FC Barcelona have confirmed that two historic La Liga rivalries will return subsequent season following the promotion of Deportivo La Coruña and Racing Santander to Spain’s prime flight, Softfootball experiences.
The Catalan membership shared the replace by way of their official x deal with, with the 2026/27 marketing campaign now set to function the return of two conventional Spanish soccer fixtures.
Their assertion:
Barça set to face two conventional LaLiga groups as Deportivo and Racing return to prime flight
The announcement comes as Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick continues to push for a stronger mentality inside the squad forward of subsequent season, whereas Gavi has additionally urged new signings to totally decide to the membership’s collective imaginative and prescient.
Deportivo secured promotion after defeating Actual Valladolid 2–0 within the penultimate spherical of Segunda División matches, ending an eight-year absence from La Liga following their relegation within the 2017/18 season.
Barcelona’s final league assembly towards Deportivo got here in April 2018 on the Riazor, the place the Blaugrana claimed a 4–2 victory throughout a title-winning marketing campaign below Ernesto Valverde. Throughout 92 La Liga conferences, Barça have recorded 53 wins towards Deportivo.
In the meantime, Racing Santander already confronted Barcelona earlier this season within the Copa del Rey spherical of 16, with Barça profitable 2–0 due to objectives from Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal.
