Espanyol will be without defender Brian Olivan, who has been sidelined since late March due to a calf injury.

Pol Lozano missed the recent narrow loss to Leganes because of a quad injury, but he has returned to training and is in contention to start against Barcelona.

Right-back Omar El Hilali is set for a possible recall after serving a one-match suspension for accumulating yellow cards.

Javi Puado remains one of Espanyol's key attacking threats, with 11 goals and three assists in 32 La Liga appearances this season.

Meanwhile, Barcelona will continue to miss long-term absentee Marc Bernal, who is still rehabilitating from a knee injury.

Defender Jules Kounde and forward Pablo Torre are unlikely to play as they recover from hamstring and knee issues, respectively.

Inigo Martinez is suspended due to yellow card accumulation, potentially paving the way for Ronald Araujo or Andreas Christensen to start, with the latter in strong form after his substitute role in El Clasico.

Alejandro Balde is pushing for a starting spot after playing over half an hour as a substitute against Real Madrid, though Barcelona may not risk starting Robert Lewandowski due to his ongoing hamstring problems.

Espanyol possible starting lineup:

Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Exposito, Gonzalez, Lozano; Jofre, Puado, Roberto

Barcelona possible starting lineup:

Szczesny; Garcia, Christensen, Cubarsi, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Torres