At least one of them, thus, is guaranteed to drop points. Barcelona, meanwhile, lock horns with the division's lowest-placed team in Real Oviedo and will look to farm the three points against a team that has looked largely helpless this season. After all, Guillermo Almada's side have been winless in their last 14 games across all competitions and last took three points in a game back in September.
Frenkie de Jong will not be available after picking up two yellow cards in the clash with Celta Vigo, forcing him to serve his suspension tomorrow. To add to that, Pedri is still not fit enough to feature, leaving Flick with a familiar dilemma. It is a situation the German coach has already experienced before, almost identical, in fact, to the one he faced during his early days at the club.