Las Palmas vs Barcelona LIVE BLOG: Luis Enrique's Men Try to Keep Pressure on Real Madrid

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18:52 THE MSN

There's no doubt as to who Luis Enrique will be looking to for goals tonight.

'MSN' have contributed 72 of Barca's 108 La Liga goals so far this season, with Messi leading the way with 35 efforts, Luis Suarez not far behind on 27 and Neymar sitting on 10.

Their next top scorer is Rakitic, who has eight strikes, while Paco Alcacer and Rafinha have contributed six apiece.

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18:47 TITLE RACE TO GO DOWN TO THE WIRE

Real Madrid looked as though they were in control of the title race midway through the season, but Barcelona have clawed themselves back into contention in recent weeks and, thanks to their El Clasico triumph, are now firm contenders.

Madrid still have the upper hand, having played a game less than their Catalan rivals, but Barcelona have to keep the pressure on Zinedine Zidane's men with a win tonight.

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18:41 BARCELONA LINEUP

That fearsome trio is present yet again for Barcelona, with Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar likely to wreak havoc all evening.

They are ably supported by midfielders Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic and Andres Iniesta, while two left-backs, Jordi Alba and Lucas Digne, feature alongside Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is the goalkeeper.

 XI Barça:

1.Ter Stegen
4.Rakitic
5.Sergio
8.Iniesta
9.Suárez
10.Messi
11.Neymar Jr
14.Mascherano
18.Jordi Alba
19.Digne
23.Umtiti

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) May 14, 2017

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18:36 LAS PALMAS LINEUP

The hosts are safe from relegation and, as some might put it, they have nothing to play for. Currently sitting in 14th place in La Liga, they could do with a win to address their recent run of poor form.

Here's how they lineup to take on tonight's visitors, the mighty Barcelona.

Key names include Alen Halilovic, a former Barcelona player, and Raul Lazion, their goalkeeper who should be in for a hectic night.

There's some cracking music to go with that clip, I suggest you crank the volume up.

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18:29 GOOD EVENING!

Hello everybody! How we doing, alright? Not too tuckered out from an exciting day of Premier League action I hope, as we have an exciting evening of La Liga action to look forward to.

Barcelona, currently sitting pretty at the top of the table, need a win to keep their title aspirations in check. With Real Madrid also in action, Luis Enrique's side need a victory and hope Sevilla do them a favour.

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