Barcelona will kick off the final round of La Liga fixtures before the World Cup with a trip to Osasuna on Tuesday.
La Blaugrana will be looking to go top of the league table and need to put the pressure on Real Madrid, who play their match later this week and could create some distance with a win.
On the other side of the ring and looking to spoil the fun are in-form members of Osasuna, who have moved up to fifth in La Liga and are just one point away from being the best team in Spain, not named Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Osasuna team news
On-loan Barcelona winger Ez Abde is unavailable due to a thigh injury, but that’s nothing new for Osasuna, who are also expected to be without Kike Saverio and Sergio Herrera.
Osasuna predicted lineup vs Barcelona
Osasuna Starting 11 (4-3-3): Fernandez; Pena, U Garcia, D Garcia, Sanchez; Oroz, Torro, Gomez; Avila, Budimir, Barja.
Bench: Perez, Ramos, Hernandez, Cruz, Vidal, Brasanac, Ibanez, Moncayola, Torres, R Garcia, K Garcia.
Barcelona team news
Centre-back Gerard Pique is technically still available for Barcelona, having vowed to retire before the World Cup gets underway. Xavi has refused to discuss his role and could turn back to the returning Andreas Christensen and Eric Garcia.
Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto and Franck Kessie are certain absentees are we’re unlikely to see either Memphis Depay or Jules Kounde either.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Osasuna
Barcelona Starting 11 (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Balde, Christensen, E Garcia, Alonso; De Jong, Gavi, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati.
Bench: Pena, Tenas, Pique, Alba, Bellerin, Casado, Busquets, Torre, Torres, Raphinha.
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