Barcelona vs. Malaga: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Barcelona can temporarily move above Real Madrid and reclaim La Liga’s peak on Saturday when they play host to Malaga, and the reigning champions of Spain will be able to recall a number of key figures for the Week 12 encounter.

Having said that, Malaga are a dangerous-looking outfit at present after losing just once in their last five outings, although manager Juande Ramos has his own share of absences to be concerned about.

Tenth-placed Malaga will need to be at their best if they’re to snatch a result from the Camp Nou and move further up La Liga’s standings, and they’ll hope the international break has done their hosts more harm than good.

Read on for a preview leading up to Saturday’s kick-off, complete with viewing details, form guide and a breakdown of all the latest team news surrounding the fixture.

Date: Saturday, November 19

Time: 3:15 p.m. GMT/10:15 a.m. ET

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona

Live Stream: Sky Go app (UK), fuboTV (US), beIN Sports Connect (US)

TV Info: Sky Sports 5 (UK), beIN Sports 7 (US)

Team News

After a period of tough absences, Barca manager Luis Enrique’s luck is changing and is set to welcome centre-backs Gerard Pique and Jeremy Mathieu back into the reckoning on Saturday.

Spanish newspaper Sport also reported left-back Jordi Alba will return for the Malaga clash, although Andres Iniesta remains sidelined, and Goal’s Ben Hayward noted the impact of his omission during Spain’s friendly with England on Tuesday:

Spain pretty ordinary so far tonight, but that is to be expected perhaps without De Gea, Iniesta, Piqué and Ramos. Still not much in it.

— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) November 15, 2016

While Pique and Mathieu return, Samuel Umtiti is a new addition to the treatment table, per Sport, meaning Javier …

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