Barcelona has kicked off its La Liga title defense with a 3-0 victory against nine-man Mallorca MADRID -- Barcelona began the defense of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the host on Saturday.

RCD Mallorca star Antonio Raíllo has revealed his take that Barcelona wide-man Raphinha was responsible for a challenge more dangerous than the one which culminated in teammate Vedat Muriqi being

Premier Sports however remains the home for the lions share of Spanish top flight matches, with the network showing 340 fixtures live, including this game. Mallorca vs. Barcelona will be shown exclusively live on Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player and La Liga TV.