Granada travels to face Barcelona on Sunday as one of only three teams to have beaten La Liga’s leaders in the top flight this season, though its prospects have dimmed since that win.
The Blaugrana are level on points with Real Madrid at the summit and are under pressure not to slip up at Camp Nou, where the team has only dropped two points so far this term.
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Barcelona vs. Granada
When: Sunday, January 19
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
TV: beIN SPORTS
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
Barcelona will begin the post-Ernesto Valverde era at home after the club confirmed on Monday that the coach had been handed his marching orders. The team lost 3-2 to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals on Thursday, which appeared to confirm his exit from the club.
Granada will be hoping to pounce and complete the most unlikely of league doubles over Barca, who have won 11 of its 13 encounters with El Grana since 2011.
Diego Martinez’s squad is hoping to seal successive league wins for the first time since October, with much of its form during the first half of the season keeping them afloat in 10th place. The traveling team will also take extreme comfort in the fact that the hosts have won just once in the last five games across all competitions.
Granada midfielder Angel Montoro is suspended for the clash after he received his fifth caution of the campaign in the recent 1-0 win over Mallorca. Midfielders Yangel Herrera and Fede Vico are injury doubts for the away trip , as is left-back Quini.
Barcelona will be without the services of star midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who was sent off during a 2-2 derby draw away at Espanyol in its last league fixture. Luis Suarez will also begin his recovery on the sidelines, with the striker set to miss four months following knee surgery.
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and midfielder Arthur are each in the running to return to action following injuries, but Barcelona will still be without winger Ousmane Dembele.
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