From the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Barcelona faced the Madrid-based Leganes in the first midweek La Liga fixture of the season for both teams.
Leganes came into the fixture in hopes of getting a positive result that could be the catalyst in turning their season around. Under new manager Mauricio Pellegrino, Leganes had failed to win their opening five fixtures and before their matchup against Barca, they were firmly in 20th place in La Liga. On the other hand, Barca hoped to keep their early season unbeaten streak intact. With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid beginning to surge as of late, Barca needed to build up another long winning streak.