Barcelona vs Betis: What time is La Liga opener on, and what TV channel is it on?
La Liga play kicks of this weekend as Barcelona look to bounce back from losing their La Liga title to arch rivals Real Madrid last season
BARCELONA will begin their campaign to wrestle the La Liga crown back from Real Madrid at home against Real Betis.
The last time the teams met was in January which concluded in a 1-1 draw, but Real Betis haven't had a win over the Catalan giants since the beginning of 2011.
When is Barcelona vs Real Betis?
The teams will open their 2017-18 La Liga campaigns at Nou Camp on Sunday August 20.
The game will kick off at 7:15pm.
What TV channel is Barcelona vs Real Betis on?
The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Football.
Coverage will begin five minutes before kick-off at 7:10pm
Team News
Both teams are entering the new season with fresh faces on the sideline.
Ernesto Valverde will look to move Barcelona back to the top while Quique Setien has taken the reins at Real Betis.
LATEST BARCELONA NEWS
Life after Neymar has been a struggle so far for Barcelona who suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at home to rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.
Valverde used part of the £198million the Catalans pocketed for Neymar to bring in fellow Brazilian and Tottenham flop Paulinho.
But they are still in pursuit of a player who can fill the void of Neymar and join forces with Lionel Messi.
Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho is their main target and the Catalans are rumoured to be closing in on a £109m deal for the midfielder.
Real Betis are also moving forward without one of their young stars.
Dani Ceballos the 20-year-old midfielder was sold to Real Madrid for £16m.
But new boss Setien had a busy summer of spending bringing in 15 new players including Christian Tello from Barcelona and Algerian midfielder Ryad Boudebouz.
