Barcelona will be bidding to make it five straight wins in all competitions when they travel to Elche in La Liga on Saturday night.
The Catalan outfit moved 12 points clear at the top of the table courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in El Clasico before the international break.
Xavi's side will now be looking to strengthen their grip on first position, with the team going in search of their 23rd victory of what has been a brilliant league campaign to date.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Elche, who are rock bottom of the division on 13 points.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Ousmane Dembele suffered a hamstring injury during Barcelona's clash with Girona on January 28; the France international has made excellent progress in his recovery, but he is still at least a couple of weeks away from being involved for the Catalan outfit.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Pedri picked up a hamstring injury against Manchester United in the Europa League at Camp Nou last month; he was initially expected to return against Real Madrid last time out but suffered a fresh setback ahead of the match, which could rule him out for another three or four weeks.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Frenkie de Jong picked up a hamstring problem during the clash with Real Madrid last time out, and the Dutchman has been ruled out of this weekend's clash with Elche.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Calf
Possible return date: Unknown
Andreas Christensen is facing three to four weeks on the sidelines with the calf problem that he suffered while representing Denmark during the international break.
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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Adductor
Possible return date: April 1 (vs. Elche)
Ronald Araujo suffered an adductor problem in El Clasico last time out, but the Uruguay international has been named in the squad for this match and could return.
BARCELONA'S SUSPENSION LIST
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Status: Out
Possible return date: April 5 (vs. Real Madrid)
Barcelona will be without the services of Raphinha this weekend due to the yellow card that the Brazil international picked up against Real Madrid last time out.
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