Barcelona will be aiming to keep alive their slight hopes of a La Liga title challenge as they head to Athletic Club on March 3.
Xavi Hernandez's side trail leaders Real Madrid by eight points ahead of the weekend's action with the hosts battling with Atletico Madrid for a top four spot.
With the chances of a league crown defence facing, Barcelona will switch focus later this month, as they host Napoli in a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it worldwide, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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Barcelona vs Athletic Club kick off time
This La Liga clash takes place at the Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain and kicks off on Sunday, March 3 at 9:00 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Sun, Mar. 3 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Sun, Mar. 3 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Sun, Mar. 3 | 8:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Mon, Mar. 4 | 7:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Mon, Mar. 4 | 1:30 a.m. IST |
Barcelona vs Athletic Club live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this La Liga match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | ESPN Deportes | Fubo, ESPN+, |
| Canada | — |
TSN+ |
| UK | Viaplay Sports 1 | La Liga TV |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | JioTV |
In the USA, the game is available on ESPN+, with Spanish language options on ESPN Deportes, and streaming available on Fubo.
In Canada, the game is available on TSN. Australian fans can stream every La Liga match live and on-demand on Optus Sport and in the UK this match is on Viaplay Sports 1 and streaming on La Liga TV.
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Barcelona vs Athletic Club lineups, team news
Xavi will be hopeful of recalling Ferran Torres to the squad following a muscle injury but left-back duo Alejandro Balde and Marcos Alonso remain sidelined for the visitors.
Barcelona (4-3-3, right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Christensen, Araujo, Cancelo — de Jong, Romeu, Pedri — Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix.
Barcelona subs (9): TBC
Athletic Club's main concern focuses on Nico Williams with the Spanish international set to serve a one-game suspension following his red card at Real Betis last weekend.
The Basque side will wait until the last minute to see if an appeal is successful, but they will be planning without him, with Oihan Sancet in line to return.
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1 right to left): Simon (GK) — de Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, de Albeniz — Garcia, Vesga — Berneguer, Sancet, I. Williams — Guruzeta.
Athletic Club subs (9): TBC
Barcelona vs Athletic Club prediction
Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 win over Getafe last time out and they are unbeaten in the six games since Xavi announced his plan to leave the club this summer.
However, they have won just two of their five away league games in Bilbao since 2018 and the hosts have won seven successive home league matches ahead of this tie.
Prediction: Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Club
