Mallorca-Barcelona: Good news for Hansi Flick as Mallorca get key player back

Desperate to return to La Liga glory after just one point from their past three games, Barcelona take on RCD Mallorca at Son Moix in one of the toughest fixtures in La Liga, as Real Madrid found out in their competition. drawing on opening day. Both sides will welcome key players for the clash.

Striker Vedat Muriqi is back from suspension and both Sport and MD believe he will return to the starting line-up immediately. Cyle Larin got the equalizer against Valencia, but the former believe Abdon Prats will be in his place. Midfield is also a point of contention among Catalan dailies, as Sport say Yan Valery, Omar Mascarell, Antonio Sanchez and Chiquinho will start in a four. MD believes a much more compact fivesome of Samu Costa, Manu Morlanes, Robert Navarro, Dani Rodriguez and Sergi Darder will start behind Muriqi.

There is much less discussion about Barcelona's position. Manager Hansi Flick has said that both Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo will be fit from the start after starting on the bench on Saturday, while Marc Casado is back from suspension. Alejandro Balde has recovered from his neck injury that also forced him to retire. Gavi, Fermin Lopez and Pablo Torre drop out.

Jagoba Arrasate is without Toni Lato at left-back and Jose Copete, while Barcelona still have a long list of injuries including Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen. Striker Ferran Torres returned this weekend for his first appearance off the bench since September.