Played
September 22, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
Attendance: 65834
September 22, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro
Attendance: 65834
La Liga Preview: Barcelona - Granada
Tito Vilanova's side returns to domestic action against the Andalusian outfit, following a hard-fought win over Spartak Moscow in its Champions League opener on Wednesday.
By Karthick Arvinth
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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BARCELONA
 Valdes Alves, Song, Mascherano, Alba Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas Tello, Messi, Sanchez |
GRANADA
 Tono Nyom, Lopez, Gomez, Siqueira Iriney, M Rico Torje, Orellana, El-Arabi Floro Flores |
Barcelona will be without Gerard Pique for Saturday's Primera Division encounter with Granada at Camp Nou. The center back sprained his ankle in the Champions League win over Spartak Moscow and will join captain Carles Puyol (knee) and midfielder Andres Iniesta (hamstring) on the sidelines. Alex Song is set to be drafted in as replacement for Pique, while Jordi Alba is expected to return after recovering from a bout of flu.
Granada strikers Antonio Floro Flores and Darwin Machis are both expected to be fit for the trip to Catalonia, despite sustaining knocks in the 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna. Borja Gomez returns from suspension but Odion Ighalo, Fran Rico, Hassan Yebda, Manolo Lucena and Roberto are all out.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Barcelona has won all its four matches in La Liga to date but has kept just one clean sheet.
- A Lionel Messi hat trick propelled the Catalan side to a 5-3 win in the corresponding fixture last season.
- With his double against Spartak Moscow, Messi (pictured right) extended his Champions League tally to 53 goals. That total is only bettered by Andriy Shevchenko (59), Ruud van Nistelrooy (60) and Raul (71).
- Granada is still searching for its first win of the season after two draws and two defeats in their four fixtures.
- The Andalusian side has won just one of its last 11 matches away from home in La Liga (W1, D1, L9).
- Granada has scored just one goal in its last six away games.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Barcelona 5-0 Ciudad de Murcia
- 17.71 %
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Barcelona 4-0 Ciudad de Murcia
- 12.38 %
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Barcelona 3-0 Ciudad de Murcia
- 11.4 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Feb 16, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Barcelona 2 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Sep 22, 2012 | Barcelona 2 - Ciudad de Murcia 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Mar 20, 2012 | Barcelona 5 - Ciudad de Murcia 3 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Oct 25, 2011 | Ciudad de Murcia 0 - Barcelona 1 |
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Barcelona
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| 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 |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Bayern 4 - Barcelona 0 | UCL |
Ciudad de Murcia
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| May 13, 2013 | Real Sociedad 2 - Ciudad de Murcia 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Ciudad de Murcia 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 14, 2013 | Atletico Madrid 5 - Ciudad de Murcia 0 | LIGA |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 21 | Adriano | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 7 | David Villa | Striker |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Bartra | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 30 | Sergi Roberto | Midfielder |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
| - | Toño | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Allan Nyom | Defender |
| 6 | Guilherme Siqueira | Defender |
| 8 | Íñigo López | Defender |
| 9 | Borja Gómez | Defender |
| 14 | Mikel Rico | Midfielder |
| - | Iriney | Midfielder |
| 20 | Yacine Brahimi | Midfielder |
| 83 | Antonio Floro Flores | Striker |
| 19 | Fabián Orellana | Striker |
| - | Gabriel Torje | Midfielder |
| 13 | Roberto | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Mainz | Defender |
| 75 | Romero | Midfielder |
| - | Juanma Ortiz | Midfielder |
| 20 | Moisés Hurtado | Midfielder |
| 15 | Youssef El Arabi | Striker |
| 27 | Darwin Machís | 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 |
