Barcelona defender a serious doubt for Las Palmas clash

Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez has played almost every match this season at the age of 33, but will miss the match against Las Palmas due to an injury.

The Basque defender has been a leader at the back for Hansi Flick from day one and, alongside Pau Cubarsi, has set the tone for their defensive efforts. However, following the Blaugrana's 3-0 win over Brest, Martinez is struggling with some muscle soreness, and Sport say that unless he sees a dramatic improvement in the coming hours, he will not play against Las Palmas.

If that's the case, it could be Eric Garcia's first start since September, or youngster Sergi Dominguez could return to the fold. Las Palmas remain 17th but have made a dramatic turnaround under Diego Martinez, winning four of their last six games. Although seven of them came from the lower league against Ontinyent, Pio Pio also scored sixteen goals in that period.