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| Draw | 10.00 | 46.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 11.07 |
| Espanyol | 21.00 | 71.00 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 81.00 | 22.00 | 50.00 | 80.00 | 24.11 |
Barcelona - Espanyol Preview: Vilanova poised for Blaugrana return in local derby
The Catalan giants expect to have their coach back in the dugout just two weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, as they bid to extend their record-breaking start to the season
By Karthick Arvinth
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| PROBABLE LINEUP |
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BARCELONA
 Valdes Alves, Pique, Puyol, Alba
Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas
Pedro, Messi, Iniesta |
ESPANYOL 
Casillas
Lopez, Colotto, Moreno, Capdevila
Sanchez, Forlin
Mubarak, Verdu, Simao
Garcia |
Barcelona have no major injury or suspensions problems to contend with ahead of Sunday's derby with Espanyol. Defender Adriano (thigh), and midfielders Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) and Alex Song (knee) have all returned to training and are available for the Camp Nou clash.
Isaac Cuenca has recovered from a serious knee injury, and could make his first appearance of the season, while Eric Abidal is also nearing a return after a liver transplant.
Espanyol will had a late fitness test to goalkeeper Christian Alvarez, who is battling to recover from a hamstring strain. Defender Raul Rodriguez missed training during the week with a stomach bug and is a minor doubt.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Barcelona have won 10 of their last 11 matches in all competitions.
- The Blaugrana are on a 16-match unbeaten run at Camp Nou in all competitions (W13, D3).
- Lionel Messi (pictured, right) has netted seven goals in his last four outings for Barca.
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Espanyol are facing Barcelona for the 158th time. They have 34, drawn 36 and lost 87 of their previous meetings with their cross-city rivals.
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Los Periquitos have won just one of their last eight matches in all competitions (W1, D3, L4).
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Espanyol are yet to taste defeat since Javier Aguirre took over as coach in late November, winning one and drawing four of his matches in charge.
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Barcelona 3-1 Espanyol
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| May 19, 2013 | Barcelona 2 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Barcelona 4 - Betis 2 | LIGA |
| May 1, 2013 | Barcelona 0 - FC Bayern München 3 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Athletic de Bilbao 2 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
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| May 19, 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña 2 - Espanyol 0 | LIGA |
| May 11, 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid CF 1 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Sevilla 3 - Espanyol 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Granada 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Getafe 0 - Espanyol 2 | LIGA |
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| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 3 | Piqué | Defender |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Montoya | Defender |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 7 | David Villa | Striker |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 13 | Kiko Casilla | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Juan Daniel Forlín | Defender |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 3 | Diego Daniel Colotto | Defender |
| 11 | Joan Capdevila | Defender |
| 26 | Víctor Sánchez Mata | Midfielder |
| 10 | Verdú | Midfielder |
| 16 | Javier López Rodríguez | Defender |
| 11 | Simão | Midfielder |
| 7 | Raúl Baena | Midfielder |
| 9 | Sergio García | Striker |
| - | Germán | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Raúl Rodríguez | Defender |
| 34 | Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado | Defender |
| - | Juan Ángel Albin | Midfielder |
| 30 | Cristian Gómez | Midfielder |
| 41 | Alfonso | Midfielder |
| 18 | Stuani | Striker |
| Lionel Messi | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| Verdú | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
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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 Atl. Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |