Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Barcelona and Granada. The first-division clash scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Nou Camp in Barcelona and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
Granada manager Joaquin Caparros had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "We know how difficult it's going to be [to play Barcelona]. Barcelona play to be champions and haven't conceded any goals yet. That demonstrates that they possess a collective mentality, regardless of the individual level of their players."
"Barça are a more positional team now," he added. "They've recovered the pressing game they lacked. They want to play games in their opponent's half. It's a complicated game, but we have fast, quality players who need to mature and grow. What better place than the Camp Nou to do that?"
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic has proven to be effective since joining the club from Sevilla during the summer transfer window. The 26-year-old has one goal and is averaging 1.2 key passes per match.
Barcelona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alba, Mascherano, Piqué, Montoya; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Messi, Pedro
Granada's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Roberto; Foulquier, Murillo, Babin, Nyom; Piti, Yuste, Rico, Carlos; Cordoba, Isaac
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia CF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Sevilla FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Real Madrid CF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Villarreal CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 8 | Granada CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Eibar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Málaga CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 | |||
| 11 | RCD Espanyol | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 12 | UD Almería | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | |||
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Elche CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Levante UD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Athletic Club | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Getafe CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 3 | |||
| 20 | Córdoba CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 |
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