After a heavy defeat against Inter during the week, Barcelona is confronted with the task of getting up for what could be a decisive El Clasico against bitter rivals Real Madrid. With four games to go, the couple is separated by only four points and the Blaugrana has the more difficult run-in after the big game.
The Blaugrana will at least be back at Montjuic for the collision, but will try to massage their way back in shape, after a second extra time to play in the space of just ten days, the first against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.
However, they received a big boost on Thursday because they returned to training after a day off. According to the sport according to Semper Barca, left back Alejandro Balde returned to the training with the group after a hamstring injury that kept him outside the best part of a month. He was expected to be back against Inter, but did not make sufficient progress, and it seems that the extra few days have made the difference.