FC Barcelona – Mallorca: Is Camp Nou untouchable? 
La Liga serves up a matchup with very different stakes this Saturday afternoon. League leaders Barcelona host Mallorca with a clear mission: put daylight between themselves and the pack. Mallorca arrive under pressure, clinging to survival and desperate for points.
Barcelona: keep rolling, no brakes 
Barça are on a run. Already lifted the Spanish Super Cup and still alive on a few fronts, the club looks unusually steady for this stage of the season. In the league the mood is upbeat — two wins on the spin have kept them top, with Real Madrid breathing down their neck.
Midweek they booked a spot in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, another sign this squad knows how to get the job done. They don’t need fireworks every week. They manage games. They attack with bite and ride out the quiet spells.
At Camp Nou the brief is simple: set the tempo, smother the opponent and turn territory into three points. A win would stretch the lead and heap pressure on the Madrid mob.
Mallorca: survive away from home 
Mallorca’s season has been a constant balancing act. Sitting in the bottom half, they’re barely clear of the relegation zone. Every point matters. Every trip away is a test.
That stunning win over Sevilla gave Jagoba Arrasate’s men a much-needed boost. Combined with another positive result in January, it bought the group some breathing space. For now.
The problem? Away form. Off the island they struggle to impose themselves, dropping points and going through outings without answers. Heading to Camp Nou right now looks like damage control, not a mission to take charge.
Probable line-ups
Barcelona :
J Garcia ; Kounde, Cubarsi, E Garcia, Balde ; Olmo, De Jong, Fermin ; Yamal, Torres, Rashford
Mallorca :
Roman ; Maffeo, Lopez, Valjent, Mojica ; Mascarell, Costa ; A Sanchez, Darder, Virgili ; Muriqi
Football Prediction FC Barcelona vs Mallorca
Barcelona to win by at least two goals
On paper this one reads itself. Mallorca will try to hold shape and hit the gaps Barcelona leave. But Barcelona’s collective control and attacking firepower should tell eventually.
At home Barça have too many tools to drop points in a match like this.
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