Rijkaard has won two league titles at Barcelona and took the club to a second-ever Champions League victory in 2006, but the team have fallen on hard times since that success.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed on Thursday that Rijkaard will depart at the end of the season, when he will be replaced by the club's former midfield lynchpin, Josep Guardiola.

In his last pre-match press conference at the Nou Camp on Saturday, Rijkaard admitted he is proud to have coached Barcelona for five seasons.

"It has been an honour," he said.

But the Dutchman is not expecting an heroic send-off, revealing he is prepared to incur the wrath of an angry Nou Camp faithful following a second successive disappointing campaign.

"If the fans want to applaud, they should applaud the club and the the players, but it's a complicated moment as we haven't achieved what we wanted.

"If there are jeers, they should also be for me because I am part of the group," he said.

"We are all in the same boat and I don't want to be the exception."

Rijkaard admitted he will feel strange in his last game at the Nou Camp as coach of Barcelona.

"It will be a little strange, but I don't want anything special, positive or negative.

"I just want it to be a relaxed day with my team and my colleagues," he said.

Following Wednesday's painful 4-1 defeat at bitter rivals Real Madrid, many Barcelona fans gathered outside the stadium to berate the players and president Joan Laporta on Thursday, but Rijkaard received support from supporters when he left training on Friday.

Around a dozen fans shouted "it's not your fault, Frank" as the coach left the ground.

Barcelona are now third in the table and sit seven points behind second-placed Villarreal with just two games remaining.

While the team unable to make up that deficit, Rijkaard hopes his side play with pride against Mallorca on Sunday.

"Despite the circumstances and the last result, I hope the team can show a good image of themselves and play a good game.

"I want to see the players giving everything for this club, for the badge and for their pride," he said.

Meanwhile, the Dutchman believes his successor, Guardiola, represents a good choice to lead Barcelona from next season.

"I like him and have great respect for him. He is doing a great job with the youth team and can do good things here," he said.

Samuel Eto'o and Deco return from suspension and could start against Mallorca, but Ronaldinho, Sylvinho, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Gabi Milito are all sidelined.

Rafael Marquez and Xavi are both banned.

Mallorca, meanwhile, are finishing strongly and could yet grab a place in next season's UEFA Cup

The islanders have won their last four games and are now just three points behind sixth-placed Racing Santander with two rounds of the championship remaining.

Despite the team's good run and Barcelona's bad form of late, coach Gregorio Manzano believes his side face a very difficult match on Sunday.

"Barca are in muddy waters and we are enjoying a good moment, but it will be a hard game because they are saying goodbye to their fans (in the last home game) and they won't want to end the season with a defeat," he said on Saturday.

Ivan Ramis and Lionel Scaloni are set to miss out through injury, but Ariel Ibagaza could return.

Striker Dani Guiza, who is reportedly a Barcelona target, is now the league's top scorer with 26 goals, two more than Sevilla's Luis Fabiano.

Mallorca have not applied for a place in the Intertoto Cup.