FC Barcelona returns to compete in LaLiga after the European victory against Brest. The team led by Hansi Flick will receive this Saturday, at 4:00 p.m., Las Palmas at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. With Lamine Yamal recovered, confirmed by the German coach, the culés will seek to add three again in the national competition. In front of them they will have a team that is rowing to correct the bad start to the season, in which they went 9 games without knowing the victory.

The Gran Canaria team, which will come to the duel with 4 players with a Blaugrana past in its ranks, will seek to add three in the Blaugrana fiefdom. They have not managed to beat Barça on their field since the 1971-1972 season, on the third day of the league, with Rinus Michels on the bench. That match ended 1-2, with a comeback by the visitors to Marcial's initial goal.

Barça get Lamine and Ferrán back for the game

The team managed by Hansi Flick is now entering a key moment of the season. They are first in the league, with 34 points, but they will have to fight to stay in their position. FC Barcelona will have to play six matches in 22 days. Of these matches, three of them will be away from home, with trips to Mallorca, Sevilla and Dortmund. On the other hand, Montjuic will be visited by Leganés and Atlético de Madrid, although Las Palmas will be the first to do so this Saturday.

With such a hectic schedule, it is best to have as many players as possible. After recovering from their respective injuries, if nothing goes wrong, Lamine Yamal and Ferrán Torres will be given the medical all-clear and will be included in the squad this weekend. Regarding the young Barça star, Flick has assured that he will play, although he has not wanted to clarify whether he will be a starter or not. On the other hand, Iñigo Martínez, who was doubtful due to muscle problems, trained normally on Friday morning, so the doubts about his presence against Las Palmas are dispelled.

The one who is sure not to be there is Marc Casadó. The player from Sant Pere de Vilamajor was sent off for a second yellow card in the match against RC Celta de Vigo. Therefore, he will serve a one-match suspension in this fifteenth matchday. Hansi Flick will have to decide who will take his place as positional pivot. One of the candidates could be Frenkie de Jong, of whom the German has said that "he has been through a long injury and took a hard blow in Belgrade, very painful, and that has to be managed. Now he needs to regain his confidence."

Las Palmas need points to move away from relegation

The Gran Canaria team occupies seventeenth position in the league table. This season they had started a new project with Luis Carrión, after García Pimienta left for Sevilla. However, after 9 games without a win, with 6 defeats and 3 draws, the patience of the 'pío-pío' leadership ran out and they fired their coach. The replacement is Diego Martínez, who has managed to raise the performance of his pupils: 3 wins and 2 losses in 5 games.

The yellow team arrives with the absences of Álex Muñoz, Sinkgraven and Pejiño. Regarding the absences, their coach has spoken: "They will not travel for different reasons. One for a personal matter and the others due to injury and cannot travel with the team." The rest of the squad is available, after the recoveries of Januzaj and Marvin.

Thus, both teams need to win. The Catalans to get back on the winning track and not drop any more points, thus preventing Real Madrid from getting any closer. For their part, the visitors must continue to row to get away from relegation.

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