La Liga Fixtures 2016: Schedule, Live Stream and Week 2 Predictions

Barcelona’s trip to Athletic Bilbao stands out among La Liga’s fixtures for Week 2. It’s a chance for the Basque club to recover from last week’s disappointing defeat to Sporting Gijon, and an opportunity to slow the champions’ prolific start to the new campaign.

Barca hit Real Betis for six in the first week, with Luis Suarez in devastating form. Another marquee forward who thrived last week was Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, and he’ll be looking to lead the line again when Los Blancos host Celta Vigo.

Meanwhile, Sevilla will hope to be in free-scoring form again when they travel to Villarreal. It’s a match between two talented squads led by new managers.

Here’s the full list of fixtures for Week 2, along with live-streaming details and predictions:

Suarez on for Another Hat-Trick

Suarez just can’t stop scoring for Barcelona. It was a hat-trick in Week 1 and another is likely to follow in Bilbao.

Squawka confirmed Suarez’s incredible scoring run after his heroics in Betis:

That’s Luis Suarez’s 4th hat-trick for Barcelona in his last 6 league games.Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/u43CMtDLmj

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 20, 2016

Many might have viewed Suarez as the weak link in a forward line also featuring Lionel Messi and Neymar when he joined the Catalan club from Liverpool in 2014.

However, the Uruguayan has made Barca a more potent force, with the Blaugrana collecting two league tiles, two Copa del Rey trophies and the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League.

Suarez is not just support for Messi, he’s close to being his equal. Only Barca’s No. 10 and perhaps Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo could realistically claim to …

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