-off time: 8pm BST
Lionel Messi could make his first start of the season when Barcelona line up against Granada on Saturday.
The Barca skipper featured against Borussia Dortmund in a mid-week Champions League clash, coming off the bench as Ernesto Valverde's side tried (and failed) to find a way through the German defence.
The champions have taken just seven points from their opening four games of the new La Liga season - the same number as Granada who have started the season impressively under Diego Martinez.
Barcelona team news
Jordi Alba will miss out after picking up a hamstring in that goalless draw with Dortmund.
The full-back was replaced by fellow Spain international Sergi Roberto, with Nelson Semedo coming over to cover the left flank.
Samuel Umtiti also remains out.
Barcelona predicted lineup: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Semedo; Busquets, De Jong, Rakitic; Messi, Griezmann, Suarez
Prediction: Granada 1-2 Barcelona
Barca may need to rely on Messi's return to get all three points with their season still clicking into gear.
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Match odds
- Granada to win: 9/1
- Barcelona to win: 3/10
- Draw: 9/2
Tickets
Click here for more ticket information from Barca's website.
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be shown on Premier 2. The channel is available to Premier Sports subscribers via channel 435 on Sky, and 552 on Virgin TV.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Ben Hayward.
