Barcelona vs Mallorca: King Messi is back Barcelona vs Mallorca Argentine to celebrate the Ballon d'Or with his people

It's party time at the Camp Nou, with Barcelona's clash with Real Mallorca being the first match since Lionel Messi took back his throne as the best football in the world, winning his sixth Ballon d'Or.

Monday saw the Argentine become the first player in history to win six Ballon d'Or awards, and Barcelona are intending to honour their iconic forward in a fitting manner.

He will be presented with the trophy once more out on the pitch, and even though there has been the harrowing talk of the Barcelona captain retiring, the pre-match ceremony will put everyone in a fantastic mood.

Real Mallorca face a hugely difficult task, based on the fact they have real problems every single time they play away from home, whilst the Catalan club have been imperious at the Camp Nou.

Not since matchday 12 in the 2018/19 season have the Blaugrana lost at home in the league, and along with Messi this makes things look complicated for the visitors.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are level on points at the top of the league, and it will be important for the Catalans to not look ahead to the Clasico on December 18.

Injuries are becoming a problem for Ernesto Valverde and Jordi Alba will be absent yet again along with Nelson Semedo and Ousmane Dembele.

Ansu Fati and Arthur Melo themselves suffered knocks in training on Friday and will need to be assessed prior to kick-off.

Real Mallorca head to Catalonia with more hope than any real expectation, and they will be desperate to finally bring to an end their poor away run.

It will be a surprise if it happens, but there were signs of improvement against Real Betis in their last match, with the Balearic Islanders creating a number of chances.

Their last victory over Barcelona came in 2008 courtesy of goals from Borja Valero, Pierre Webo and Dani Guiza, who put their Catalan opponents to bed.