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Barcelona XI vs Mallorca: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and latest injuries for LaLiga clash

Arthur and Ansu Fati have both been left out of Barcelona’s squad to face Mallorca in LaLiga tonight.

The Brazilian midfielder and the young Spanish forward, who signed a new long-term contract this week, were absent from Barca’s final training session on Friday and will play no part in this weekend’s game at Camp Nou.

Both players could return for Tuesday night’s Champions League clash away to Inter Milan, but with Group F already won, Saturday’s LaLiga match will be the priority for coach Ernesto Valverde.

Valverde will decide between Ivan Rakitic and Arturo Vidal to fill Arthur’s place in midfield, while there could be a rare opportunity from the bench for Carles Alena.

Winger Ousmane Dembele is sidelined for 10 weeks with a thigh injury picked up in the 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in late November, so Antoine Griezmann should start with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez against Mallorca.

Messi, who won his sixth Ballon d'Or on Monday night in Paris, will present the award to the Camp Nou ahead of Saturday's game.

With Dembele and Ansu Fati out, Carles Perez also returns to the squad and should be on the bench.

Left-back Junior Firpo will feature again in the absence of Jordi Alba though injury, with Sergi Roberto on the opposite flank as Nelson Semedo is still not quite ready to return.

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Barcelona predicted XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Junior Firpo; Busquets, Rakitic, De Jong; Messi, Suarez, Griezmann

Mallorca predicted XI (4-3-3): Reina; Sastre, Valjent, Raillo, Gamez; Febas, Baba, Sevilla; Rodriguez, Budimir, Kubo

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