Barcelona now boast a 12-point lead in the LaLiga Santander standings and they have what is, on paper, an easy game this Saturday night as they visit bottom-placed Elche, but Xavi Hernandez isn't taking anything for granted just yet.

This could be a tricker game than most expect, since Elche have a new coach in the form of Sebastian Beccacece, who took over during the international break.

Plus, Barcelona are missing several players through injury and may have one eye on their upcoming Copa del Rey Clasico game.

Whatever happens at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, you can stay up to date by keeping this LaLiga live blog open.

Elche vs Barcelona LIVE - Latest Text Commentary Updates

In this Elche vs Barcelona live blog, we'll have all the minute-by-minute updates once the game gets going.

Kick off is at 21:00 CEST, the local time in Spain, which works out at 20:00 BST in the United Kingdom, where the game will be on LaLigaTV, or 15:00 ET on the east coast of the USA, where the game will be on ESPN+.

We'll have team news and the confirmed Elche vs Barcelona line-ups once they come out, but before then we'll leave you with the predicted starting XIs for this duel.

Elche's predicted line-up vs Barcelona: Edgar Badia; Jose Carmona, Heliberton Palacios, Gonzalo Verdu; Pedro Bigas, Carlos Clerc; Pere Milla, Omar Mascarell, Gerard Gumbau; Fidel, Ezequiel Ponce.

Barcelona's predicted line-up vs Elche: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Jules Kounde, Marcos Alonso, Alejandro Balde; Franck Kessie, Sergio Busquets, Gavi; Ferran Torres, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati.

It should be an interesting duel, especially with Barcelona forced to field some lesser-used players for this one.

So, stay with us on this live blog to see how it all unfolds at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero.