Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
Huge chance for Mallorca!
Lamine Yamal gives the ball away while trying to dribble out of trouble, and it falls to Mateu Morey.
The Mallorca full-back squares to Muriqi, but the Kosovo striker shoots straight at Joan Garcia!
Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
Ronald Araujo is penalised for a foul on Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi. The two have been involved in a a few tussles already - the next might see the Barcelona captain booked.
Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
Mallorca have a promising break down the left flank through Mojica - he finds Vedat Muriqi with a low cross but his back heel finds a Barcelona defender rather than one of his team-mates who were crashing the penalty area.
Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
We've just seen more replays of the goal, and there was more than a hint of the ball going out of play about 10 seconds before Yamal swung in the cross for Raphinha to score. Mallorca's players were not happy at all.
Mallorca 0-1 Barcelona
Mallorca's Mateu Morey - formerly of Barcelona - receives the first booking of the day for hauling down Raphinha to halt a counter-attack.
Raphinha (7mins)
How many times did we see Lamine Yamal and Raphinha combine for goals last season?
Yamal cuts inside on the right flank, curls a cross towards the far post and Raphinha heads past goalkeeper Leo Roman unopposed after beating the offside trap.
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Yamal v Mojica round two - the ball drops to Yamal in the penalty area, but Mojica does well to claw the ball away.
I make that 1-1 on duels between the two.
Mallorca 0-0 Barcelona
New season, same old Lamine Yamal.
The teenage sensation turns Mallorca left-back Johan Mojica inside out, pops the ball through his legs and cuts a cross back from the byline, but the ball is cleared.
Mallorca 0-0 Barcelona
Hosts Mallorca get the game underway.
Mallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
It's 35 (!) degrees Celsius in Mallorca, so there will be cooling breaks during both the first and second halves.
Mallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
Both teams emerge from the tunnel, meaning kick-off at San Moix Stadium is just minutes away.
Mallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesWe could see Marcus Rashford kick a ball in anger for Barcelona for the first time today, though until earlier today his participation in this game was up in the air.
Barcelona only registered the Englishman to play in La Liga this morning, along with new goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
Barcelona's financial issues have caused them problems when attempting to register players for league matches - Dani Olmo missed several games after making a £51m move from RB Leipzig last summer until Barca made enough salary cap space to register him.
More on Barcelona's financial issues here.
Mallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesLet's remind ourselves - how has Marcus Rashford ended up becoming the first men's England international to sign for Barcelona since Gary Lineker in 1986?
The 27-year-old joined Barcelona on an initial 12-month loan from Manchester United, with the Catalan giants having the option of signing him on a permanent basis for £30.3m (35m euros) in 2026.
Rashford hasn't played for boyhood cub United since last December after being dropped by manager Ruben Amorim, and spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at Aston Villa.
Can he rediscover the kind of form that made world football sit up and take notice when he burst onto the scene a decade ago?
Mallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
There's no full competitive debut for Marcus Rashford as he is replaced in attack by Ferran Torres.
Apart from that, Hansi Flick names the same XI that beat Como 5-0 in a friendly on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski - Barca's top scorer last season - is sidelined with a thigh injury, while club captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is a long-term absentee after undergoing back surgery.
Barcelona XI: Joan Garcia, Eric, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde, Pedri, De Jong, Fermin, Yamal, Ferran Torres, Raphinha.
Subs: Inaki Pena, Gavi, Rashford, Christensen, Casado, Olmo, Kounde, Jofre Torrents, Dro Fernandez, Toni Fernandez, Guillermo, Kochen.
Image source, OptaMallorca XI: Leo Roman, Mateu Jaume, Raillo, Valjent, Mojica, Morlanes, Sanchez, Darder, Torre, Asano, Muriqi.
Subs: Bergstrom, Lato, Mascarell, Abdon Prats, Rodriguez, Joseph, Llabres, Lopez, Luna, Domenech, Salhi, Salas.
Image source, Getty ImagesMallorca v Barcelona (18:30 BST)
Hello and welcome to our first La Liga live text of the season!
Champions Barcelona begin their title defence away at Mallorca, who are looking to build on a respectable tenth-place finish in their first season under manager Jagoba Arrasate.
As brilliant as Barcelona were to watch last season, Marcus Rashford is the main talking point tonight. The summer loan signing was only registered to play in La Liga earlier today, so is in the matchday squad.
Team news coming up.
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Marcus Rashford is Barcelona's first English player since 1989
Marcus Rashford made his competitive debut as Barcelona started their La Liga title defence with a controversial victory at nine-man Mallorca.
Raphinha nodded in the opener following a fine right-wing cross from Lamine Yamal.
Ferran Torres smashed in their second goal, while Mallorca captain Antonio Raillo was lying on the ground in the box with a head injury after blocking a Yamal shot.
Manu Morlanes, who was booked for dissent in the aftermath of that incident, was shown a second yellow card soon after for a foul on Yamal.
And Vedat Muriqi was sent off for a high boot on debutant Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia, a decision upgraded from a yellow card after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
It took Barcelona 60 minutes including stoppage time to score past the nine men, Yamal hammering in their third goal with almost the last kick.
Rashford came on in the 69th minute for his Barcelona debut, becoming the first English player to feature for the first team in a competitive game since Gary Lineker in 1989.
The 27-year-old, on a season-long loan from Manchester United, played as a centre-forward but did not have any chances to score.
Rashford and fellow summer recruit Garcia had only been registered with La Liga on the morning of the game because of Barcelona's financial issues.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| |
2 Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| |
4 Alavés | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
9 Celta Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10 Elche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11 Espanyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
13 Osasuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
17 Levante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
|
18 Girona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
|
19 Real Oviedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
|
20 Mallorca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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Manager: Jagoba Arrasate
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Hansi Flick
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jagoba Arrasate
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Hansi Flick
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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