Barcelona - Mallorca prediction in round 33 of La Liga

Overview

Barcelona just had an emotional victory when they came back to defeat Celta Vigo with a score of 4-3. This important victory helped the Blaugrana maintain a 4-point gap over Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga championship.

However, coach Hansi Flick's team paid a heavy price after the victory over Celta Vigo. Their main striker Robert Lewandowski has suffered a hamstring injury and cannot play the full 90 minutes.

The Polish striker could be out for 2-3 weeks, raising concerns for Barcelona in the key stages of the season.

As for Mallorca, they are still trying to compete for 6th place with Real Betis to find a ticket to the Europa League next season. This season, Mallorca has improved a lot compared to last year's struggles to stay in the league. The 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad also showed that this team can make surprises away from home.

However, the history of the confrontation did not support Mallorca in this match. They have not known the taste of victory against Barcelona since May 2009, as well as being defeated with a score of 1-5 in the first leg.

Barcelona without Lewandowski, the strength of the attack with 88 goals in 32 matches of the Catalan team is still capable of defeating Mallorca's defense. With different statistics, the chance for Mallorca to gain points at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium is not high.

Personnel situation

As mentioned, it was a pity for Barcelona that Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury in his most recent match. He will have to sit out this match alongside a number of other players.

On the other side of the front line, Mallorca have no further injury concerns. However, Manu Morlanes, Robert Navarro, Takuma Asano and Muriqi are still uncertain to play.

Expected lineup:

Barcelona: Szczesny, Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin, Pedri, De Jong, Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha, Torres.

Mallorca: Greif, Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Copete, Mojica, Rodriguez, Costa, Darder, Larin, Sanchez.