Barcelona wants to get closer to the top in an easy confrontation against Las Palmas
League Plus – Barcelona will host Las Palmas at eleven o’clock in the evening, Saturday, Mecca time, at the Luis Companis Olympic Stadium in the framework of the thirtieth round of the Spanish League.
The first round match between the two teams at the Estadio de Gran Canaria ended with Barcelona winning (1-2), as the hosts took the lead through Munir Haddadi, before the Blaugrana scored two goals through Ferran Torres and Ilkay Gundogan.
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Barcelona occupies second place in La Liga with 64 points, 8 points behind leaders Real Madrid, which will play on Sunday evening against Athletic Bilbao, as the Blaugrana hopes to win against Las Palmas and the Royal Club falters in order to close the gap.
This season in La Liga, the Catalan club achieved 19 victories and 7 draws, compared to 3 defeats. The team scored 60 goals and conceded 34 times.
On the other hand, Las Palmas wants to regain a winning tone after failing to win in the last 5 rounds of La Liga, where they tied with Getafe and Osasuna, and lost to Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Almeria.
Las Palmas is ranked eleventh with 37 points collected from 10 victories and 7 draws compared to 12 defeats. The team scored 29 goals and conceded 32 times.
The two teams met 69 times in La Liga, during which Barcelona prevailed with 42 victories compared to 19 wins for Las Palmas and 8 draws, and the Blaugrana scored 159 goals compared to 61 goals for Las Palmas.
Las Palmas did not win over Barcelona in the last 15 meetings between the two teams in La Liga, as the Blaugrana won 10 times compared to 3 draws. Las Palmas’ last victory over the Blaugrana in the league dates back to February 16, 1986, with a score of 3-0.
