Barcelona captain Carles Puyol struggles with an ankle injury ahead of the clash with Malaga.Barca full-back Daniel Alves, meanwhile, has said that he would like to spend the rest of his career at the club.
"I am thinking of making my life at Barca and if they carry on treating me as well as they are now I'd like to hang up my boots here," the Brazilian former Sevilla player said on the club website.
Malaga forward Alberto Luque said coach Antonio Tapia had told the players they need to score at least two goals if they are to beat Barca.
"This is the season for heroic deeds and exceeding expectations that we never even imagined," he said.