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Barcelona backed to win in league opener

The Catalans won all their pre-season friendlies bar one and have been backed to win their first match of the season...

FC Barcelona are set to kick off their La Liga title defence against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday at the San Mames (5am AEST).

Ernesto Valverde's men won all their pre-season friendlies bar one and are priced at $1.67 to start their 2019-20 league campaign with a win. The home team, who are unbeaten in their last 11 home games, are at $5 to nick a win, with a stalemate being traded at $3.