The defending champions have not looked good in recent weeks, scoring 26 goals in six games, including a win over Feyenoord in the Champions League.
It looks like a tall order for Athletic, although they made a good start in the top flight following promotion last season.
They have won two of their last three league games, including against Alaves at the weekend.
Barcelona vs Racing Santander stats, La Liga format
- Since a 0-3 away defeat in La Liga in January 2004, Barcelona remains unbeaten in 18 meetings with Atlético (15 wins, 3 draws)
- They have scored at least two goals and won each of their past eight games, moving to 23-2 on aggregate, and have kept clean sheets in their past six games.
- At Atlético’s home ground, Barca’s record is W43 D5 L2, with Santander winning 14 of the 15 times they have visited since December 1995
- Angel Arocha, who played for Barca from 1927 to 1933, is the competition’s top scorer with 12 goals, tying him with Lionel Messi, the club’s all-time top scorer, who played for Barca from 2004 to 2021.
- Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon is the player with the most assists in La Liga this season (5), ahead of six players with 3 assists, including teammate Rafinha.
- The last time the team avoided defeat to Barcelona was in September 2008 in La Liga, when the team drew 1-1 and Jonathan Pereira equalized after Messi’s penalty gave the home side the lead.
- Their most recent La Liga away win came in last season’s top flight, a 2-0 win over Osasuna in January 2012, their only away win that season.
- Since then, Atlético have gone 12 La Liga away games without a win (eight wins and four draws), although no team has surpassed their nine wins in the second tier last season, with only Levante (33) surpassing their total of 32 points in such games.
- Only Rayo Vallecano’s Sergio Carmelo, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona’s Rafinha and Lamine Yamal (6 each) have scored more La Liga goals than Atletico’s Yasser Zabri (5).
- No goalkeeper has made more saves (23) in the 2026/27 season than Atlético newcomer Julen Agirrezabala
Where to watch Barca vs Racing match: TV channels, online live streaming
Wednesday’s kick-off is at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET/12:30 PT), with live coverage on Premier Sports 1 in the UK and available to stream on a variety of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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This is the complete list La Liga International Broadcaster.