The Barcelona trio incurred “blessing in disguise” suspensions during the Las Palmas win

Barcelona continued their impressive recent form with a quick 1-0 win over 10 man Las Palmas on Saturday, but it was a match that saw three of their key players pick up one-match suspensions.

Robert Lewandowski, Joao Cancelo and Inigo Martinez were all on four La Liga yellow cards in the match, and were all booked by referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer, meaning they will miss Barcelona's next league game, which it's against Cadiz in two weeks. time

However, this is a blessing in disguise for Barcelona and head coach Xavi Hernandez. That Cadiz match is sandwiched between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain, and MD note that this will allow the trio – especially Lewandowski and Cancelo, who will be named starters for both games – extra rest before the second leg in Montjuic.

It also ensures that Lewandowski, Cancelo and Martinez will be available for El Clasico, as they served their suspensions against Cadiz a week earlier. All in all, it seems good news that all three players will miss the match at Nuevo Mirandilla – although Barcelona still need to make sure they win without them.