Barcelona – Vallecano: the official compositions

Barca, leader of La Liga with four points more than Real Madrid, hosts Rayo Vallecano at home at 2 p.m. The opportunity to take off in the title race, while waiting for the Madrid derby, this evening at 9 p.m. The Catalans have just qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League by eliminating Newcastle (8-3 over the two matches), and remain on six wins and a draw in the last seven matches. Araujo and Cancelo will be the full-backs of the day, with Pedri and Bernal in midfield and Yamal and Raphinha in support of Lewandowski.

Opposite, the Madrid club is 14th in the Spanish championship, four points ahead of the red zone and a game in hand. Rayo is also qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Cup, but in the Conference League, they will face the Greeks AEK Athens. The Castilians have only lost one of their last eight matches, this Thursday against Samsunspor (0-1, 3-2 for Rayo over the two matches), which did not prevent them from qualifying for the quarters. Luiz Felipe and Lejeune will form the central hinge. In front of them, Ciss, Valentin and Palazon will organize themselves in a three-way environment, and de Frutos will be the scorer.

The compositions

Barcelona

Vallecano