Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.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.

Barcelona's Jordi Alba had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "The arrival of Luis Enrique has been a very good change. I think we needed it as a team. We all know what type of character he was as a player here at Barça, and now we're seeing it as a coach."

"He is the one who pulls the strings for us," he added. "I think people should think about what they are saying sometimes, when they criticized him. We know that things didn't go perfect at the end of last season, but that could be said for a lot of us, including myself."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Athletic Bilbao's Iker Muniain has been instrumental in the club's early season success. In two appearances, the 21-year-old has one goal and is averaging two key passes and six take-ons per match.

Barcelona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alba, Mascherano, Piqué, Alves; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Messi, Pedro

Athletic Bilbao's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Iraizoz; Balenziaga, Laporte, Jose, Marcos; Rico, Iturraspe; Muniain, Benat, Susaeta; Aduriz

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Barcelona22004046
2Valencia CF21104134
3Celta de Vigo21104224
4Granada CF21103214
4Sevilla FC21103214
6Atlético Madrid21102114
7Athletic Club21013123
8Real Sociedad21014313
9Villarreal CF21012113
10Real Madrid CF21014403
11Eibar21012203
12Getafe CF210123-13
13Málaga CF210113-23
14Rayo Vallecano20202202
15UD Almería302123-12
16Córdoba CF302124-22
17Deportivo La Coruña201134-11
18RCD Espanyol201123-11
19Elche CF201114-31
20Levante UD200205-50