While La Liga approved the move of the Villarreal-Barcelona match from matchday 17 to the United States, the Spanish Footballers' Association positioned itself against it. The AFE's cause lies

Atletico Madrid revamped its already deep squad this summer with its hopes set on mounting a title challenge in La Liga. But it is already trailing Barcelona and Real Madrid after losing its season-opener for the first time since Diego Simeone took over as coach more than a decade ago.

Premier Sports however remains the home for the lions share of Spanish top flight matches, with the network showing 340 fixtures live, including this game. Mallorca vs. Barcelona will be shown exclusively live on Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player and La Liga TV.

Barcelona is back in action for the 2025-26 La Liga season, with their first match kicking off this week. ESPN+ offers a wide array of matches throughout the season, including every La Liga match during the 2025-26 season. As the 2025–26 La Liga season kicks off, fans are bracing for another thrilling campaign full of drama and surprises.

The opening week of La Liga action came with a shock result and serious questions for Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is expected to be available for Saturday's La Liga clash with Levante. Lewandowski missed the team's opening match of their 2025-26 La Liga season against Mallorca due to a hamstring issue, but he has trained this week and is set to be in the squad this weekend.

Marcus Rashford could make his debut in La Liga on Saturday when titleholder Barcelona gets its season underway with a visit to Mallorca.

Barcelona has kicked off its La Liga title defense with a 3-0 victory against nine-man Mallorca. Raphinha scored early by heading in a cross from Lamine Yamal in the seventh minute.

Barcelona will be aiming to make it successive wins at the start of the 2025-26 La Liga campaign when they make the trip to newly-promoted Levante on Saturday night. Hansi Flick's side opened their season with a comfortable 3-0 success over nine-man Mallorca, while Levante started life back at this level with a 2-1 defeat to Alaves.

The plan has become clear, with Mundo Deportivo explaining that, after talks between Peña’s agent and sporting director Deco, Barcelona have agreed to offer a one-year contract extension and season-long loan—instead of severing all ties. Peña’s current contract is due to end in June 2026, but new terms would run through the summer of 2027 instead.

Barcelona kicked off the 2025/26 La Liga campaign in style, defeating Mallorca 3-0 to claim a perfect start under Hansi Flick. Beyond the scoreline, the game also carried special significance, as