Elche vs. Barcelona: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Barcelona will attempt to go three games unbeaten for the first time in 2015 when they make the trip to relegation candidates Elche on Saturday as they make their return to the La Liga stage.

A 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg has given Luis Enrique's team some confidence moving forward, but it took a last-minute Lionel Messi penalty to seal the tie.

Meanwhile, Elche are taking on the Blaugrana at the right time after taking seven points from their last three games, accounting for almost half of their total points tally this season.

The hosts will look to cause a shock at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, with all viewing information and a match preview for the fixture discussed in detail ahead.

Date: Saturday, January 24

Time: 5 p.m. GMT/12 p.m. ET

TV Info: Sky Sports 5 (UK), beIN Sports 2 (US)

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Play (US)

Barca In Need of a Boost

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Since losing 1-0 to Real Sociedad in their first game of the year, Barca have responded as Luis Enrique would have wanted: claiming results first and foremost with style not necessarily a priority.

However, Wednesday's win over Atletico was another example of how the team is arguably still lacking its most clinical edge of late, creating chances but failing to convert as frequently.

Elche, on paper, should be a pushover. They sit just three points off the bottom of the table and have conceded 34 goals this season—the second most of any outfit in the Spanish top flight.

Barca have scored seven goals in their last two league outings, beating Atleti 3-1 in La Liga competition before trouncing Deportivo La Coruna 4-0.

With a Copa del Rey second-leg fixture with Los Rojiblancos to come, Enrique will rest Ivan Rakitic, while Jeremy Mathieu, Douglas Pereira and Thomas Vermaelen are injured.

Key Player: Andres Iniesta

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With Ivan Rakitic out of Enrique's 18-man squad for the trip to Elche, Andres Iniesta stands as the most likely figure to take on Barca's role of prime playmaker.

The aforementioned lack of a clinical touch in front of goal has been a disappointing turn of late, but the club's long-term puppeteer promises to keep laying on chances for his side, currently sitting joint-third in assists made, per Barcastuff:

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Most Barcelona assists this season: Messi 12 - Suarez 9 - Iniesta 5 - Rakitic 5 - Alves 4 - Rafinha 4 - Pedro 4 - Alba 4 [via @barcastat]

— barcastuff (@barcastuff) January 24, 2015"

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar make for a most terrifying three-pronged attack on paper, but for whatever reason, their strike rate hasn't consistently been up to scratch this season.

The manager may not always be able to rely on that trio to perform at their highest, but Iniesta sits as one whom he most certainly can, with Elche's midfield facing a fight to shut his production down in the absence of Rakitic.