Former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Hansi Flick takes cost of his first aggressive sport for Barcelona on Saturday because the Blaugrana journey to Valencia on this opening weekend match of the brand new La Liga season.
Barca completed second final time period, 10 factors behind rivals Actual Madrid, with Flick coming into the job beneath lower than best circumstances. The Catalan giants are already within the midst of a serious harm disaster that features vice-captain Ronald Araujo, key midfielder Pedri and Dutch star Frenkie de Jong, whereas huge summer time signing Dani Olmo additionally seems to be unlikely to be out there for at the moment’s sport.
They arrive up in opposition to a Valencia facet that completed in midtable beneath supervisor Ruben Baraja season, an enormous enchancment over the disastrous earlier marketing campaign, which noticed them flirt dangerously with relegation. That in flip has raised expectations of a better end this time period for a membership that is accustomed to common European qualification.
Valencia host Barcelona at Mestalla Stadium on Saturday, Aug 17. Kickoff is ready for 9 p.m CEST native time, making it a 3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m PT begin within the US, an 8 p.m. begin within the UK and a 5 a.m. AEST kickoff in Australia on Sunday.