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The Hansi Flick Era begins with a historically tough trip to Mestalla Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona

Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 1
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Ronald Araujo, Gavi, Ansu Fati, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Vitor Roque (out)
Valencia Outs & Doubts: José Gayà, Jaume Doménech, Mouctar Diakhaby (out), Sergi Canós, Fran Pérez (doubt)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 9.30pm CET (Barcelona), 8.30pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3.30pm ET, 12.30pm PT (USA), 1am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, València, Spain
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
VAR: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
How to watch on TV: ABC, ESPN Deportes (USA), Premier Sports 2 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Following a heavy defeat to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy to close out preseason, it?s finally time for the real games to begin as Barcelona kick off the 2024-25 season with a trip to one of the most difficult grounds in the country and a matchup against historic rivals Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on Saturday night.
Barça come into this one after a bad loss at home that served as a reminder that these are still the early days of the Hansi Flick Era and there?s much work to be done. The tour of the United States featured such strong performances with so many youngsters ...