Barcelona vs Athletic Club live stream, prediction, team news, LaLiga live

Ronald Koeman's Barcelona will host Athletic Club at Camp u on Sunday, January 31. LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Bilbao is scheduled to begin at 9:00 PM local time (February 1 at 1:30 AM IST). Here's a look at Barcelona vs Athletic Club team news, live stream details and our prediction ahead of game. 

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Barcelona vs Athletic Club preview

Barcelona will be looking to make it five league victories in a row when y host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Ronald Koeman's men have climbed up to third in LaLiga standings at halfway st of season following a rar poor start to campaign. However, La Blaugrana are still 10 points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid, who still have a game in hand. Barcelona also booked ir spot in quarter-finals of Copa del Rey following ir 2-1 win over Rayo Valleca earlier this week. 

Athletic Club beat Barca 3-2 in final of Spanish Super Cup on January 17, with Inaki Williams scoring what proved to be winner on a famous night for club in Seville. However, Bilbao's form in league has been inconsistent this season and Marceli's men are currently in ninth place on LaLiga table. Neverless, Bilbao will enter ir game against Barcelona brimming with confidence following ir 5-1 success over Getafe earlier this week. 

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Barcelona vs Athletic Club team news, injuries and suspensions

For Barcelona, Sergio Busquets is unavailable due to his suspension, which could see Miralem Pjanic start in middle of park. Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique and Philippe Coutinho are still on treatment table but Catalans will be boosted by Sergi Roberto's return to training. 

For visitors, Peru laskoain is still absent through injury, while Inigo Martinez and Mikel Balenziaga are both doubts for trip to Camp u. Super Cup hero Inaki Williams is expected to lead line for Athletic at weekend. 

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Barcelona vs Athletic Club prediction

Both teams are on a run of good form and goals can be expected in this encounter. However, with Lionel Messi in ir squad, Barcelona are favourites to win game. Our prediction is a 3-1 win for hosts.

LaLiga live: How to watch Barcelona vs Athletic Club live in India? 

re will be live telecast of game in India. However, fans can watch Barcelona vs Athletic Club live stream on official LaLiga p on Facebook. Live scores and updates will be available on Twitter handles of both teams. 

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