Barcelona will be bidding to make it back-to-back victories in La Liga when they travel to Alaves on Saturday.
Xavi announced after the 5-3 loss to Villarreal last weekend that he will be standing down as head coach of the Catalan giants at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.
The reigning champions managed to return to winning ways on Wednesday evening, though, beating Osasuna 1-0 on home soil, with the result leaving them fourth in the La Liga table, eight points behind leaders Girona.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Alaves, who have risen into 11th position due to their strong form.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Balde is set for a lengthy period on the sidelines, having had an operation on the hamstring injury that he picked up against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey last month.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Achilles
Possible return date: Unknown
Roberto has recently joined the injury list at Barcelona, with the Spaniard expected to be unavailable for the next couple of weeks due to an Achilles problem.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: Unknown
Ter Stegen had to withdraw from the Germany squad over the November international break due to a back problem, and he has since undergone an operation which will keep him out until at least March.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Gavi suffered an ACL injury while representing Spain over the November international break, and the midfielder is now set to be missing for the remainder of the campaign.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: Unknown
Alonso was recently forced to undergo an operation on a troublesome back problem, and he will not be available until at least the middle of March.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Raphinha suffered a thigh injury during Barcelona's Spanish Super Cup semi-final with Osasuna last month, and the Brazil international remains unavailable for selection.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Barcelona will be without the services of Torres for at least the next five weeks, with the attacker damaging his thigh in the 1-0 win over Osasuna last time out.
Status: Out
Type of injury: Ankle
Possible return date: Unknown
Felix missed out against Osasuna due to an ankle problem which he suffered in training, and the Portugal international is set to be absent until at least the end of the month.
BARCELONA'S SUSPENSION LIST
Barcelona have no players suspended for this match.
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