FC Barcelona, leading the league with seven points, will be tested tomorrow in the Nou Camp against Zaragoza, a team that has rebounded in recent weeks and that the victory against Athletic Club has allowed him to leave lower part of the classification. For Barcelona, the match will be tomorrow before the big shock to be on Tuesday also at the Camp Nou against Arsenal in the knockout round of the Champions League final after stumbling in the first leg in London, where the Gunners won 2-1 after Villa's goal trace.
One of the most significant casualties will be Barça's coach Pep Guardiola, who is suffering from a herniated disc, who in recent days has been admitted to a hospital. This situation has forced his deputy, Francesc 'Tito' Vilanova, has taken the reins of the team. Barça was exceeded on Wednesday at the Mestalla, where snatched a valuable win (0-1) has allowed to live in comfort at the top of the table with seven points ahead of Real Madrid, the next day responded with a thrashing of Malaga (7-0).
After retrieving the injured and the suspended Alves Xavi for the match against Valencia, Barcelona expected soon have limbo and a little later with Carles Puyol, who is about to be discharged for the match against Arsenal. A week, and due to the low Valdés, José Manuel Pinto Andalusian again be under the sticks, at the expense of the evolving elongation suffered at the Mestalla.
Real Zaragoza travel while getting something positive during his visit to Camp Nou, given its location in the table, but aware of its limitations, increased by the absence through suspension of three starters, Leo Ponzio, Matteo Contini and Gabriel Fernández "Gabi" , bringing casualties to seven players.
This means that the Mexican coach Javier Aguirre has been forced to call on two players in the affiliate to complete the citation, the goalkeeper and midfielder Pablo Alcolea Kevin Lacroix. The staff knows the difficulty zaragocista surprise the Catalans, and more on its stage, but hoped that the victory over Valencia at the Mestalla and comprehensive income of points over Real Madrid has made some relaxation appears to attempt to surprise .
However, absences will present the team of Javier Aguirre appears to be a drag for this purpose since all three are holders fixed, and Ponzio Contini in the appearance of containment and Gabi as captain steals in midfield. The aim of the Zaragoça is trying to keep clean sheets because they are aware of the difficulties they have to score goals, and therefore, the first reference is not to receive so many that against a talented rival Barcelona would leave the party virtually sentenced.
Also left out of the citation goalkeeper Leo Franco, Lafita, Braulio and Dutch midfielder Said Boutahar, also the owner, all injured. Instead, it retrieves the side Uruguayan Carlos Diogo, after serving one-match ban. Absences require to reinvent a new alignment with Javier Aguirre, who has many questions, and which could come as central Paraguayan international headlines Da Silva, the side walls and midfielders Edmilson and N'Dow or Pinter.
It is also possible that the Nigerian Uche start on the bench not to force the match fitness after his year and a half injured, but play safely in the course of it. Probable teams: Barcelona: Pinto, Alves, Piqué, Abidal, Maxwell, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi and Villa. Zaragoza: Dobler, Diogo, Jarosik, Da Silva, Paredes, Edmilson or Pinter, Jorge Lopez, N'Dow, Ander Herrera, Bertolo or Obradovic, Sinama-Pongolle or Uche Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Committee Cantabria) Time: 13:00 hours time in Central Mexico.
Stadium: Camp Nou (98,000 fans). 
One of the most significant casualties will be Barça's coach Pep Guardiola, who is suffering from a herniated disc, who in recent days has been admitted to a hospital. This situation has forced his deputy, Francesc 'Tito' Vilanova, has taken the reins of the team. Barça was exceeded on Wednesday at the Mestalla, where snatched a valuable win (0-1) has allowed to live in comfort at the top of the table with seven points ahead of Real Madrid, the next day responded with a thrashing of Malaga (7-0).
After retrieving the injured and the suspended Alves Xavi for the match against Valencia, Barcelona expected soon have limbo and a little later with Carles Puyol, who is about to be discharged for the match against Arsenal. A week, and due to the low Valdés, José Manuel Pinto Andalusian again be under the sticks, at the expense of the evolving elongation suffered at the Mestalla.
Real Zaragoza travel while getting something positive during his visit to Camp Nou, given its location in the table, but aware of its limitations, increased by the absence through suspension of three starters, Leo Ponzio, Matteo Contini and Gabriel Fernández "Gabi" , bringing casualties to seven players.
This means that the Mexican coach Javier Aguirre has been forced to call on two players in the affiliate to complete the citation, the goalkeeper and midfielder Pablo Alcolea Kevin Lacroix. The staff knows the difficulty zaragocista surprise the Catalans, and more on its stage, but hoped that the victory over Valencia at the Mestalla and comprehensive income of points over Real Madrid has made some relaxation appears to attempt to surprise .
However, absences will present the team of Javier Aguirre appears to be a drag for this purpose since all three are holders fixed, and Ponzio Contini in the appearance of containment and Gabi as captain steals in midfield. The aim of the Zaragoça is trying to keep clean sheets because they are aware of the difficulties they have to score goals, and therefore, the first reference is not to receive so many that against a talented rival Barcelona would leave the party virtually sentenced.
Also left out of the citation goalkeeper Leo Franco, Lafita, Braulio and Dutch midfielder Said Boutahar, also the owner, all injured. Instead, it retrieves the side Uruguayan Carlos Diogo, after serving one-match ban. Absences require to reinvent a new alignment with Javier Aguirre, who has many questions, and which could come as central Paraguayan international headlines Da Silva, the side walls and midfielders Edmilson and N'Dow or Pinter.
It is also possible that the Nigerian Uche start on the bench not to force the match fitness after his year and a half injured, but play safely in the course of it. Probable teams: Barcelona: Pinto, Alves, Piqué, Abidal, Maxwell, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi and Villa. Zaragoza: Dobler, Diogo, Jarosik, Da Silva, Paredes, Edmilson or Pinter, Jorge Lopez, N'Dow, Ander Herrera, Bertolo or Obradovic, Sinama-Pongolle or Uche Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Committee Cantabria) Time: 13:00 hours time in Central Mexico.
Stadium: Camp Nou (98,000 fans).
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