So has Barca boss Luis Enrique decided to rest any of his stars ahead of the Champions League tie against Arsenal? Nope. 

Barcelona XI: Bravo, Alves, Alba, Mascherano, Mathieu, Roberto, Arda, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Neymar.

Las Palmas XI: Varas, Garcia, Garrido, Aythami, Bigas, El Zhar, Roque, Momo, Jose, Tana, Vieira.  

Not sure if Arsenal have sent a scout to Gran Canaria, but I'm sure if they did there was no shortage of takers! 

Bayern, as you would expect, are having more of the play in the opening 10 minutes, and they're not missing Philipp Lahm at all. Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa are causing a degree of threat, and Arturo Vidal has just seen a long-range shot deflected on to the top of the bar off Slobodan Rajkovic.

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Of course, we should not ignore the fact that Barca are 31 games unbeaten in all competitions - a Spanish record. Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar have 89 goals combined and standing between them and more is former Norwich and Manchester City defender Javier Garrido. Easy? No chance. 

As former England boss Sven Goran-Eriksson used to say so aptly: "This is football."

No Philipp Lahm for Bayern today, but no need to panic, according to the club’s Twitter feed. The captain is being rested ahead of Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 trip to Juventus. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer takes the armband.

Bayern Munich XI: Neuer; Kimmich, Tasci, Alaba; Robben, Rafinha, Vidal, Coman; Muller, Douglas Costa; Lewandowski.

Darmstadt have won both of their Bundesliga away games since returning from the winter break – albeit against the division’s bottom two, Hannover and Hoffenheim.

Darmstadt XI: Mathenia; Garics, Caldirola, Rajkovic, Junior Diaz; Sirigu, Jungwirth, Holland, Kempe; Vrancic; Wagner.

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Ignore those Euro-sceptics you keep hearing about in Brussels. We've got all the big issues covered. 

In addition to Las Palmas' game against Barcelona, we'll keep you up to date with Bayern Munich's home game against Darmstadt. They are already under way with the game goalless. Pep Guardiola's team starting the day eight points clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. 

We'll also keep tabs on Paris St-Germain's games against Reims. Only a 24-point gap to second place Monaco in Ligue 1. 

Winning never gets boring, though, does it Pep?

With odds of 14-1 a home win in Gran Canaria might seem the least obvious but having only lost 2-1 in the Nou Camp back in September the relegation-threatened Las Palmas have come closer than many others recently.

After their their three-hour trip to the Canary Islands this weekend, Luis Enrique's team visit Arsenal next Tuesday in the Champions League, so will their eyes be on other prizes?  

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What's more likely? Manchester United chief Ed Woodward having a nice relaxing weekend, Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott accidentally Tweeting a picture of his allotment or Las Palmas stealing an unexpected win at home to Barcelona?