Reigning La Liga champions Barcelona will make the trip to Gran Canaria for Thursday's La Liga clash with Las Palmas.
The Catalan giants begin the new year in fourth position and seven points adrift of top spot, while their opponents head into matchday 19 in ninth place, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the team news ahead of the fixture.
LAS PALMAS vs. BARCELONA
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LAS PALMAS
Out: Alvaro Lemos (ankle) Julian Araujo (loan agreement)
Doubtful: Alberto Moleiro (shoulder) Fabio Gonzalez (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Valles; Suarez, Coco, Marmol, Cardona; Munoz, Perrone, Rodriguez; Park, Munir, Sandro
BARCELONA
Out: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back), Inigo Martinez (hamstring) Marcos Alonso (back), Gavi (knee), Pedri (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pena; Cancelo, Araujo, Kounde, Balde; Roberto, De Jong, Gundogan; Raphinha, Torres, Lewandowski
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
