Reigning Champions Barcelona will start the new year with a trip to Gran Canaria for Thursday's La Liga clash with Las Palmas.
The Catalan giants begin 2024 in fourth place in the league table, while their newly-promoted opponents occupy ninth position.
Despite finishing 2023 with a defeat to Athletic Bilbao, Las Palmas will be pleased with their efforts in their first top-flight campaign since the 2017-18 season, having allayed fears of an immediate return to the second tier.
After winning seven, drawing four and losing seven of their 18 league matches, the team from Gran Canaria are just three points adrift of the top seven ahead of matchday 19.
While they are among the lowest scorers in the league with 15 goals, they have proven to be a tough team to break down, conceding just 15 times in La Liga this season – a record that can only be bettered by joint leaders Real Madrid.
0 Comments