Malaga vs. Barcelona: Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Barcelona's hopes of retaining their La Liga title hang in the balance as they travel to Malaga on Saturday.

Real Madrid hold just a two-point lead over the Blaugrana, but a shock defeat on the road would hand a significant advantage to the Los Blancos.

However, Real face the tough task of tackling Atletico Madrid in their local derby, offering Barca a potential route to claiming the lead in the division if results fall their way.

Here is how you can watch the Camp Nou giants in action:

Date: Saturday, April 8

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST / 2:45 p.m. ET

TV: Sky Sports 5 (UK only), beIN Sports USA

Stream: Sky Go, beIN Sports CONNECT, fubo.tv

Preview

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Boiling point has been reached in the title race, and Barca coach Luis Enrique will want to be crowned champion of Spain again as he departs the Catalan club in the summer.

Barca have continued to keep the pressure up on Real at the summit, and Lionel Messi has returned positively after recent disappointments with Argentina.

The attacker scored a brace as Barca swept past Sevilla 3-0, with their opponents now a shadow of the team that stayed on the tail of Spain's top two for much of the season.

Luis Enrique's side have scored 88 goals in their 30 league matches—which amounts to 10 more strikes than Los Blancos have achieved.

They also carry a superior defensive record compared to Real, but ultimately, they still trail in the race for the top prize.

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Malaga have struggled this season and languish in 15th place in the division.

Sporting Gijon and Granada's points totals have protected the Anchovies from the threat of relegation, but they have just seven wins to their name in La Liga this season.

Despite their home advantage, there could be an avalanche of goals at the Estadio La Rosaleda. Malaga are eight points clear of the drop zone, and they will find it difficult to motivate themselves against a superior opponent.

Anything but a Barca victory would be a shock in Andalusia, and Malaga simply do not have the weapons to win this type of contest at present.

According to WhoScored.com, the hosts will be without injured pair Zdravko Kuzmanovic and Bakary Kone, while Keko is suspended. Barca also have players missing as Aleix Vidal and Rafinha remain sidelined with injury. Gerard Pique and Ivan Rakitic will also miss the trip as they serve bans.