Real Valladolid v Barcelona Preview

Real Valladolid v BarcelonaSaturday, April 4, 2009Nuevo ZorillaKick Off:20:00 CETCaptain Carles Puyol and Andrs Iniesta have both recovered from injury and are named in Pep Guardiolas 18 man squad for Saturday nights visit to Real Valladolid. The Barcelona coach is expected to rotate his squad and Me si, having played in Argentinas two matches, is expected to start on the bench after admitting he found things T.J. Oshie Jersey difficult in the second match which was played at high altitude against Bolivia, and while the other South Americans Tom Wilson Jersey and Aliaksandr Hleb have arrived back late to training after their international matches, Dani Alves should still be fit enough to start the match.It will be interesting to see how Barca fare after this weekend, as in the previous four matches played so far after international breaks, they have accumulated six points out of the twelve on offer. Although these results are not particularly good, Barca has managed to avoid defeat.With just 10 league matches left Barca will be looking to maintain their six point lead over nearest rivals, Real Madrid and the return of Puyol and Iniesta should provide a big boost to the Blaugrana defence and midfield.Spain U-21 keeper Sergio Asenjo should take the starting job in between the posts and Mendilibar will hope he is up to the task against a relentle s Barcelona attack. Pedro Michal Kempny Jersey Len will mi s the match due to suspension and the young wingers absence will sorely mi sed, but the return of defender Jos Antonio Garca Calvo will be a welcome reinforcement to the back-line, which will have to be in top form to deal with the Barca attack.RECENT FORM Real Valladolid 21/03 A Sevilla 1-415/ Washington Capitals Jersey 03 H Getafe 1-008/03 A Recreativo 3-201/03 A Valencia 2-122/02 H Mlaga 1-3Probable Starting XI (4-2 Alex Ovechkin Jersey -3-1): Asenjo; Lpez, Prieto, Calvo, Marcos; Rubio, Borja; Dorado, Cannobio, Sesma; GoitomBarcelona 22/03 H Mlaga 6-015/03 A Almera 2-011/03 H Lyon 5-207/03 H Athletic Bilbao 2-004/03 A Mallorca 1-1Probable Starting XI (4-3-3): Valds; D. Alves, Puyol, Piqu, Sylvinho; Xavi, Keita, Gudjohnsen; Bojan, Etoo, Henry
 
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