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2025-26 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 21
Barcelona v Real Oviedo
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Kick-off is at 17h15
La Liga leaders Barcelona will be targeting nothing less than all three points when they take on rock-bottom Real Oviedo at the Camp Nou on Sunday, January 25.
The Blaugrana were left licking their wounds after suffering a shock 2-1 defeat to 10-man Real Sociedad on January 18 which allowed arch-rivals Real Madrid back into the title race.
Hansi Flick's side had a perfect opportunity to put pressure on Alvaro Arbeloa, who replaced the sacked Xabi Alonso at the helm on January 12, just one day after Barca beat Los Blancos 3-2 in the Supercopa de Espana final.
But Real took advantage of the Catalan giants' slip-up on matchday 20 to close within one point of the summit in second place courtesy of a 2-0 win against Levante.
Los Azules looked destined to make a swift return to Segunda Division after winning just two of their opening 20 matches since earning promotion via the playoffs in June 2025.
Guillermo Almada is only four games into his tenure since replacing Luis Carrion, who lasted just two months himself after taking over the reins from Veljko Paunovic in October.
Almada's winless start continued with a 3-2 loss to Osasuna on January 17, having earned a point in each of his previous three matches.
The Asturias outfit are rooted to the foot of the table on 13 points, seven adrift of safety and with a vastly inferior goal difference to the teams around them.
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Flick felt his team's performance against Sociedad warranted a win after they created numerous chances and hit the woodwork four times, but he refused to blame the referee despite some questionable decisions not going their way.
"I'm disappointed because we played a very good match. The result doesn't reflect our performance," he said.
"We have to defend better, especially after conceding the second goal immediately after scoring the equaliser.
"We have to keep going in this direction. We mustn't waste energy on things like referees. We need to focus on everything we can control."
Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches - 5
Barcelona wins - 3
Real Oviedo wins - 2
Draws - 0
La Liga Matchday 21 fixtures:
Friday, January 23
22h00: Levante v Elche
Saturday, January 24
15h00: Rayo Vallecano v Osasuna
17h15: Valencia v Espanyol
19h30: Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao
22h00: Villarreal v Real Madrid
Sunday, January 25
15h00: Atletico Madrid v Real Mallorca
17h15: Barcelona v Real Oviedo
19h30: Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo
22h00: Alaves v Real Betis
Monday, January 26
22h00: Girona v Getafe
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