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February 23, 2013 9:00 PM GMT
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee:‬ Carlos Velasco‎
Attendance:‬ 57629‎
 
52′ David Villa
Botía 42′
60′ Lionel Messi
 

Barcelona-Sevilla Preview: Catalan giants look to recover from Milan defeat

The Blaugrana suffered a disastrous result in the Champions League in midweek and will have to regroup quickly for the visit of Unai Emery's side on Saturday

By Karthick Arvinth

More On :  FC Barcelona, Sevilla, FC Barcelona vs Sevilla
Leo Messi - Milan-Barcelona
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BARCELONA

Valdes
Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba
Thiago, Song, Fabregas
Sanchez, Messi, Villa
SEVILLA

Beto
Coke, Fazio, Botia, Navarro
Maduro, Kondogbia
Navas, Hervas, Manu
Diawara

Barcelona forward David Villa has recovered from kidney stones and could start against Sevilla at Camp Nou.

Defender Adriano remains a doubt with a hamstring problem, while Eric Abidal has been declared fit for the first time since undergoing a liver transplant last April.

Assistant coach Jordi Roura will rest some of the players who featured in the 2-0 defeat at AC Milan, with back-to-back clashes against Real Madrid coming up over the next week.

Sevilla boss Unai Emery is also likely to rotate his squad in order to prioritise Wednesday's Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid.

Andres Palop, Cicinho, Diego Perotti and Piotr Trochowski are all out injured, while Emir Spahic is suspended.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Barcelona have only won two of their last five matches in all competitions (W2, D2, L1).
  • The Catalan giants are on a 21-match unbeaten run at Camp Nou across all competitions.
  • Lionel Messi (pictured, right) has scored in a record 14 consecutive Liga games.
  • Sevilla are on a nine-match winless run away from home in La Liga (D2, L7).
  • Los Nervionenses have lost six of their last eight Liga meetings with Barcelona.
  • Sevilla's last away win at Barca was a 3-0 success in December 2002.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • FC Barcelona 3-1 Sevilla
    16.25 %
  • FC Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla
    12.16 %
  • FC Barcelona 4-1 Sevilla
    10.63 %
Head to Head
Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Feb 23, 2013 FC Barcelona 2 - Sevilla 1
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Sep 29, 2012 Sevilla 2 - FC Barcelona 3
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Mar 17, 2012 Sevilla 0 - FC Barcelona 2
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Oct 22, 2011 FC Barcelona 0 - Sevilla 0
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Mar 13, 2011 Sevilla 1 - FC Barcelona 1
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Last Five Matches
FC Barcelona
Jun 1, 2013FC Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1LIGA
May 26, 2013Espanyol 0 - FC Barcelona 2LIGA
May 19, 2013FC Barcelona 2 - Valladolid 1LIGA
May 12, 2013Atletico Madrid 1 - FC Barcelona 2LIGA
May 5, 2013FC Barcelona 4 - Betis 2LIGA
Sevilla
Jun 1, 2013Sevilla 4 - Valencia CF 3LIGA
May 26, 2013Osasuna 2 - Sevilla 1LIGA
May 18, 2013Sevilla 1 - Real Sociedad 2LIGA
May 12, 2013Malaga 0 - Sevilla 0LIGA
May 5, 2013Sevilla 3 - Espanyol 0LIGA
Odds
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Returns: Draw £210.00 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Returns: Sevilla £5010.00 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Team News
Available Squads
1Víctor ValdésGoalkeeper
2Daniel AlvesDefender
3PiquéDefender
19MontoyaDefender
8Andrés Iniesta LujánMidfielder
11Thiago AlcántaraMidfielder
14Javier MascheranoMidfielder
25Alex SongMidfielder
7David VillaStriker
9Alexis SánchezStriker
10Lionel MessiStriker
13José Pinto ColoradoGoalkeeper
15BartraDefender
18Jordi AlbaDefender
6XaviMidfielder
16BusquetsMidfielder
17PedroStriker
37TelloStriker
-BetoGoalkeeper
2Federico Julián FazioDefender
3Fernando NavarroDefender
6Hedwiges MaduroDefender
23CokeDefender
-BotíaDefender
22Jesús Navas GonzálezMidfielder
8Gary MedelMidfielder
11Ivan RakiticMidfielder
20Manu Del MoralStriker
-Baba DiawaraStriker
-CuestaGoalkeeper
28CalaDefender
-AlbertoDefender
28Javi HervásMidfielder
21ReyesStriker
-Geoffrey KondogbiaMidfielder
9NegredoStriker
Players to Watch
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
32 46 1 0
The Argentina star endured a frustrating night in the Champions League as his team got smothered by a tactical masterclass from AC Milan. Messi will look to get back amongst the goals and extend his remarkable scoring streak in La Liga to 15 matches.
Jesús Navas González
Jesús Navas González
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 22
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
The 27-year-old winger has been linked with a big-money summer move to Manchester City after a run of consistent performances for Sevilla. Navas will be keen to add goals to his game, though, as he is yet to find the net this season.
Prediction
Saturday's match could be a low-key affair as both teams will have one eye on their midweek Copa del Rey semi-final ties. Sevilla will have to produce something special at Camp Nou to derail Barcelona, who will be out to prove a point after their lacklustre performance in Milan.
Editor's Prediction
Barcelona 3
Sevilla 1
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
Striker
Barcelona 		46 4
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
Real Madrid 		34 6
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
Striker
 28 8
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla 		25 4
Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado
Striker
Valencia 		24 5

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