Barcelona travel to Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday for their third La Liga encounter of the 2024-25 season.
The Catalan giants, led by Hansi Flick, hope to extend their winning streak after beating Valencia and Athletic Bilbao in their first two matches of the season. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano were held to a goalless draw by Getafe on Saturday.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel in Canada
Here's how to watch this La Liga match in Canada:
TV channel: —
Live stream: TSN+
Unfortunately, this game is not available for live TV broadcast. Streaming options are available on TSN+.
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What time does Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona kick off in Canada?
This La Liga clash takes place at the Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain and kicks off on Tuesday, August 27 at 9:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates to Canadian time:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Atlantic Time | Tue, Aug. 27 | 4:30 p.m. |
| Eastern Time | Tue, Aug. 27 | 3:30 p.m. |
| Central Time | Tue, Aug. 27 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Tue, Aug. 27 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Tue, Aug. 27 | 12:30 p.m. |
Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona lineups, team news
Though Rayo Vallecano doesn't have too many injury concerns, they might reshuffle the team that played on Saturday.
Isi Palazon could replace Oscar Trejo at the No 10 position and Sergio Camello may start as the centre-forward
Ray Vallecano predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Cardenas (GK) — Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino — Valentin, Ciss — De Frutos, Palazon, Embarba — Camello
Injured: Andrei Ratiu
Suspended: —
Five Barcelona players have been sidelined with injury and the club is still waiting on new signing Dani Olmo to complete the registration process.
Fermin Lopez, who took a break after playing completing his international duty during Euro 2024 and the Olympics, is back and likely to start.
Barcelona predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde — Bernal, Pedri — Yamal, F Lopez, Raphinha — Lewandowski.
Injured: Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi
Suspended: —
Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona prediction
Rayo deserves a great deal of credit for their strong start to the season, and the team has proven in recent years that they are capable of troubling Barcelona. Although we anticipate a close match on Tuesday, Barcelona is stacked with talent and may well score their third win on the trot.
Prediction: Rayo 0-1 Barcelona
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