La Liga champions Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they welcome Athletic Bilbao to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday night.
The Catalan outfit are currently third in the La Liga table, picking up 21 points from their opening nine matches of the campaign, while Athletic are fifth, boasting 19 points from their first nine games of 2023-24.
The Catalan side have been victorious in their opening two Champions League group-stage matches, meanwhile, beating Royal Antwerp 5-0 before recording a 1-0 win over Porto, leaving them in good shape ahead of their next game at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on October 25.
Barcelona drew 2-2 with Granada before the international break; the champions were actually two goals behind in that match before Lamine Yamal and then Sergi Roberto found the back of the net, with Xavi's side remaining unbeaten in all competitions season, but it was certainly two points dropped rather than one gained.
Blaugrana were 1-0 winners over Sevilla in their last match at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, and they will be determined to secure another victory this weekend before El Clasico at home to Real Madrid on October 28.
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