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Played
February 16, 2013 8:00 PM WAT
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes — Granada
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
Attendance: 22000
February 16, 2013 8:00 PM WAT
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes — Granada
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
Attendance: 22000
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| Granada | 9.50 | 9.25 |
| Draw | 5.25 | 5.20 |
| Barcelona | 1.29 | 1.25 |
Granada-Barcelona Preview: Blaugrana look to maintain momentum ahead of Milan clash
The runaway Liga leaders travel to face Lucas Alcaraz's resurgent side hoping to add to their 12-point advantage over Atletico Madrid at the top of the table
By Karthick Arvinth
Getty
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GRANADA
 Tono Nyom, Lopez, Mainz, Siqueira Recio, M Rico Torje, Aranda, Nolito Ighalo |
BARCELONA
 Valdes Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano Thiago, Song, Fabregas Pedro, Messi, Sanchez |
Granada midfielder Dani Benitez will miss Saturday's Primera Division encounter against Barcelona after undergoing a hernia operation earlier in the week.
Fran Rico (knee) is also sidelined, but boss Lucas Alcaraz has a full squad to choose from otherwise.
Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura is likely rest some his stars ahead of the midweek Champions League trip to AC Milan.
Striker David Villa will not travel to Andalusia after being hospitalised with kidney stones, while playmaker Xavi (hamstring) is still out.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Granada have won three of their last four matches in La Liga.
- The Andalusian outfit have lost their last three encounters against Barcelona by an aggregate score of 3-8.
- Granada have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches at Los Carmenes.
- Barcelona have won just one of their last four away matches in all competitions (W1, D2, L1).
- The Blaugrana boast the best attack in the Primera Division, with 78 goals scored in their 23 matches (3.3 goals per game).
- Lionel Messi (pictured, right) has scored eight goals in his last five Liga matches for Barca.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Granada 0-5 Barcelona
- 13.59 %
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Granada 1-4 Barcelona
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Granada 1-3 Barcelona
- 9.77 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 16, 2013 | Granada 1 - Barcelona 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Sep 22, 2012 | Barcelona 2 - Granada 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Mar 20, 2012 | Barcelona 5 - Granada 3 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Oct 25, 2011 | Granada 0 - Barcelona 1 |
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| May 18, 2013 | Granada 3 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| May 13, 2013 | Real Sociedad 2 - Granada 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Granada 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Granada 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Granada 1 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
Barcelona
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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 |
| - | Toño | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Allan Nyom | Defender |
| 5 | Mainz | Defender |
| 6 | Guilherme Siqueira | Defender |
| 8 | Íñigo López | Defender |
| 27 | Nolito | Midfielder |
| 14 | Mikel Rico | Midfielder |
| 45 | Recio | Midfielder |
| 19 | Carlos Aranda | Striker |
| - | Gabriel Torje | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ighalo | Striker |
| 13 | Roberto | Goalkeeper |
| 9 | Borja Gómez | Defender |
| 20 | Yacine Brahimi | Midfielder |
| - | Diego Buonanotte | Midfielder |
| - | Juanma Ortiz | Midfielder |
| - | Iriney | Midfielder |
| 15 | Youssef El Arabi | Striker |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 3 | Piqué | Defender |
| 21 | Adriano | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 35 | Montoya | Defender |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
| Youssef El Arabi | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 15 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Lionel Messi | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
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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 Atl. Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |