The 25-year-old has not played for the Catalans since injuring his foot against Spartak Moscow last month, but had been given an outside chance of returning for the clash.
However, according to Goal.com, the Spaniard is no longer in contention to start.
You can follow Sports Mole's live build-up to the match from 5pm.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real BetisBetis | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | GironaGirona | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | AlavesAlaves | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
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