Barcelona host mid-table Las Palmas in La Liga on Saturday night knowing they need a clean record if they are to catch Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Blaugrana have improved as it has been confirmed that the manager will leave the club at the end of the season, but the gap between them and Real Madrid is still eight points despite winning four of their last five La Liga games.
Las Palmas have had a solid campaign and are currently in 11th place, just 5 points off 7th. 2023/24 is likely to be successful, but they are without a win in five games and the season is in danger of being over.
Team news
Barca are in decent contact but still have several important players sidelined.
Xavi is missing Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Gavi, and Alejandro Balde, while Andreas Christensen will also miss out on playing time. Robert Lewandowski should get into the game despite picking up a knock in action for Poland.
Joao Cancelo has been given the all-clear after tests for a heart problem and should start.
Barcelona predicted lineup(4-3-3):
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo; Lopez, Gundogan, Roberto; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix.
Las Palmas predicted (4-5-1):
Valles; A Suarez, Coco, Marmol, S Cardona; El Haddadi, Munoz, Perrone, K Rodriguez, Moleiro; Sandro.
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