Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona: How to Watch in the UK - Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time, and Lineups for La Liga Match

Barcelona is aiming for a third consecutive win as they face Rayo Vallecano in a La Liga match on Tuesday.

With Hansi Flick at the helm, the Catalan giants started this season with wins over Valencia and Athletic Bilbao. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano were held to a goalless draw by Getafe on Saturday.

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.

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Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona live stream, TV channel in UK

Here's how to watch this La Liga match in UK:

TV channel: LaLigaTV, Premier Sports 1
Live stream: Premier Sports Player

This game is available for live TV broadcast on LaLigaTV and Premier Sports 1. Streaming options are available on Premier Sports Player.

What time does Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona kick off in UK?

This La Liga clash takes place at the Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain and kicks off on Tuesday, August 27 at 9:30 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates to UK time:

DateTuesday, Aug. 27Kick-off time8:30 p.m. BSTVenueEstadio de VallecasLocationMadrid, SpainRayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona lineups, team news

Though Rayo Vallecano doesn't have too many injury concerns, they might reshuffle the team that played on Saturday.

Isi Palazon could replace Oscar Trejo at the No 10 position and Sergio Camello may start as the centre-forward

Ray Vallecano predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Cardenas (GK) — Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino — Valentin, Ciss — De Frutos, Palazon, Embarba — Camello

Injured: Andrei Ratiu
Suspended: —

Five Barcelona players have been sidelined with injury and the club is still waiting on new signing Dani Olmo to complete the registration process.

Fermin Lopez, who took a break after playing completing his international duty during Euro 2024 and the Olympics, is back and likely to start.

Barcelona predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Ter Stegen (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde — Bernal, Pedri — Yamal, F Lopez, Raphinha — Lewandowski.

Injured: Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi
Suspended: —

Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona prediction

Rayo deserves a great deal of credit for their strong start to the season, and the team has proven in recent years that they are capable of troubling Barcelona. Although we anticipate a close match on Tuesday, Barcelona is stacked with talent and may well score their third win on the trot.

Prediction: Rayo 0-1 Barcelona