Hello everybody and welcome in to this Saturday night's LaLiga Santander live blog, where we'll bring you updates on Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano.

After a busy summer of spending, and after registering most of their transfers on Friday, Barcelona now have their first fixture of the season and Xavi's men take on Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou.

Given that Rayo Vallecano defeated Barcelona twice last season, the Catalan club can't underestimate their opponents as they search for their first three-point haul of the new campaign.

We'll have all the pre-match build up here and then minute-by-minute updates from the game itself, so follow along with us.

The live text commentary starts below, with the most recent entries being the ones nearest the top.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano LIVE - Latest Updates

It's Matchday One of the 2022/23 LaLiga Santander season and Barcelona will be hoping to get off to a good start, after a summer that returned optimism to the Camp Nou.

The Catalan club made a splash in the transfer market by signings stars like Robert Lewandowski and up-and-coming talents like Raphinha.

It remains to be seen who'll make Xavi's first line-up of the season, especially since everybody is fit and there are no suspensions.

We'll bring you news of predicted line-ups on this live blog and then we'll share the confirmed Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano starting XIs as soon as they're released.

We'll also bring you any other breaking news stories from the build-up to this game, before we start our live text commentary once the ball gets rolling.

Barcelona put on a show for their fans at the Camp Nou in the Joan Gamper Trophy match, as they thrashed Mexican side Pumas 6-0, so they'll hope for a similarly positive result now that the actual season is starting, especially since they play before title rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.