Barcelona vs Granada : Match Preview and Prediction

Barcelona vs Granada : Match Preview and Prediction

"Barcelona exploits host Granada to strengthen his lead" moving attention today to meet leaders Barcelona with Granada placed third from bottom, within competitions fifth week of competition the Spanish league this season, before the confrontation upcoming team with rivals stubborn Real Madrid in the summit meeting (Clasico) Spanish league and be in the seventh of October.
Absent from today's match Barcelona defender Gerard Pique after he was injured in his left foot during his team's match against Spartak Moscow Champions League last Wednesday, which ended in victory for Barcelona 3-2. And seeks Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique Barcelona defender strive to restore to be fit for the facility, according to newspapers "El Mundo Deportivo" and "Sport" Alaspaintan yesterday Riaditan.
The Puyol and Pique wonderful bilaterally in the heart of the Barcelona defense and the Spanish team since 2008, but they suffer from the infection, which affects the Barca fans worried before meeting Clasico. Puyol was injured "34-year-old" recently tore ligaments in his left knee to be the latest in a series of injuries suffered in the last two years.
Puyol missed the ranks of the Spanish national team in the European Nations Cup last (Euro 2012) to a different knee injury.
In contrast, exposure Pique "25 years" for the injury ligaments in his left foot during the match against Spartak Moscow last Wednesday in the opening match of the team in the Champions League this season.
Pique was forced out of the game to spoil the night of a very special nature for him after announced his girlfriend famous Colombian singer Shakira awaited their first child, and that nearly two years after the start of the emotional relationship between them.
In the absence of pique, did not appear Argentine Javier Mascherano and fellow New Argentine Alex Song at the required level and Barcelona needed two late goals from star-form Argentine Lionel Messi to win 3-2 at home to Russian.
She explained, "Sport" that Tito Vilanova, Barcelona coach has now decided to payment Bsonj in midfield and not alter his position to the line of defense.
During the next three games for the team in front of Granada and Seville, Benfica, Villanova may resort to pay young player Marc Bartra next to Mascherano in defense despite a drop in the level of Mascherano this season.
Villanova hopes to recover Puyol and Pique before meeting "Clasico", knowing that Barcelona won all four games that fought in the Spanish league since the start of the season, while ataxia riyal clearly won just four points from four matches.
And so will the newcomer Alex Song within the basic configuration to Barcelona for the first time this season, along with Javier Mascherano.
Is Real Madrid's victory was stunning champion England Manchester City 3-2 on Tuesday in the Champions League start for the return of the Spanish giant to his throne again or was it just a passing awakening?, This question will remain stuck in the autumnal air Madrid tomorrow when Real Madrid short trip south to face Rayo Vallecano.
The Real Madrid defender Pepe a few hours after his team won the historic, when they came from behind 1-2 to win 3-2 in the last four minutes of the game, the City: "things will change from now on, everyone will see now is a different team Real Madrid."
This is what should happen as Real Madrid already missed eight points in the Spanish league, the worst start to the tournament for many years, ranking 12 table standings.
The stunning Rayo ahead of Real Madrid with six centers in the agenda of the season with seven points.
Tito said right back Rayo: "We always play to win, especially at home, you may offer the performance is good or bad, but we will do our best in the game."
Tito said: "We expect to face the best version of Real Madrid, the version that provided great performance on Tuesday, it is true that they did not achieve anticipated Antlaguethm league yet, but will quickly find team players homogeneity."
And raised coach Jose Mourinho Real Madrid surprise on Tuesday when I sit veteran defender Sergio Ramos on the bench against Chelsea, Mourinho will have to choose now between the return to Ramos or maintain rookie Rafael within the basic composition of the team.
Mourinho will also decide whether to open the game makers games Luka Modric and Mesut Ozil, who participated as a substitute in the match last Tuesday turns them upside down, or resort to Qoye architecture Sami Khedira and Michael Essien.
In the rest of the Spanish league matches tomorrow meets Mallorca with Valencia and Levante with Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid with Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao with Malaga.
Malaga live, placed second in the Spanish league, brighter days after a successful start to the Champions League championship as they beat Zenit St Petersburg 3 - zero on Tuesday. While Bilbao will decide whether the time has come to pay international striker Fernando Llorente in the starting line for the first time since a player has sought to move from the team last August.
And is expected to receive the masses Llorente whistling and not a warm welcome.
Also solves the last-placed Osasuna Spanish league now travel to Zaragoza in the day's other game, while Celta Vigo host Getafe and Betis meet with Espanyol.
The competition concludes the fifth week of the league after tomorrow to meet with Deportivo La Coruna with Sevilla.