Barcelona present themselves with the task of winning in 2024 so as not to distance themselves from the leaders of Spain.

He FC Barcelona They will face a tough test this Thursday when they visit UD PalmsIts clone in the First Division, a team that since the arrival of the former Azulgrana Garcia Pimienta The island bench represents the same DNA of the game.

Ten points off the leaders Real Madrid

And there are too many for a Giro team, Xavi Hernandez’s, who cannot afford more shocks if they want to be a real option in the second round of the championship.

The first half of the league will surely end this Thursday with the clash between the Canaries and the Catalans. When they take to the packed Gran Canaria pitch, Barca will know what Madrid and Girona have done this Wednesday against Mallorca and Atlético de Madrid respectively.

They will face a dangerous opponent, not only because of their casual way of understanding football, but because of their comfortable classification, in the middle of the table, closer to the European places than the relegation zone.

PalmsSome players with Barca past in their squad viz Mica marbleMarc Cardona, Sandro or Munir, is completing a great season, although this Thursday he will not be able to count on right-back Julian Araujo on loan from the Blaugrana, and attacker Alberto Molero will be a doubt, without recovering. He dislocated his right shoulder in the match against Cadiz.