Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the LaLiga derby between Espanyol vs Barcelona.
The Catalan rivals approach this top vs bottom fixture at RCDE Stadium after the winter break in vastly different predicaments.
Reigning champions Barcelona are battling Real Madrid for the title, while Espanyol are involved in a desperate fight for survival having won just two of their 18 matches so far this term.
Spanish football correspondent Ben Hayward will guide you through this match, which gets underway at 8pm GMT.
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MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2019-20 La Liga, Matchday 19
Date/Time: Saturday, January 4, 2020, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA
How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), Premier Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport 7 (Nigeria), Not Available (India), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others
How to stream: FuboTV (USA), beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), Premier Player (UK), Facebook Live (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Barcelona (4-3-3): Neto; Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Suárez, Griezmann.
Espanyol (4-4-2): Diego López; Javi López, Bernardo, Calero, Dídac; Darder, David López, Roca, Vargas; Wu Lei, Calleri.
PREDICTION
Barça are always bad in the first game of the year and Espanyol are always a pain in the you know what, so this will be tough to play and watch for 90 minutes: 2-1 Barça, Ernie Special.
