RCD Mallorca (15th, 20pts) vs FC Barcelona (7th, 28pts)*

*Points and positions at the prison term of writing on Saturday
Competition/Round : 2021-22 La Liga, Matchday 19
Barcelona Outs & Doubts : Sergiño Dest, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Philippe Coutinho, Ez Abde, Ousmane Dembélé ( out – Covid-19 ), Sergio Busquets ( out – suspension ), Martin Braithwaite, Sergi Roberto, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati, Pedri, Memphis Depay ( out – injury ), Yusuf Demir ( out – personal )
Mallorca Outs & Doubts : Takefusa Kubo, Aleksander Sedlar, Jaume Costa, Iñigo De Galarreta, Ángel Rodríguez, Dominik Greif, Joan Sastre, Jordi Mboula, Lago Júnior, Matthew Hoppe, Salva Sevilla, Antonio Raíllo ( out )

Date/Time : Sunday, January 2, 2022, 9pm CET/WAT ( Barcelona & Nigeria ), 8pm GMT ( UK ), 3pm ET, 12pm PT ( USA ), 1.30am IST ( India, Monday )
Venue : Visit Mallorca Stadium, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Referee : Antonio Mateu Lahoz
VAR : Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
How to watch on TV : not Available ( USA, Canada ), LaLigaTV ( UK ), SuperSport ( Nigeria ), MTV ( India ), Movistar LaLiga ( Spain ), others
How to watch online : ESPN+ ( USA ), LaLigaTV ( UK ), others

Following a 10-day holiday break and a Covid-19 outbreak within the squad, Barcelona fall to carry through for the first match of 2022 as they travel to Palma de Mallorca to face Mallorca at the stadium once known as Son Moix .
The result and operation against Sevilla in the concluding game of 2021 created batch of reasons for optimism about Xavi ’ south troops, but the Omicron form had early ideas and destroyed an already depleted squad ahead of what will be a interfering January for the Catalan giants .
Between the virus, suspensions and injuries, Barça will be missing an amaze total of 16 players for Sunday ’ randomness game and merely putting a team on the cant capable of winning will already be a big challenge. Expecting a big performance and a big win even against a delegating campaigner is not at all realistic, and three points will already be more than adequate under such crazy circumstances .
But Mallorca are going through a big Covid outbreak themselves and will be missing about all of their best players for this one, and they ’ ll be doing their best to hold on to a draw and possibly get an improbable victory on the antagonistic if Barça don ’ t have a good night on the musket ball .
Let ’ s dance for the first base prison term this year. With masks and social distance, of course. Can ’ metric ton afford any more positives at the moment.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS

Barcelona (4-3-3) : Ter Stegen ; Araujo, Piqué, Eric, Mingueza ; Nico, F. De Jong, Puig ; Akhomach, L. De Jong, Jutglà
Mallorca (4-2-3-1) : Reina ; Maffeo, Russo, Valjent, Oliván ; Baba, Battaglia ; Sánchez, Lee, Rodríguez ; Prats

PREDICTION

adenine weakened as Barça will be for this one, the lapp is dependable for Mallorca and we should silent find a room to win this one : 2-0 to the good guys .