Played
January 16, 2013 3:30 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: José González
Attendance: 55151
January 16, 2013 3:30 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: José González
Attendance: 55151
Preview: Barcelona - Malaga
The two sides met on Sunday, with the Catalans running out 3-1 winners, and Manuel Pellegrini's men will hope to make amends on Wednesday
By Alec Fenn
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BARCELONA
 Valdes Alves, Pique, Puyol, Alba Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas Pedro, Messi, Iniesta |
MALAGA
 Caballero Sanchez, Demichelis, Weligton, Monreal Toulalan, Camacho Joaquin, Isco, Eliseu Santa Cruz |
There will be cases of deja-vu all round when Barcelona and Malaga face one another for the second time in four days on Wednesday evening.
The two sides clashed at La Rosaleda in La Liga on Sunday, with the Catalans running out 3-1 winners, and the first leg of the quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey will give Manuel Pellegrini's side the opportunity to seek revenge.
On the surface, the Blaugrana's weekend success was another comfortable victory, but the Andalusians did enough to suggest they could trouble Tito Vilanova's side at Camp Nou and that should make for an intriguing encounter.
Both sides are able to boast clean bills of health and may opt to field the same lineups that took to the field on Sunday, as Barca looks to continue its perfect start to 2013.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Goals from Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Thiago Alcantara sealed Barcelona's 3-1 win over Malaga on Sunday.
- The Catalans have scored 15 goals in their first four games of 2013.
- The Blaugrana are the current holders of the Copa del Rey, having beaten Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in last season's final.
- Tito Vilanova returned to the dugout on Sunday after missing the 5-0 win over Cordoba because of a medical appointment in New York, in relation to his recent cancer relapse.
- Malaga began the season in financial and ownership turmoil, but has since gone on to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, as well as sitting fifth in La Liga.
- The Andalusians were beaten 4-1 by Barca on their last trip to Camp Nou in May 2012.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Barcelona 3-0 Malaga
- 18.12 %
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Barcelona 4-1 Malaga
- 16.82 %
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Barcelona 4-0 Malaga
- 16.14 %
| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 24, 2013 | Malaga 2 - Barcelona 4 |
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| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 16, 2013 | Barcelona 2 - Malaga 2 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Jan 13, 2013 | Malaga 1 - Barcelona 3 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | May 2, 2012 | Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Jan 22, 2012 | Malaga 1 - Barcelona 4 |
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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 - Bayern 3 | UCL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Athletic Bilbao 2 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
Malaga
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| May 12, 2013 | Malaga 0 - Sevilla 0 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Malaga 2 - Getafe 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Valencia 5 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Adriano | Defender |
| 35 | Montoya | Defender |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 3 | Piqué | Defender |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 1 | Carlos Kameni | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Jesús Gámez | Defender |
| 21 | Sergio Sánchez | Defender |
| 3 | Weligton | Defender |
| - | Diego Buonanotte | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eliseu | Midfielder |
| 6 | Camacho | Midfielder |
| 16 | Manuel Iturra | Midfielder |
| 27 | Portillo | Midfielder |
| - | Javier Saviola | Striker |
| 11 | Sebastián Fernández Miglierina | Striker |
| 13 | Willy Caballero | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Martín Demichelis | Defender |
| 17 | Monreal | Defender |
| 5 | Oguchi Onyewu | Defender |
| 17 | Duda | Midfielder |
| 22 | Isco | Midfielder |
| 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Diego Costa Striker Atlético de Madrid |
8 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
7 | 1 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
6 | 3 |
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David Villa Striker Barcelona |
5 | 0 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
4 | 0 |
