Overview
- Kickoff is 13:00 at Camp Nou, with leaders Barcelona on 70 points facing 13th-place Rayo Vallecano on 32.
- Barcelona arrive off a 7-2 win over Newcastle that sealed a Champions League quarter-final spot, while Rayo progressed to the Conference League last eight despite a 1-0 loss to Samsunspor.
- Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde and Frenkie de Jong are expected to miss out, as Hansi Flick says Marcus Rashford is now 100% after recent discomfort.
- Selection remains in flux, with Mundo Deportivo reporting Ferran Torres could start at No. 9 ahead of Robert Lewandowski, though other previews expect Lewandowski to lead the line.
- Rayo coach Iñigo Pérez says his team must be near perfect, as Barcelona’s Marc Bernal sits one yellow card from a ban that would rule him out of the next league match at Atletico Madrid.