Real Betis vs Barca, Copa Del Rey QF 2nd Leg Preview

The 5-0 victory in the first leg has made tomorrow's second leg of academic interest. But it could be pretty important for the fringe players in the side. Guardiola is expected to rest majority of his stars in the match in Sevilla. Messi who was down with flu has recovered and has made into the squad. the entire squad list is Valdés, Pinto, Adriano, Milito, Piqué, Bartra, Maxwell, Abidal, Mascherano, Keita, Sergio, Iniesta, Xavi, Afellay, Jeffren, Bojan, Messi, Villa and Pedro. Puyol has been left out as a precaution and Alves is injured and will miss this match. The surprise ommision is Thiago from the list. Everyone was expecting him to make the list to travel to Sevilla. Surprisingly only one Barca B player has been called in for this match and that is Batra.

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Dani Alves to be Out for 10-15 Days

Dani Alves will miss out on footballing action for approximately 10-15 days after getting injured in the match against Malaga. Dani Alves has suffered a small tear in his right calf that would keep him out for up to a fortnight. Alves will undergo further tests this Monday, but if he misses the full 15 days, he will be unavailable for the La Liga games against Racing and Hercules and the second leg of the Betis game in the Cup, as well as the first leg of the semis if the team get through. None of those game actually terrifies us. So this becomes a very good time for Alves to get injured and get some rest. He has been playing non-stop since the start of the season and a small break should be good for season ahead. Adriano would be a decent replacement. The only problem for Adriano is that he has majorly played as a left back throughout this season. But then matches against Hercules, Real Betis and a possible clash against Almeria or Deportivo could be the perfect occasion for Adriano to make his claim for that position.

FC Barcelona vs Malaga Highlights

FC Barcelona - 4, Malaga - 1

FC Barcelona took full advantage of Real Madrid slip

FC Barcelona won their 17th consecutive win of the season with a 4-1 demolition of Malaga at the Camp Nou. By doing so we have now moved four points clear of our arch-rival Real Madrid. Iniesta opened the scoring followed by Villa, Pedro and again Villa to complete the tally. With a four point lead Real Madrid needs help from some of their Liga rivals if they wish to catch Barca this season. But again that very much depend on us. We went into the game knowing that real Madrid has been held to a draw by bottom placed Almeria and it was a clear chance to increase the lead on top to four points. Guarddiola lined up with Puyol, Pique, Alves and Abidal. The midfield had Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. Messi, Pedro and Villa formed the front trio.

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Messi Presenting FIFA-Balon D'Or to Camp Nou