Overview
- Kickoff is set for Sunday at 13:00 GMT at Camp Nou, with UK coverage on Viaplay Sports.
- Barcelona top La Liga by four points and could open a seven-point gap before Real Madrid face Atletico later in the day.
- Team news points to Barcelona missing Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde and Frenkie de Jong, while Joan Garcia and Eric Garcia are expected to be available.
- Rayo Vallecano sit 13th, roughly six points above the drop zone, and advanced to the Conference League quarter-finals despite a 1-0 loss to Samsunspor; Nobel Mendy is suspended.
- Previews list expected XIs featuring Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez and Raphinha behind Robert Lewandowski for Barcelona, and tipsters generally back a home win, including a 3-1 prediction and a ‘Barcelona to win & under 3.5 goals’ bet at 8-5.