Barcelona vs Mallorca Competition – Spanish Primera Liga Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Date: 8th March 2024 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
La Liga resumes this Friday as Barcelona host Mallorca in the 28th Round of the 2023/24 season. Barcelona’s season continued to unravel last weekend as they were held to a goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao while losing both Pedri and Frankie de Jong to long-term injuries during the game. The draw on Sunday was the tenth time they’ve dropped points in La Liga this season leaving them eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Hopes of an unlikely La Liga win this season are fading with every dropped point and despite Madrid’s patchy form, most Barca fans have lost hope that their side can still win the title. Yet they will be desperate for their side to bounce back here and take maximum points against Mallorca. Doing so will reduce the lead at the top to five points, albeit temporarily and help extend Barca’s unbeaten streak to eight games (W4, D3) ahead of a crucial UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg tie against Napoli. That said, Xavi’s men haven’t been firing on all cylinders at home with the hosts winning only three of their last six La Liga encounters at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (D1, L2) and conceding 14 goals in that sequence. However, two clean sheets in the last three matches of that run suggest that their defencive woes may have largely been addressed. Mallorca meanwhile will be desperate to make it back-to-back wins in the league for the first time this season when they face Barcelona on Friday night. The visitors secured a hugely impressive 1-0 win over second-placed Girona at the weekend to take them eight points clear of the relegation zone. That win, and a Copa del Rey semi-final triumph over Real Sociedad have also proven that Mallorca can’t be taken lightly so the visitors can be backed to cause an upset here. Also, with seven points won from four La Liga games (W2, D1, L1), the Balearic can be confident of avoiding defeat against a Barca side they held to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture. However, Mallorca are poor travellers and are winless in ten away league matches (D4, L6) making the prospect of a first top-flight H2H victory on the road since May 2008 seem unlikely. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga: Spanish Primera Liga Table
April 27, 2024
Las Palmas
13:00
Girona
Almeria
15:15
Getafe
Alaves
17:30
Celta Vigo
Atlético de Madrid
20:00
Athletic Bilbao
April 28, 2024
Cadiz
13:00
Mallorca
Granada
15:15
Osasuna
Villarreal
17:30
Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis
20:00
Sevilla
April 29, 2024
Barcelona
20:00
Valencia
May 3, 2024
Getafe
20:00
Athletic Bilbao
May 4, 2024
Real Sociedad
13:00
Las Palmas
Real Madrid
15:15
Cadiz
Girona
17:30
Barcelona
Mallorca
20:00
Atlético de Madrid
May 5, 2024
Osasuna
13:00
Real Betis
Celta Vigo
15:15
Villarreal
Valencia
17:30
Alaves
Rayo Vallecano
20:00
Almeria
Sevilla
20:00
Granada
May 10, 2024
Alaves
20:00
Girona
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Real Madrid
33
26
6
1
71
22
+49
84
2
Barcelona
32
21
7
4
64
37
+27
70
3
Girona
32
21
5
6
67
40
+27
68
4
Atlético de Madrid
32
19
4
9
59
38
+21
61
5
Athletic Bilbao
32
16
10
6
52
30
+22
58
6
Real Sociedad
33
13
12
8
46
35
+11
51
7
Real Betis
32
12
12
8
40
38
+2
48
8
Valencia
32
13
8
11
35
34
+1
47
9
Villarreal
32
11
9
12
51
55
-4
42
10
Getafe
32
9
13
10
38
44
-6
40
11
Osasuna
32
11
6
15
37
46
-9
39
12
Sevilla
32
9
10
13
41
45
-4
37
13
Las Palmas
32
10
7
15
30
39
-9
37
14
Alaves
32
9
8
15
28
38
-10
35
15
Rayo Vallecano
32
7
13
12
27
39
-12
34
16
Mallorca
32
6
13
13
26
38
-12
31
17
Celta Vigo
32
7
10
15
37
47
-10
31
18
Cadiz
32
4
13
15
22
45
-23
25
19
Granada
32
3
9
20
33
61
-28
18
20
Almeria
32
1
11
20
31
64
-33
14
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