Lionel Messi is required to be fit as Barcelona make the precarious trek to Malaga on Saturday hoping to move back to the highest point of La Liga.
Messi missed Wednesday's 2-1 Copa del Rey win at Athletic Bilbao because of a hamstring issue that constrained him off at half-time in a 6-0 defeat of the same rivals a weekend ago, however came back to preparing on Thursday.
Barca will likewise have Luis Suarez back after he finished a two-diversion Cup boycott in midweek as they hope to correct retribution on the main side that halted the European champions from scoring in their two gatherings last season.
Malaga took four focuses from a conceivable six against Barca in La Liga last season and were just crushed 1-0 because of Thomas Vermaelen's late strike when the two sides met at the Camp Nou prior this battle.
"We have to lean well on the grounds that against Malaga we have had troublesome diversions," said Barca midfielder Ivan Rakitic. "We need a great deal of admiration for them."
Malaga have officially helped Barca's title challenge this year by holding Real Madrid to a 0-0 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu back in September and beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 a month ago.
"We have played extraordinary recreations against those high in the table this year and last season," Malaga midfielder Ignacio Camacho said.
"We have to play an extremely finish amusement to take any focuses."
The hosts will be without Nordin Amrabat, however, after the Moroccan worldwide finished his turn to Watford on Monday.
Barca will be crippled by the nonappearance of shields Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba through suspension and harm separately.
Zinedine Zidane confronts his hardest test yet as Real Madrid supervisor when his side go to Real Betis on Sunday, yet Los Blancos are still overwhelming top picks to convey another persuading win.
Madrid have scored five times in discarding Deportivo la Coruna and Sporting Gijon at home in Zidane's two amusements in control since supplanting Rafael Benitez prior this month.
The Frenchman will be without Gareth Bale, who endured the repeat of a calf issue that will keep him out for up to three weeks against Sporting, yet generally has a completely fit squad to browse.
As opposed to Real's free-scoring structure, Betis haven't scored in seven back to back diversions as a component of a 10-amusement winless run.
Then again, they did get an amazing guide away toward high-flying Villarreal under new manager Juan Merino.
"I am certain that on the off chance that we proceed as we did against Villarreal we will have chances," said Merino.
"I have said to the squad to not be on edge, the objective will come."
Should they be ousted by Barcelona on Saturday, Atletico Madrid can come back to the highest point of the table in front of their outing to the Camp Nou one weekend from now when they have Sevilla on Sunday.
Atletico have won nine of their last 10 class amusements, however hinted at weakness in working to a 0-0 draw at Celta Vigo in the first-leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-last on Wednesday.
"We realized that each amusement will request more exertion and work, yet that is a piece of the obligation of managing the requests of each diversion. Presently we have to rest, eat well and plan for the up and coming recreations," said Atletico supervisor Diego Simeone.
Valencia manager Gary Neville goes looking for his first La Liga win at the seventh endeavor when Los Che visit Deportivo la Coruna.
Furthermore, Chinese financier Chen Yansheng will direct his new club subsequent to finishing a takeover of Espanyol as Villarreal hope to reinforce their position in fourth at Cornella-El Prat.
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