Mallorca vs Barcelona Match Preview
Barcelona visits the Balearics Islands ready to open an eight-point lead over Real Madrid, before Jose Mourinho's Blancos travel to La Coruña. Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernandez, Victor Valdez and Daniel Alves will all be missing the game.
Michael Laudrup's Bermellones have been left far too behind from the European fight, standing at the 11th position 31 points. As all the other candidates for the Europa League have played a few hours before Mallorca, Laudrup's boys will be able to seize the importance of the game minutes before it starts.
Espanyol's Ivan Ramis and Joao Victor are missing this game due to injuries, while Laudrup left Tomas Pina Isla, Sergi Enrich and Tomeu Nadal out of the matchday squad.
Pep Guardiola's Blaugranas showed to be in excellent form after two awkward results in Gijon and London as they received Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou. After 60 minutes of disappointing football, the Cule squad finally awoke and secured the game thanks to Lio Messi's sheer efficiency, scoring his 25th goal in 24 Liga games.
With numerous absentees, Barcelona visits the Iberostar Stadium and a victory is mandatory to keep Real Madrid in line. Will they manage to bag the three points in Mallorca?