Barcelona will be taking on Granada over the weekend and after taking the most perfect start in the Spanish La Liga, Tito Vilanova will hope that his side continues to play in the same way.
Barcelona will be taking on Granada as they return their focus to Spanish La Liga after playing in the UEFA Champions League over the midweek.
The Catalan giants won their midweek fixture against Spartak Moscow, just like they have won each and every game in the Spanish La Liga so far.
The game against Granada is definitely going to be different from the usual fixtures as La Blaugrana will be missing a few key players.
While speaking about the fixture against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Allan-Nyom-c5216 said:
“They are not from the same league as us, but we will try to do the best we can.”
While speaking about Granada’s own form, the French-born Cameroonian said:
“We are ok, the league has just begun but it is important that we start picking up points now, especially against sides of the same level as us. We have to win our next home game. We still need to improve in defence and stop conceding goals.”
Team News: Barcelona
Tito Vilanova is going to have a lot of problems as Barcelona take on Granada over the weekend. The Catalan giants lost their club captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331, because of a knee injury and during the midweek game against Spartak Moscow La Blaugrana also lost their
first-choice centre-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique.
Therefore, Vilanova will have to work without their first-choice centre-back duo.
The Catalan boss will definitely play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-Song-c4804 or Marc Bartra can both fit into that position.
Moreover, Andres Iniesta has not fully recovered from his respective injury and he will also be missing out from this La Liga game.
However, all hope is not lost for the Catalan giants as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 has returned from the illness which he was suffering from and Vilanova is definitely going to play him in the first team.
The expected line-up for the Spanish giants can be:
Victor Valdes; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez.
Team News: Granada
Granada have not started the Spanish La Liga in the most perfect way possible but they definitely have the ability to cause an upset against Barcelona.
Their first-choice strikers, Antonio Flores and Darwin Machis, have returned from their respective injuries and will be available to play against the Catalan giants.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Borja-c7886 Gomez, who picked up a suspension, is now back after serving his ban.
However, there are a lot of other players who are out and these players include: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294.
Therefore, things can get worse for Granada, who are currently sitting in the danger zone, placed 18th in the Spanish La Liga with only two points from the four games which they have played.
The expected line-up for Granada can be:
Tono; Nyom, Lopez, Gomez, Siqueira; Iriney, M http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rico-c31132, Torje, Orellana, El-Arabi; Floro Flores.
Prediction:
Barcelona have triumphed over Granada in the last two fixtures which have taken place between them. However, things have not been very smooth for the Catalan giants whenever they have faced Granada.
Therefore, the score-line is expected to be 2-1 in favour of Barcelona.
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