Barcelona presents itself with the task of winning in 2024 so as not to fall away from the leaders Spain

He FC Barcelona They will face a tough test when they visit UD this Thursday palmsIts clone in the first division, a team that since the arrival of the ex-Azulgrana garcia pimienta The island bench represents the same dna Of the game.

ten points away from the leaders real Madrid And that’s too many for a team that is that of Xavi Hernandez, who cannot afford any more setbacks if they want to be a real option in the second round of the championship.

The first part of the league will conclude this Thursday with a clash between the Canaries and the Catalans. When they take to the packed Gran Canaria pitch, Barça will know what Madrid and Verona 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 also because of their comfortable classification, in the middle of the table, closer to the European places than the relegation zone.

palmsTheir team includes many players with Barça past mica marbleMarc Cardona, Sandro or Munir, are completing a great season, although this Thursday he will not be able to count on Julian Araújo, the right back, on loan from the Blaugrana, and there will be doubts on the attacker Alberto Molero, without recovering from the match against Cadiz. He suffered a dislocation of his right shoulder.