Barcelona
Line-up
- 1M. ter Stegen
- 18Jordi Alba
- 23S. Umtiti
- 3Gerard Pique
- 2Nélson Semedo
- 8Arthur
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 22Arturo Vidal
- 7Philippe Coutinho
- 9Luis Suárez
- 10Lionel Messi
- 4I. Rakitić
- 11O. Dembélé
- 14Malcom
Subs
- 13J. Cillessen
- 17J. Murillo
- 21Carles Aleñà
- 20Sergi Roberto
Rayo Vallecano
Line-up
- 13S. Dimitrievski
- 7Álex Moreno
- 17Luis Advíncula
- 16J. Amat
- 23Alejandro Gálvez
- 20Emiliano Velázquez
- 18Álvaro García
- 27Santi Comesaña
- 12Gianelli Imbula
- 14Bebé
- 9Raúl de Tomás
- 22José Ángel Pozo
- 11Adri Embarba
Subs
- 1Alberto García
- 2Tito
- 15Suarez, Mario
- 8Óscar Trejo
- 25F. Di Santo
It's looking good for Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a seven-point lead over Atletico Madrid. They are unbeaten in their last 14 league games winning the last three. The last two of those were important as they went away to Sevila and Real Madrid and came home with six points. At home, Barcelona have won five and drawn one of their last six league games and have only lost one of their 13 played at home this season in La Liga.
Rayo Vallecano are one from bottom in the table and two points from safety. December and January saw them win four out of five in La Liga but it's all gone wrong for them since. They come into this game having lost their last five league games and the newly promoted side look on their way back down again. Away from home, they have only won three away games and lost eight. Defeat number nine is on the way and Barcelona can win this game leading at both half and full time.