Getafe will be keen to spoil the party and one of their team, Carles Alena, has the additional spice of being a Barcelona man.
Born in Mataro in Catalonia, the now-24-year-old midfielder came through La Masia before spending five years as a first-teamer at Camp Nou between 2016 and 2021.
He failed to establish himself, however, and departed for Getafe last summer after loan spells with Real Betis and Getafe.
“Playing at the [Santiago] Bernabeu is everything to me,” Alena said in comments carried by Marca of Saturday's match. “It's always been a special game. The truth is that I’ve received some messages from Barcelona.
“Getafe want to win and if it also helps my former teammates and friends, let's see if we can. Barcelona are playing at a spectacular level, for me they’re the team that's in best shape in La Liga.
“It's not certain that I would have played with Xavi Hernandez, I don't think like that. If I thought about that all the time I'd go crazy. But I would have liked it; he's been my idol since I was little and I think he's going to be the best coach in the world.”