Barcelona train ahead of La Liga clash against Las Palmas

Barcelona's players and the Neymar's son Davi Lucca pose before the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) round of 16 second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club de Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 11, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Luis Enrique's side are looking to close gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid when they take on Las Palmas on Saturday. 

The defending champions are five points adrift of Real, who are on top of La Liga with 40 points and are set to play Sevilla in the league's top-two clash on Sunday.

Luis Enrique has virtually a full squad to pick from for the game at the Nou Camp, including reserve goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen who made his return to the starting eleven in midweek.

Barca fell further behind in the title race last weekend when they drew 1-1 at Villarreal and Real and Sevilla won their games.

On the other side, Las Palmas who are 8th in the standings with 24 points are yet to celebrate their first victory over Barcelona in club's history.

However, none of the two games from the last season was a piece of cake for the Catalans, who only managed to edge the yellows 2-1 in both matches. 


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