FC Barcelona must confirm its good momentum. Undefeated for ten matches in all competitions, Xavi's men host Las Palmas for the 30th day at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic to consolidate their second place. Around ten days before their round of 16 first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, Barça can temporarily take a four-point lead over Girona, third, and come back to within six points of Real Madrid, the Spanish leader. For its part, Las Palmas is in the soft underbelly (12th) and has no real stake although its maintenance is not yet mathematically assured. The meeting can be followed live with commentary on French Football Weekly from 9 p.m.
For this match, Xavi, suspended and therefore in the stands during the match, is deprived of Baldé, Christensen, Gavi, Pedri and De Jong and aligns his usual 4-3-3. Inigo Martinez is preferred to Araujo to accompany Cubarsi in central defense while Koundé starts as a right back. Gündogan is accompanied by Fermin and Sergi Roberto in midfield while Raphinha and Yamal will accompany Lewandowski, alone up front, in attack. Opposite, Garcia Pimienta, deprived of Araujo, lines up a 4-5-1 with, in particular, the Frenchman Enzo Loiodice in midfield while Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez, two players trained at the Masia, start on the left wing and pointed.
The official compositions:
FC Barcelona : ter Stegen – Koundé, Cubarsi, I.Martinez, Cancelo – S.Roberto, Gündogan, Fermin – Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Las Palmas: Valles – Alex Suarez, Coco, Marmol, Cardona – Marvin, Javier Munoz, Loiodice, Rodriguez, Munir El Haddadi – Ramirez
