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Barcelona vs Espanyol, La Liga: Team News, Match Preview

*Points and positions at the time of writing on Friday

Competition/Round: 2022-23 La Liga, Matchday 15

Barcelona Outs & Doubts: None

Espanyol Outs & Doubts: Adrià Pedrosa, Keidi Bare, Rubén Sánchez, Gori, Dani Gómez (out)

Date/Time: Saturday, December 31, 2022, 2pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 1pm GMT (UK), 8am ET, 5am PT (USA), 6.30pm IST (India)

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

VAR: Santiago Jaime Latre

How to watch on TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), TSN 5 (Canada), Viaplay Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others

How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Following a seven-week break for the World Cup, Barcelona football is finally back to end 2022 with a bang as the Catalan giants welcome their crosstown rivals Espanyol for the latest edition of the Barcelona Derby at the Greatest Stadium on Earth.