Barcelona kick off the new La Liga campaign against Elche on Sunday as they seek to make a winning start to the defense of their crown.
The 2026–27 campaign commenced last weekend, but La Blaugrana were given extra preparation time due to the late returns of their players from the World Cup. They were able to squeeze in two more preseason friendlies as a result, beating Basel 5–2 before their 2–1 win over Al Ahly in the annual Joan Gamper Trophy match.
