Barça Begins Title Defense Against Elche

Barcelona, the current champions, begin their title defense in La Liga 2026-27 with a visit to Elche at the Estadio Martínez Valero today at 21:30. The match was postponed from the first round to comply with labor regulations that gave World Cup participants from the club at least 21 days of vacation after reaching the semifinals or final. sport-newz.biz

The Blaugrana will play their first postponed match against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday at the Spotify Camp Nou before facing Rayo Vallecano at home on Monday as the league schedule returns to normal.