The squad for the trip to Almería

Thursday sees FC Barcelona visit Almería's Power Horse Stadium for the LaLiga matchday 36 fixture. Girona's loss against Villarreal has opened up the possibility to go four points ahead of the Catalan side in the fight for second place.

The game kicks off at 9.30pm CEST and coach Xavi Hernandez has called up the following players to the travelling squad: Ter Stegen, João Cancelo, Íñigo Martínez, Ferran Torres, Pedri, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Iñaki Peña, João Félix, Christensen, Fermín, Marcos Alonso, Romeu, Vitor Roque, Sergi Roberto, Kounde, Lamine Yamal, Marc Casadó, Kochen, Cubarsí and Héctor Fort

There will be two matchdays left after the Almería game, with the first seeing Barça host Rayo Vallecano this coming Sunday at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, while the final match will see a trip to the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium to take on Sevilla on 25 May.