Thanks for joining us! Diego Kochen GK , 4. Ronald Araujo, 5. Gavi, 7. Ferran Torres, Pablo Torre, Pau Victor, Dani Olmo, Frenkie de Jong, Gerard Martin. This match can decide a lot in the standings. They are a better team than what the table says. They are an intense team. They know us well and it won't be easy. In this round the matches are complicated.
Everyone makes mistakes and makes mistakes, but the responsibility of the coaches and players is to protect them. Why waste energy on arguing with the referees? Now we have VAR and we have to trust them. It is important to take care of them and change the situation. It's normal to make mistakes. We also make mistakes. We have to protect the referees. In Barcelona, the presence of Raphinha stands out.
The year-old Brazilian striker is one of the team's most outstanding players so far in LaLiga where he has 13 goals and six assists in 24 games played, starting 23 of them. He totals minutes in total. The year-old Spanish striker is one of the team's most outstanding players so far in LaLiga where he has seven goals and three assists in 19 matches played, starting 16 of them. He has minutes in total. These two teams have met 78 times. The statistics are in favor of Barcelona, who have emerged victorious on 48 occasions, while UD Las Palmas have won on 21 occasions, leaving a balance of eight draws.
Referring only to the times they have faced each other in LaLiga, we count 71 duels , where the numbers are in favor of Barcelona with 43 wins, while UD Las Palmas has achieved 20, for a balance of eight draws. If we take into account the times that UD Las Palmas has been at home against Barcelona in LaLiga, there are 35 matches , where the yellows have the advantage with 17 wins over the 13 that have been achieved by the azulgrana , and the five draws that have occurred.
The Catalan side comes into this game with a lot of momentum, accumulating four consecutive wins and since that game they lost to Atletico Madrid prior to the winter break, they are undefeated in any competition. They also have the best away record in La Liga this season, securing 27 points from 13 games.
