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Played
November 18, 2012 12:30 AM IST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Miguel Ayza
Attendance: 73428
November 18, 2012 12:30 AM IST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Miguel Ayza
Attendance: 73428
Barcelona - Zaragoza Preview: Catalan giants target ninth straight win over Blanquillos
Tito Vilanova's charges will be keen to stretch their lead over Atletico Madrid at top of the Primera Division when they host the Aragonese outfit on Saturday evening
By Karthick Arvinth
Carley Puyol, Cesc Fabregas - FC Barcelona, Real Sociedad
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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BARCELONA
 Valdes Alves, Pique, Puyol, Alba Xavi, Song, Iniesta Pedro, Messi, Villa |
ZARAGOZA
 Roberto Zuculini, Loovens, Alvaro, Paredes Movilla, Romaric Rodriguez, Apono, Montanes Postiga |
Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez picked up an ankle injury while on international duty with Chile and will miss the clash with Zaragoza at Camp Nou.
But club captain Carles Puyol has made a full recovery from the dislocated elbow he suffered in October and could start alongside Gerard Pique in central defence.
Alex Song (back) and Adriano (hamstring) are both doubtful to feature, while Sergio Busquets is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards.
Zaragoza, meanwhile, will be without defenders Cristian Sapunaru and Abraham through suspension.
Maurizio Lanzaro and Ivan Obradovic are still out injured, but midfielder Jose Mari could return from a knee problem.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Barcelona are on a four-match winning run in La Liga and are the only team to remain unbeaten in the league this season.
- The Catalans are on an 11-match unbeaten run at Camp Nou in all competitions.
- Lionel Messi (pictured, right) needs seven more goals to overtake Cesar Rodriguez (190 goals) as Barcelona's all-time top scorer in La Liga.
- Zaragoza have won four of their last five matches across all competitions.
- Los Blanquillos have lost their last eight Liga encounters with Barcelona.
- Zaragoza's last win over Barca at Camp Nou came in the Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg in February 2007.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Barcelona 5-0 Zaragoza
- 15.66 %
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Barcelona 4-1 Zaragoza
- 11.29 %
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Barcelona 3-1 Zaragoza
- 9.74 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | 14-Apr-2013 | Zaragoza 0 - Barcelona 3 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 18-Nov-2012 | Barcelona 3 - Zaragoza 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 07-Apr-2012 | Zaragoza 1 - Barcelona 4 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 20-Nov-2011 | Barcelona 4 - Zaragoza 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 06-Mar-2011 | Barcelona 1 - Zaragoza 0 |
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Barcelona
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| 20-May-2013 | Barcelona 2 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| 12-May-2013 | Atletico de Madrid 1 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| 06-May-2013 | Barcelona 4 - Betis 2 | LIGA |
| 02-May-2013 | Barcelona 0 - Bayern 3 | UCL |
| 27-Apr-2013 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
Zaragoza
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| 19-May-2013 | Zaragoza 1 - Athletic Bilbao 2 | LIGA |
| 11-May-2013 | Levante 0 - Zaragoza 0 | LIGA |
| 05-May-2013 | Zaragoza 3 - Rayo Vallecano 0 | LIGA |
| 28-Apr-2013 | Zaragoza 3 - Mallorca 2 | LIGA |
| 23-Apr-2013 | Celta 2 - Zaragoza 1 | LIGA |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Piqué | Defender |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 35 | Montoya | Defender |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 7 | David Villa | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 32 | Bartra | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 34 | Jonathan Dos Santos | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
| 1 | Roberto | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Paredes | Defender |
| 32 | Álvaro | Defender |
| - | Goni | Defender |
| 7 | Movilla | Midfielder |
| 23 | Apoño | Midfielder |
| - | Montañés | Midfielder |
| 20 | Franco Zuculini | Midfielder |
| 22 | A. Pintér | Midfielder |
| 19 | Carlos Aranda | Striker |
| - | Víctor Rodríguez | Striker |
| 25 | Leo Franco | Goalkeeper |
| - | Litri | Defender |
| 8 | Edu Oriol | Midfielder |
| 22 | Romaric | Midfielder |
| 15 | Stefan Babovic | Midfielder |
| - | Lucas Antonio Wilchez | Midfielder |
| 9 | Hélder Postiga | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atlético de Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |