Barcelona will be aiming to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they host Leganes on Sunday evening.
The Catalan outfit were held to a 2-2 draw by Real Betis in their last league match, but they remain top of the La Liga table, two points ahead of the reigning champions Real Madrid, who have a game in hand.
Barcelona will enter this match off the back of an excellent result, though, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday to strengthen their hopes of reaching the knockout round.
Leganes, meanwhile, lost 3-0 at home to Real Sociedad last time out, and Borja Jimenez's side are currently 17th in the division, picking up 15 points from their opening 16 games of the campaign.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of their contest at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 9
Barcelona wins: 8
Draws: 0
Leganes wins: 1
Barcelona and Leganes have only met on nine occasions throughout history, and the Catalan giants unsurprisingly have enjoyed a lot of success in this fixture, winning eight times, with Leganes only overcoming Blaugrana once.
The first-ever meeting between the two sides occurred in September 2016, with Barcelona winning 5-1, while their last two contests came back in 2020, with Barcelona triumphing 5-0 and 2-0 in the Copa del Rey and league respectively.
Leganes' victory over Barcelona came on home soil in September 2018, with Nabil El Zhar and Oscar Rodriguez on the scoresheet for Mauricio Pellegrino's side, while Philippe Coutinho netted for the visitors.
Barcelona have scored 26 times in their nine games against Leganes, conceding just seven, while Lionel Messi is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, managing 11 goals during his time with the 27-time La Liga champions.
The Catalan team have only kept a clean sheet in three of their previous nine games against Leganes, though, which should hand the visitors confidence ahead of Sunday's showdown in Spain's top flight.
Previous meetings
Jun 16, 2020: Barcelona 2-0 Leganes (La Liga)
Jan 30, 2020: Barcelona 5-0 Leganes (Copa del Rey Round of 16)
Nov 23, 2019: Leganes 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 20, 2019: Barcelona 3-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Sep 26, 2018: Leganes 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 07, 2018: Barcelona 3-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Nov 18, 2017: Leganes 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 19, 2017: Barcelona 2-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Sep 17, 2016: Leganes 1-5 Barcelona (La Liga)
La Liga meetings
Jun 16, 2020: Barcelona 2-0 Leganes (La Liga)
Nov 23, 2019: Leganes 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 20, 2019: Barcelona 3-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Sep 26, 2018: Leganes 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 07, 2018: Barcelona 3-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Nov 18, 2017: Leganes 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 19, 2017: Barcelona 2-1 Leganes (La Liga)
Sep 17, 2016: Leganes 1-5 Barcelona (La Liga)
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