Las Palmas vs FC Barcelona: Probable lineups for the match - LaLiga 2024-25

UD Las Palmas and FC Barcelona will meet this Saturday, February 22, 2025, on matchday 25 of LaLiga EA Sports 2024-2025. The azulgrana team arrives as the tournament leader for the first time in 2025 and will face a rival that managed to win in Montjuïc in the first round (1-2), so it is likely that the culés will go to the Canary Islands with their best XI

Next, we review the probable starting formation, the substitutes' bench, and the injured and suspended players of Hansi Flick's Barcelona.

The azulgrana team arrives at matchday 25 with the obligation to earn three points to maintain the lead, waiting for new setbacks from Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid that would allow them to start gaining an advantage again. The team recovers Fermín López for matchday 25, who was suspended against Rayo. Andreas Christensen was also expected to return, but he did not receive medical clearance in time.

Possible lineup of FC Barcelona against Las Palmas

• Starting XI: (25, P) Szczesny; (23) Koundé, (2) Pau Cubarsí, (5) Íñigo Martínez, (3) Balde; (17) Casadó, (8) Pedri, (16) Fermín López; (19) Lamine Yamal, (11) Raphinha, (9) Lewandowski.
• Bench:  (13, P) Iñaki Peña; (4) Araujo; (6) Gavi; (7) Ferran Torres; (14) Pablo Torre; (18) Pau Víctor; (20) Dani Olmo; (21) Frenkie de Jong; (24) Eric García; (31, P) Kochen; (32) Héctor Fort; (35) Gerard Martín.
• Injured: (1) Ter Stegen; (28) Marc Bernal; (15) Andreas Christensen.
• Suspended: None.

For Barça, the visit to Las Palmas comes at a great moment, after four consecutive victories in the tournament. The team is unbeaten this year, with only a couple of draws (1-1 against Getafe and 2-2 against Atalanta) in twelve appearances across all competitions. In the previous match, the culés defeated Rayo in Montjuïc (1-0) thanks to a goal from Robert Lewandowski, who is also on a scoring streak, with four consecutive matchdays scoring.

Las Palmas, on the other hand, arrives in free fall seeking their first victory of 2025. The heavy defeat in the Cup against Elche (4-0) initiated a crisis of results for Diego Martínez's team. In La Liga, the team has not won since December 22 (1-0 against Espanyol) and has only accumulated one draw (1-1 against Osasuna at home) in the last six matchdays. Last week, the Canarians fell in Mallorca (3-1) and previously also lost against Girona (2-1) and Villarreal (1-2), results that leave them on the brink of relegation.

Possible lineup of UD Las Palmas against FC Barcelona

• Starting XI: Cillessen; Rozada, Suárez, McKenna, Mika Mármol; Bajcetic, Loiodice; Sandro, Muñoz, Moleiro; McBurnie.
• Bench:  (coming soon)
• Injured: Andy Pelmard,  Fábio Silva, Adnan Januzaj, Marc Cardona, and Marvin Park.
• Suspended: None.