Yes, the Spanish Champion will be on field at the second day of the La Liga this season. At the 3^rd la liga games will be the first match for the current champion. Spanish Premera Division 2016-17’s season will be kick off at 19^th August. And Barcelon will play the first match in 20^th August 2016 at Camp Nou (Barcelona). With Real Betis, the champion will be on field at 9:45 IST or 4:15 GMT.  Neymar will missed out the first match of la liga due to his national team appearances.

Match Details:          

Match                          :           Barcelona Vs Real Betis

League                        :           Spanish Premera Division 2016-17

Kick Date                    :           20^th August 2016

Day                             :           Friday

Stadium                       :           Camp Nou (Barcelona)

Kickoff                      :           9:45 IST or 4:15 GMT

TV Broadcasting List:

• Star Sports 4 Asia
• Idman TV
• beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
• QQ Sports Live
• ESPN Play Latin America

Since 1994-95 season, in 40 matches among Real Batis, Barca have 24 victories against of 8 defers.  Out of this 8 victories last one comes on 2011-12 season’s Copa Del Rey. And Premier Division defats comes on 2007-08 season. In last 8 consecutive matches, Barca got consecutive victories. Last point loss to Real Baits at 2011-12 season.

Barcelona lineup:

Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Ivan Rakitic, Denis Suarez, Arda Turan, Andres Iniesta (captain), Sergio Busquets (3rd captain), Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi (vice-captain),  Munir El Haddadi, Rafinha, Javier Mascherano (4th captain), Lucas Digne, Andre Gomes, Aleix Vidal, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti

Real Betis lineup:

Dani Gimenez, Alex Martinez, Bruno Gonzalez, Petros, Felipe Gutierrez, Charly Musonda , Jonas Martin, Dani Ceballos, Antonio Sanabria, Cristiano Piccini, Antonio Adan,             Riza Durmisi, Álvaro Cejudo, Roman Zozulya, Francisco Portillo, Juan Manuel Vargas,     Didier Digard