Who: Mallorca vs BarcelonaWhat: Spanish La LigaWhere: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix in Mallorca, SpainWhen: Saturday at 7:30pm (17:30 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 4:30pm (15:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.Barcelona begin their defence of their La Liga title on Saturday after flying to the island of Mallorca.The Catalan club disposed of their fierce rivals and winners of the previous year’s title, Real Madrid, on all fronts last season.Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at the first major match of the new La Liga season and what clues there may be as to whether Barca will give Real a glimpse of hope in the title race this time around.How dominant were Barcelona last season?The Catalan club is coming off one of its best seasons in years, having won the league, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. It also went deep in the Champions League, reaching the semifinals for the first time since 2019. Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, right, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen lift the trophy after winning La Liga last season [File: Albert Gea/Reuters]How big a role will Marcus Rashford play at Barcelona?In its second year under coach Hansi Flick, the Catalan club will try to add to its success from last season by boosting its squad with Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United. He will be teaming up with Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski in an attacking front that was one of the best in Europe last season.It led the scoring charts both in the Spanish league – with more than 100 goals – and in the Champions League.With Lewandowski set to miss the start of the new season, Rashford will vie with Ferran Torres for a place in Barca’s attack. Advertisement After Rashford fell down the pecking order at Old Trafford, his move to Barcelona presents a huge chance to rebuild his career. Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford came on as a substitute in the preseason friendly with Como on Augu …
