Barcelona will attempt to reduce the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid when they host Deportivo Alaves on Sunday. Hansi Flick's side begin this matchweek seven points behind the reigning champions and three adrift of second-place Atletico Madrid.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the league is still fighting to have Barcelona forward Dani Olmo unregistered for the second half of the season.

Bernal is a long-term absentee after he sustained an ACL injury in a La Liga meeting with Rayo Vallecano in August. The midfielder is set to miss the remainder of the season, and will be focusing on returning to fitness ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Benfica with a calf injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday.

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Benfica with a calf injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday.

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo is sidelined with a calf injury, missing the Champions League match against Benfica. Since joining Barcelona, he scored six goals in 18 appearances. Barcelona initially faced registration objections for Olmo but received a provisional nod from the Spanish Government pending appeal results.

According to a recent X post from Futscoreboard, Barcelona star Dani Olmo will arrive in EA FC 25 Ultimate Team as a Road to the Final item.

Previous manager Xavi wanted a big name in the position, but the closest he got was bringing a then 32-year-old Ilkay Gundogan in from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. Gundogan ended up starting 33 La Liga matches and nine Champions League games for Barca in 2023-24.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Alaves, who are 17th in Spain's top flight, one point ahead of the relegation zone. Status: Out Type of injury: Calf Possible return date: February 22 (vs. Las Palmas)

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has reiterated that he remains against the registration of Dani Olmo and that he is still working to overturn Barcelona's appeal.

Sitting second in the UEFA Champions League table, Barcelona hope to secure not only a Round of 16 bye but a top-four position as they meet Serie A side Atalanta in their league-phase finale.