Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Barcelona and Celta Vigo. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 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.

What They’re Saying

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique (via Inside Spanish Football): “A defeat is always painful. At the moment we’re the leaders, but the season is very long. It’s clear that we have to improve after every victory and every defeat. A champion is a just champion because it has had to overcome difficult moments.”

“When you get a bad result, everything is negative,” he added. “What we’re looking for is a series of moves. Sometimes we achieve that, sometimes we don’t. We want to make the most of all kinds of circumstances.”

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Celta Vigo’s Nolito has been instrumental in the club’s early season success. The 28-year-old has five goals and four assists in nine appearances.

Barcelona’s Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alba, Mathieu, Mascherano, Alves; Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic; Neymar, Messi, Suarez

Celta Vigo’s Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Alvarez; Jonny, Gomez, Cabral, Mallo; Hernandez, Radoja, Dehli; Nolito, Orellana, Larrivey

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

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Barcelona97112332022
2Sevilla FC9711179822
3Real Madrid CF970233102321
4Valencia CF96212081220
5Atlético Madrid9621157820
6Celta de Vigo94411611516
7Málaga CF9432118315
8Villarreal CF9423139414
9Getafe CF10415814-613
10Rayo Vallecano93241116-511
11RCD Espanyol9243910-110
12Eibar9243911-210
13UD Almería9234710-39
14Granada CF9234613-79
15Athletic Club9225612-68
16Deportivo La Coruña102261221-98
17Real Sociedad91351014-46
18Córdoba CF9054614-85
19Elche CF9126821-135
20Levante UD9126423-195