Kick-off for the 2025/26 season for FC Barcelona. The 'culés' will start their official journey in this new season with a match against RCD Mallorca at Son Moix (Saturday, August 16 - 7:30 PM), a match that will mark only the second time in history that the 'azulgranas' have started the league championship against the 'bermellones'.
FC Barcelona - RCD Mallorca: This was their first face-to-face in an opening day in LaLiga
The first time the Catalans faced the Balearic team on the opening day of LaLiga was several decades ago, specifically in the 1965/66 season. That time, Barcelona and Mallorca met at the Camp Nou to open the competition.
The balance ended up tilting in favor of the 'blaugranas' with a score of 3-1, on a day where the main protagonist was Chus Pereda, author of two goals—the second and the third—that sealed a triumph initiated by Juan Seminario.
A very positive precedent that the Catalan team will seek to replicate at the start of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26. With the intention of starting on the right foot and revalidating the title won in the previous campaign.
Barça vs. Mallorca: Statistics and latest matches
Will Hansi Flick's team manage to add a positive result against Jagoba Arrasate's team? The development of the match will determine it, but the preview smiles on them. From the statistical side, both teams have faced each other on 75 occasions, with 46 wins for the 'azulgranas', 12 draws and only 17 victories for the 'bermellones'.
Even the most recent precedents also support the statistics, since last season they faced each other twice and Hansi Flick's team took the victory in both. The first came on matchday 19 of LaLiga, with a crushing 'culé' victory by 1-5 at Son Moix with goals from Raphinha (x2), Ferran Torres, Frenkie de Jong and Pau Víctor. A result that made the differences between both squads clear.
In the second round, although the score was tighter, the Barcelonians won again 1-0 with a goal from Dani Olmo in Montjuïc. A positive result in the framework of matchday 33 of the domestic tournament, thus consolidating their recent superiority over those from Arrasate.
Will there be a new Catalan victory at Son Moix or will the Pirates defend their fiefdom successfully? The answer will come when the ball starts rolling.