Las Palmas star to miss Barcelona clash
La Liga strugglers Las Palmas are set to be without a leading member of the club's backline for their next outing.
This comes owing to developments in Los Amarillos' latest outing.
Las Palmas marked their return to action a short time ago, making the trip to Son Moix for a La Liga meeting with RCD Mallorca.
When all was said and done, the visitors found themselves condemned to the wrong side of a 3-1 result.
And Las Palmas' woes were not confined solely to the eventual scoreline.
In addition, Diego Martínez's troops were dealt a blow on the personnel front. This came deep into injury time, upon defender Scott McKenna being shown his latest yellow card.
The Scot's fifth of the Spanish top-flight campaign to date, McKenna is now facing up to a one-game suspension.
As much will be served next Saturday, when Las Palmas play host to high-flying Barcelona.
Conor Laird – GSFN
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