There was a loss for Xavi because he got 2 yellow cards against Atlhetico Madrid. This allowed Xavi to miss 3 matches. Against Las Palmas, Cadiz and Real Madrid. A disadvantage, because at the moment Barcelona is in improved form. They haven't lost after playing Villareal.
It's an easy fixture for Xavi's Barcelona, I don't think Las Pallas and Cadiz will put much pressure on Barcelona in their current form. The big derby El-Clasico, which will take place later, will be a big test. They still have the possibility of catching Real Madrid on paper, but Xavi needs to go through this process perfectly.
It is hopeful that there are not many missing players in the squad. They overthrew Atletico Madrid, now it may be Real Madrid's turn, who knows.
Facing Las Palmas should not be a problem for Barcelona even though they will be without several players. Las Palmas are far below them, so it would be a shame if they couldn't win this match which is quite easy, especially since they will also play as hosts in this match.
Their landslide victory against Atletico Madrid is very valuable capital, they will face opponents who are not much better than Atletico Madrid so they must be able to win this match because almost everyone predicts they will win this match.
Xavi will prepare everything, they also need a win to maintain their position in the standings, at least to maintain their position in 2nd place. The reason is that they only have a difference of 2 points from Girona who is in 3rd place. Girona themselves will definitely try to return to their best performance in order to seize their position which is now taken by Barcelona.
I wonder why management continues to put pressure on Xavi even though their performance is not bad.