Comments and predictions for Barcelona vs Mallorca: Last-minute escape
The match between Barcelona vs Mallorca in La Liga takes place at 2:30 a.m. on April 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Barcelona vs Mallorca team information
Barcelona have yet to determine the exact extent of Lewandowski's hamstring injury, but the Polish striker will definitely miss this match and will most likely not return in time for the Copa del Rey final.
Alejandro Balde, Marc Casado, Marc Bernal and goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen are also sidelined. Flick is expected to make some changes to his starting lineup on Tuesday, with Lamine Yamal likely to return to the starting line-up.
Ronald Araujo and Gavi could also be recalled to the starting line-up, while Dani Olmo is likely to remain on the bench. Ferran Torres is expected to start as a centre-forward in place of Lewandowski.
For Mallorca, Manu Morlanes, Vedat Muriqi, Robert Navarro and Takuma Asano are all doubtful. However, the visitors did not record any more injuries after the 0-0 draw with Leganes.
Coach Arrasate could make just one change to the starting line-up from the last game, with Antonio Sanchez possibly replacing Abdon Prats in attack.
Mallorca will likely continue to use their familiar 5-3-2 formation, with Dani Rodriguez dropping deep to play in midfield, while Pablo Maffeo and Johan Mojica continue to take on the wings as full-backs.
Latest expected lineup for Barcelona vs Mallorca
Barcelona:
Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Torres
Mallorca:
Greif; Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Copete, Mojica; D Rodriguez, S Costa, Darder; Larin, A Sanchez
Latest football commentary on Barcelona vs Mallorca
Barcelona had a dramatic game against Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon, where they were 3-1 down in the second half. However, three goals in a row helped the Catalans come back to win 4-3.
Raphinha scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 98th minute, bringing three extremely important points for Hansi Flick's team. This victory helped Barcelona widen the gap with second-placed Real Madrid to 7 points.
The gap could be reduced to four points if Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night, but for now, Barcelona are still in control of the title race. Their 2024-25 La Liga campaign has been impressive, with 88 goals in 32 games – enough to take them towards the 100-goal mark in the league.
Barcelona are also aiming for a treble in the final stages of the season: they will meet Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final next weekend and face Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals.
However, the Montjuïc team received bad news when main striker Robert Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury and the return date is unknown. This is a big loss for Hansi Flick in the crucial period.
As for Mallorca, they were defeated 1-5 by Barcelona in the first leg this season and have not been able to win against the Catalan team in La Liga since May 2009. The last time they won at Barca's home ground was in 2008.
Jagoba Arrasate's side come into this game following a 0-0 draw with Leganes. However, they did record an impressive 2-0 win away to Real Sociedad on April 12.
Mallorca is currently ranked 7th on the rankings with 44 points after 32 matches (12 wins, 8 draws, 12 losses) - a position enough for them to get a ticket to the Europa League group stage next season.
8th place is currently a Europa Conference League play-off spot, so Mallorca have a real chance of qualifying for European competition – a remarkable achievement considering they finished 15th last season.
Mallorca have picked up 20 points from 15 away games this season – not bad, but they will face Barcelona – the team with the best home record at the temporary stadium in 2024-25.
Latest Barcelona vs Mallorca score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Barcelona vs Mallorcaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Barcelona 2-1 Mallorca
- WhoScore:Barcelona 2-0 Mallorca
- Our newspaper predicts:Barcelona 2-1 Mallorca
When and where to watch Barcelona vs Mallorca live?
To watch the Barcelona vs Mallorca match live in La Liga at 2:30 a.m. on April 23, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.