Barcelona take on Real Zaragoza at La Romareda, knowing that a win would leave them needing just nine points from their remaining seven matches to secure the La Liga title. Zaragoza, who held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw a fortnight ago, have not won in 14 matches and boast a similarly poor record against the league leaders – their last win against Barça came way back in 2007 when Diego Milito’s 57th minute goal was enough to consign the Blaugrana to a surprise defeat. Will Barcelona be able to extend their unbeaten run to eight matches.
A week ago, an injury to Pinto could have been problematic for Barcelona, but fortunately that’s no longer the case, as Victor Valdés returns after serving a four-match suspension. The Catalan picked up the ban in the aftermath of Barça’s 2-1 El Clasico defeat against Real Madrid and while Pinto has proved himself to be a more than capable deputy, it’s nice to say that we’ll have our first-choice goalkeeper between the sticks tomorrow.
Moving onto the defense, just who will start at centre-half? Gerard Piqué is usually a starter, but in his pre-match press conference Jordi Roura hinted that the Catalan needs a rest. It might require a little bit of a reshuffle from Tito, but it’s possible that Piqué will be able to sit out tomorrow’s match. Marc Bartra is pretty much certain to start and the youngster can play the full 90 minutes, while the other centre-back spot can be filled by either Adriano
A week ago, an injury to Pinto could have been problematic for Barcelona, but fortunately that’s no longer the case, as Victor Valdés returns after serving a four-match suspension. The Catalan picked up the ban in the aftermath of Barça’s 2-1 El Clasico defeat against Real Madrid and while Pinto has proved himself to be a more than capable deputy, it’s nice to say that we’ll have our first-choice goalkeeper between the sticks tomorrow.
Moving onto the defense, just who will start at centre-half? Gerard Piqué is usually a starter, but in his pre-match press conference Jordi Roura hinted that the Catalan needs a rest. It might require a little bit of a reshuffle from Tito, but it’s possible that Piqué will be able to sit out tomorrow’s match. Marc Bartra is pretty much certain to start and the youngster can play the full 90 minutes, while the other centre-back spot can be filled by either Adriano
