Barcelona woes compounded as two key personnel to miss Mallorca game through suspension

Barcelona's goalless draw with Athletic Club Sunday night was a frustrating affair for the Catalan side, as they failed to capitalize on Real Madrid's dropped points from 24 hours earlier. In addition to this, they suffered two major injuries, with Frenkie de Jong and Pedri were both hit in the first half.

Neither player should be available for Barcelona's next game, which takes place on Friday at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, when they host Mallorca for the first match of MD28. Plus, they won't be the only ones missing out.

Ronald Araujo received a fifth yellow card in San Mames, which means he will be suspended for the match against Mallorca. In addition to this, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has also made booking number five, so he will be absent from the touchline at Montjuic.

This certainly goes down of Barcelona chances of a victory against Mallorca, which has taken form in the last two games. However, the likelihood is that changes will be made for this fixture anyway, as the Blaugrana face Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie the day after midweek.