Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Las Palmas

Barcelona play their inaugural game of 2024 on Thursday evening, as Xavi's side hit the road to face Las Palmas in La Liga action.

La Blaugrana drew the curtain on a relatively successful 2023 by beating Almeria in a 3-2 thriller on December 20, where a Raphinha strike and unlikely double from Sergi Roberto did the damage.

The reigning Spanish champions are still playing catch-up when it comes to the defence of their title, though, sitting fourth in the table and seven points behind first-placed Real Madrid and second-placed Girona.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Las Palmas, who occupy ninth spot in the La Liga rankings at present.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Back Possible return date: Unknown

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is currently recuperating from the back operation which forced him to withdraw from the Germany squad in November, and he is not expected to be back at Xavi's disposal until the middle of February.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Former Kopa Trophy winner Gavi is on the long road to recovery from a major ACL injury, which is expected to rule the Spain international out for the remainder of the season and Euro 2024.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Back Possible return date: Unknown

On New Year's Eve, Barcelona announced that experienced left-back Marcos Alonso would soon be going under the knife to address a back injury, and the club have not put a timeframe on the Spaniard's recovery.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Inigo Martinez has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury in the warm-up to December's clash with Atletico Madrid, and while he should return within the next couple of weeks, Thursday's game is expected to come too soon.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: January 4 (vs. Las Palmas)

Pedri missed Barcelona's triumph over Almeria on December 30 on account of sustaining a muscular injury in training, and having failed to take part in practice on New Year's Eve, it would be a surprise to see him return to action in Gran Canaria.

Barcelona have no players banned for this contest.