Top will take on bottom in La Liga on Saturday evening, with Barcelona making the trip to struggling Elche.
The Catalan outfit will be bidding to move 15 points clear at the top of the table, while a win for Elche would boost their slim survival hopes, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
ELCHE vs. BARCELONA
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ELCHE
Out: Pape Cheikh (suspended), Lucas Boye (suspended), Lisandro Magallan (muscle), Enzo Roco (muscle), Alex Collado (tendon), John Donald (leg)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Badia; Morente, Palacios, Verdu, Gonzalez, Clerc; Fidel, Mascarell, Gumbau; Milla, Ponce
BARCELONA
Out: Raphinha (suspended), Frenkie de Jong (hamstring), Andreas Christensen (calf), Pedri (hamstring), Ousmane Dembele (hamstring)
Doubtful: Ronald Araujo (adductor)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, E Garcia, Alonso, Alba; Roberto, Busquets, Gavi; F Torres, Lewandowski, Fati
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