Espanyol are the visitors to the Nou Camp this week when they take on second placed Barcelona. It is a local derby between these two sides, so pride is most certainly at stake.
Barcelona saw their title hopes banished this week when Real Madrid won at Athletic Bilbao to clinch their first La Liga crown in four years.
Pep Guardiola now faces his last three games in charge of the club. This will also be his last ever game in charge on home soil after stating he will step down as head coach at the end of the season.
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Guardiola will be looking to end his reign at the helm of Barcelona with success, finishing strongly in the league and then lifting the Copa del Rey in the final against Athletic Bilbao.
With 14 wins from 15 games, the side from the Nou Camp are in a great run of form. However the one defeat in this run was against Real Madrid, which all but conceded the title.
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As for Espanyol, they sit comfortably in 13th place in the league and with not much to play for, it is all about building momentum for next season.
A top half finish in still in the sights for the team, but a shocking run of form has seen them slip down the La Liga table, with just one victory in their last nine encounters and three straight defeats.
Mauricio Pochettino knows that they will have to be at their very best to pick up a result this weekend at one of the toughest places to go in European football.
Pochettino’s side have also won just three games on the road this season, so a victory or even a result here looks to be a long shot.
It is set to be a great game between these two sides and it all gets underway from 8pm on Saturday.