Not too many people are tipping Barcelona to finish atop La Liga this season — not without Lionel Messi. That’s the challenge facing manager Ronald Koeman in his second season in charge of the club.
They may not be on Messi’s level, but the Blaugrana have plenty of other star players on their roster in spite of the financial challenges that have required the team to shed high player salaries. Coupled with the talents emerging from its world-renowned La Masia youth academy — Gavi looks to be the latest gem, following in the footsteps of recent teen revelations Pedri and Ansu Fati — Barcelona will look to prove the doubters wrong in the 2021-22 season.
The storied club will be busy on multiple competitive fronts: In addition to 38 matches in La Liga play, the team will be playing in the prestigious UEFA Champions League. It will also seek to defend its Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) title while seeking to add the Supercopa de Espana to its trophy case over two matches in January 2022.
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Last season with Messi, the team finished third in La Liga, seven points behind champion Atletico Madrid. It was knocked out in the Round of 16 of the Champions League by Messi’s new team, PSG. Barcelona salvaged its season by winning the Copa del Rey in April, beating Athletic Bilbao in the final. A few months earlier, Athletic had pulled off an upset of Barcelona in the final of the Supercopa de Espana.
Below is Barcelona's complete 2021-22 schedule. Times, TV and streaming information will be updated as they becomes available.
How to watch La Liga in USA
All 380 matches of the 2021-22 La Liga season will be streamed in English and Spanish on ESPN+. This is the first of eight years of exclusive coverage in the USA by the service. Select matches will also air on ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
- Dates: Aug. 13, 2021, to May 22, 2022
- Matches: 380 in the 2021-22 season
- Streaming: ESPN+ (all matches in English and Spanish)
- TV channels: ABC, ESPN (select matches)
- Spanish-language TV: ESPN Deportes (select matches)
FC Barcelona match schedule 2021-22
Note: Home team listed first
| Date | Competition | Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Sun., Aug. 15 | La Liga, Matchday 1 | Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad | 2 p.m. | ABC, ESPN Deportes | ESPN+ |
| Sat., Aug. 21 | La Liga, Matchday 2 | Athletic Club vs. Barcelona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., Aug. 29 | La Liga, Matchday 3 | Barcelona vs. Getafe | 11 a.m. | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Sept. 12 | La Liga, Matchday 4 | Sevilla vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Sept. 14/15 | Champ. League, Matchday 1 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Sept. 19 | La Liga, Matchday 5 | Barcelona vs. Granada | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Sept. 22 | La Liga, Matchday 6 | Cadiz vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Sept. 26 | La Liga, Matchday 7 | Barcelona vs. Levante | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Sept. 28/29 | Champ. League, Matchday 2 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Oct. 3 | La Liga, Matchday 8 | Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Oct. 17 | La Liga, Matchday 9 | Barcelona vs. Valencia | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Oct. 19/20 | Champ. League, Matchday 3 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Oct. 24 | La Liga, Matchday 10 | Barcelona vs. Real Madrid | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Oct. 27 | La Liga, Matchday 11 | Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | La Liga, Matchday 12 | Barcelona vs. Deportivo Alaves | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Nov. 2/3 | Champ. League, Matchday 4 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Nov. 7 | La Liga, Matchday 13 | Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Nov. 21 | La Liga, Matchday 14 | Barcelona vs. Espanyol | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Nov. 23/24 | Champ. League, Matchday 5 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Nov. 28 | La Liga, Matchday 15 | Villarreal vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Dec. 5 | La Liga, Matchday 16 | Barcelona vs. Real Betis | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Dec. 7/8 | Champ. League, Matchday 6 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Dec. 12 | La Liga, Matchday 17 | Osasuna vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Dec. 19 | La Liga, Matchday 18 | Barcelona vs. Elche | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Jan. 2 | La Liga, Matchday 19 | Mallorca vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Jan. 9 | La Liga, Matchday 20 | Granada vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Jan. 12 | Supercopa de Espana - Semi | Barcelona vs. Real Madrid | TBD | ||
| Sun., Jan. 15 | Copa del Rey - Rd of 32 | (if loses Supercopa semifinal) | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Jan. 16 | Supercopa de Espana - Final | TBD | TBD | ||
| Wed., Jan. 19 | La Liga, Matchday 21 | Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano | subj. to change | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Jan. 19 | Copa del Rey - Rd of 32 | TBD (if in Supercopa final) | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Jan. 23 | La Liga, Matchday 22 | Deportivo Alaves vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Feb. 2 | Copa del Rey - QF | TBD | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Feb. 6 | La Liga, Matchday 23 | Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., Feb. 9 | Copa del Rey - SF, Leg 1 | TBD | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., Feb. 13 | La Liga, Matchday 24 | Espanyol vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Feb. 15/16 | Champ. League, Rd16 - Leg 1 | Feb. 15/16 or Feb. 22/23 | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Feb. 20 | La Liga, Matchday 25 | Valencia vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., Feb. 22/23 | Champ. League, Rd16 - Leg 1 | Feb. 15/16 or Feb. 22/23 | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., Feb. 27 | La Liga, Matchday 26 | Barcelona vs. Athletic Club | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., March 2 | Copa del Rey - SF, Leg 2 | TBD | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., March 6 | La Liga, Matchday 27 | Elche vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., March 8/9 | Champ. League, Rd16 - Leg 2 | March 8/9 or March 15/16 | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., March 13 | La Liga, Matchday 28 | Barcelona vs. Osasuna | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., March 15/16 | Champ. League, Rd16 - Leg 2 | March 8/9 or March 15/16 | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., March 20 | La Liga, Matchday 29 | Real Madrid vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., April 3 | La Liga, Matchday 30 | Barcelona vs. Sevilla | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., April 5/6 | Champ. League, QF - Leg 1 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., April 10 | La Liga, Matchday 31 | Levante vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., April 12/13 | Champ. League, QF - Leg 2 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., April 17 | La Liga, Matchday 32 | Barcelona vs. Cadiz | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed, April 20 | La Liga, Matchday 33 | Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., April 23 | Copa del Rey - Final | TBD | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., April 26/27 | Champ. League, Semi - Leg 1 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., May 1 | La Liga, Matchday 34 | Barcelona vs. Mallorca | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Tue./Wed., May 3/4 | Champ. League, Semi - Leg 2 | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ | |
| Sun., May 8 | La Liga, Matchday 35 | Real Betis vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Wed., May 11 | La Liga, Matchday 36 | Barcelona vs. Celta Vigo | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., May 15 | La Liga, Matchday 37 | Getafe vs. Barcelona | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sun., May 22 | La Liga, Matchday 38 | Barcelona vs. Villarreal | TBD | ESPN+ | |
| Sat., May 28 | Champ. League, Final | TBD | TBD | Paramount+ |