FC Barcelona to open La Liga campaign against Real Sociedad

The 2021/22 fixtures for La Liga have been announced. Barça will open their league campaign against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou on the weekend of 14/15 August. The draw for the season's schedule took place on Wednesday at the Spanish Football Federation's headquarters in Las Rozas near Madrid. 

First round of fixtures 

Alavés v Real Madrid
FC Barcelona v Real Sociedad
Celta v Atlético Madrid
Mallorca v Betis
Cádiz v Levante
Osasuna v Espanyol
Sevilla v Rayo Vallecano
Valencia v Getafe
Vilarreal v Granada
Elche v Athletic Club

The 'Clásicos' 

The two games against Real Madrid in the league will be in the 10th and 29th round of fixtures. The first comes at Camp Nou on 23/24 October whilst the second is at the Santiago Bernabéu on 19/20 March. 

The Catalan derby is back 

With Espanyol's promotion back to the top flight, the Catalan derby returns for the 2021/22 season. The game at Camp Nou will be on 20/21 November during the 14th round of matches whilst the game at Espanyol will be during Week 24 on 12/13 February.