Act one of the 2016/17 La Liga season commences at 6.15pm CET on Saturday, 19 August when the defending champions Futbol Club Barcelona host Real Betis at Camp Nou.
Dress rehearsals are a thing of the past from here on out as the Catalans, coming off a Spanish Super Cup curtain call on the same stage less than 72 hours earlier, set out from the green room in search of a third straight championship — which would be their seventh in nine seasons — in the 38-act show that is La Liga.
Team news
The team wrapped up preparations for the league opener on Friday, when all available players took part in a morning workout at the Ciutat Esportiva.
But manager Luis Enrique already has a number of absences to work around, with Ter Stegen, Andrés Iniesta, Mascherano and Mathieu injured, André Gomes suspended and Neymar Jr and Rafinha about to play the Olympic final against Germany in Rio. That means a place in the first league squad of the season for Barça’s B’s Kaptoum.
The full squad for the game at the Camp Nou is thus as follows: Bravo, Masip, Douglas, Piqué, Rakitic, Busquets, Denis, Arda, Suárez, Messi, Samper, Munir, J. Alba, Digne, Sergi Roberto, Aleix Vidal, Umtiti and Kaptoum.
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