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Tello’s league debut, Piqué’s 100th league appearance or the 15th time Barça players have hit the woodwork this season – just some of the stats to come out of Saturday’s game in the Madrigal stadium.

The match between Villarreal and FC Barcelona, corresponding to the 21st round of La Liga, produced the following stats:

• Gerard Piqué, who made his debut on 13th September 2008 against Racing Santander, made his 100th league appearance. His record is impeccable – 77 wins, 19 draws and just 4 defeats.
• Reserve squad winger Cristian Tello made his league debut following on from his first game with the seniors against Hospitalet in the Cup.
• It was the sixth draw of the season, five of which have come away from home. As Guardiola said in his press conference: "We've conceded too many draws when we deserved to win".
• Barça have hit the woodwork 15 times in 21 league matches. Of these, eight came away from home and cost the team 7 points. The last example was Cesc's effort in the 79th minute in the Madrigal.
• Against Villarreal, Barça enjoyed 66% of the possession and 10 shots on goal. The Barça players received 22 fouls. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

The draw against Villarreal leaves Guardiola set an unprecedented situation. The technician seems the most suitable so that nobody lowers the arms.

Guardiola never had to deal with this scenario. No other similar precedent. Barca coach had never been, until yesterday, seven points behind the leader. Pep working in unfamiliar territory. It is also a new situation for some players, as Pique, have only known the friendly face of Barcelona.

Not since the loss of the Rijkaard era to recall a similar situation. It happened in the 2007-08 season in Week 20. Then a white victory against Atletico (0-2) played left Barcelona to seven points. A world for some. The situation, however, that far from Barcelona, ​​a computer installed into complacency, in the winter after having achieved notable victories such as Champions League and two leagues.

Then the sensations were those of a set in freefall. With the main players resigned, with Ronaldinho the most devastating example of a group in which Messi seemed to be the best news. A player to rely on a project. Now Leo is no longer just a player differential is much more than that. It is the engine of the team, the overall image of FC Barcelona, ​​the player record. Compete against the best ever.

Guardiola is not Rijkaard. Pep is interventionist where Frank was more in favor of self-management. The current Barca coach ensures maximum demand in the current Barça squad. Failure to come within the game options, not trying is not possible in the ideals Guardiola. The Coaching staff's great challenge will be to maintain the motivation of the insole in a competition that seems more and more difficult with Champions and the Glass in the turn of the corner

The company is particularly complicated Pep probably use the term "exciting" because ahead is a whole seems very Madrid in the league. The set of Mourinho often suffer short-circuit protection have you conceded a goal in the last ten games at the Bernabeu but what has become routine meetings to overcome before winning comfortably. Only Barcelona appears to be above that of whites. In this sense, the team's chances in the league go through to continue adding groups of three and wait for the face to face at the Nou Camp to close the gap and leave Madrid 'touched' psychologically. Pep, of course, seems the most ready to reverse the situation.

The calendar also punishes Barça

The Copa del Rey and expect Valencia to Barcelona, ​​while Real Madrid two weeks comfort resting and watching the semifinals via television. A relaxation that will last a week in the Champions League. Barca opens Mourinho's turn and wait seven days later. In summary, Guardiola will match every three days, while his rival, one per week. (via SPORT)

Víctor Valdés 7, Puyol 6, Piqué 5, Abidal 6, Sergio Busquets 8, Mascherano 6, Xavi 5, Cesc 5, Alves 6, Messi 6, Adriano 7, Alexis 6, Thiago 6, Tello 8. (via SPORT)

Villarreal coach, José Francisco Molina, was "pleased" with the point scored (0-0) against FC Barcelona, ​​"the best team in the world" and said his players have made "a great effort."

"I have given the luck (his players) because they have done a great job against a great team. We would have liked to win, but we're happy. The kids have given everything, worked hard, and maybe we missed having a little the ball more, worse in the end the truth is we are a bit complicated, "he told a news conference.

"Defensively we have been very good, very strong, very together and the Bar? To has had good opportunities and we also have had some, but not so clear, especially in the first half. We are happy because it has been a hard worker, a great effort from all players and of course I give them congratulations, "said the coach.

In fact, the Valencia coach believes that actions how are you reinforce staff morale. "It's not so black a picture, but we have always tried to do with optimism. We have always tried to make the players see the situation as is, but calmly, cheerfully and always expecting the best," he said.

"They work as worked today, showing that they are great players, as they are showing in recent games and gradually go out of that situation. If we can make it faster, it's better, but quietly. Surely the good work , we will, we will be more calm and see things clearer yet, "he said.

On the other hand, and regarding the Bar? A, Molina emphasized the potential. "The Bar? A is the best team in the world and today has shown, but opposite today also found a great team that has made things difficult and to which has failed to win. That of course does not mean that Bar? to not be the best because it says the statistics. He has won everything and therefore is the best, "he concluded. (via AS)

The FC Barcelona players believe that the fourth consecutive league title is still within reach despite tonight’s draw with Villareal. “The second half of the season just started and there are many points still in play,” said the three-time Ballon d’Or winner.

Despite tonight’s draw at El Madrigal against Villareal, Leo Messi is hopeful about Barça’s chances of winning La Liga: “there is still a lot left and we have to keep on going. All of the tournaments are important to us and we will try to win them all; the second part of the season just started, there are many points still in play.” The Argentinean didn’t attribute tonight’s draw to the team’s many absences: “the team is made up of whoever is here and we’ll keep on moving forward until the end.” In regards to tonight’s match, the striker explained that “at times it was difficult for us to play our game, we especially weren’t on target. We needed a touch of luck.”

Cesc Fàbregas said, “the ball didn’t want to go in, despite having control of the game in every moment.” The midfielder also called for unity: “we must be more united than ever, we must believe that a comeback is possible. We have to keep on working.”

Leadership from the captain

Carles Puyol’s response was passionate and charismatic: “the team will react; we’ll do more, whatever we must to win. There are no excuses, the players are used to playing every three days and La Liga is not lost. We will not give up.”

Dani Alves echoed his captain: “we don’t give up on anything here, we’ll fight until the end, always until the end.” The defender, who played farther up the pitch tonight, admitted that “seven points is a significant disadvantage,” but he was clear that “we’ve achieved much more difficult things and we must keep on trying.” The Brazilian believes that FC Barcelona is especially having difficulties away from the Camp Nou: “away from home it’s a challenge for us to find equilibrium.”

Here are some of the statements made by the players after the match:

Valdés: “we had chances up until the end, but Diego López had a sensational match. La Liga is not lost.”

Busquets: “there is no way we are going to give up on La Liga.” (via FCBarcelona.cat)

The reserve side striker, who played his first match under Guardiola in the Cup against Hospitalet, played in his first La Liga game tonight. The 20-year-old youngster said that it was “great to be able to play”.



Tonight at El Madrigal Cristian Tello made his debut in the Liga. The striker, who was one of the four youngsters from the reserve side called by Guardiola to travel with the first team to Villareal, came onto the pitch in the 75th minute. The player needed only 18 minutes on the field to change the dynamic of the match. After the game Tello said that he was “happy with his performance, but it was tarnished by the draw.” He added that “I was comfortable [on the pitch] and I’m grateful to the boss for his confidence. It was great to be able to play.”

This was Tello’s first match in the Spanish top flight but his debut with the first team came in the Cup against Hospitalet. The Catalan striker started in the away match of the round of 32 and he also played in the return leg. He scored two of Barça’s nine goals at the Camp Nou that day. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

The Brazilian complained about the lack of goal for his team and acknowledged that they are not the same as last year. "We're not getting the balance of last year," he said.

The right back of Barcelona, ​​Dani Alves, lamented after the match for not being able to get the winning goal. "We have not checked, but this team has done a great job. No goal can not win," he said.

On the way they are this season, in relation to the past, Alves said: "We're not getting the balance of last year, we did uphold the points earned at home is becoming more difficult."

Finally, he spoke of the seven-point difference now separating them behind leaders Real Madrid: "This is not pulling anything, it goes all the way and always to the end. It is an advantage but I have seen things more difficult and we must follow. " (via AS)

The manager said that there are still 18 matches to be played in the Liga and that he guarantees that the team will fight for every point like they did at El Madrigal.

Guardiola is proud of his team’s behaviour during the game especially after the effort put in during the midweek Cup match.



After the goalless draw with Villareal, the distance between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is now seven points. Josep Guardiola said that in the league “18 games remain” to be played, and he guarantees that his players “will try to fight for every point like they did tonight.” Along the same lines, the manager is clear that his team “will fight until the end” and that the only thing that he can guarantee is that “after the effort given the other day [in the Cup] that the team can come to a historic stadium like this one and behave the way they did.”

Guardiola considers that Barça played “an excellent game” at El Madrigal, the only thing that was lacking was “putting the ball in.” He added: “I’m very satisfied with the excellent response from the players after the other day’s effort. Our first 15 or 18 minutes were very good, we generated chances. After that the game got a bit out of hand. The second half was excellent. They had one chance through Senna, no chances after that.”

The manager insisted that his team put in the effort to win the match: “we did everything and more to win. We did everything to win. We shot on goal, we opened up the field, we controlled their strong points . . . In this league we’ve tied a couple of games that we deserved to win and today is an example of that. We cannot forget that we played against an excellent opponent that played very well.”

The Cup match, according to Guardiola, “didn’t have an effect on the team” in tonight’s match. “It was evident at the end of the game. “There are a lot of expectations on us, but we prefer to be in all the competitions. We have a lot of matches, for the last four years we’ve had games every three or four days, the players are used to it. Now we will pick ourselves up and we’ll fight for the Cup,” said Guardiola. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

A hard working display from Barça wasn’t enough to see off Villarreal in a hard fought game the visitors had the best chances in, including a shot against the woodwork from Cesc on 78 minutes.

Hit hard by injuries and maybe feeling the after-effects of their midweek exertions, Barça dropped two points at El Madrigal, despite fighting till the very end and with all means at their disposal. Villarreal proved to be a demanding opponent, belying their poor position in the table, disrupting Barça's game in the first half and defending valiantly after the break as Guardiola's men upped the pressure. Cesc hit the woodwork and Messi had his chances towards the end, but luck wasn't on Barça's side and despite all their hard work they now find themselves seven points behind leaders Real Madrid, who earlier beat Zaragoza 3-1.

Guardiola began the game with six possible defenders, but with a three man defence – Piqué, Puyol and Abidal - as Mascherano began in midfield and Adriano and Alves were used to maraud down the flanks. The first exchanges all went Barça's way - with 94% of possession by the seventh minute- and Alves (on 2 minutes) and Messi(on 17) both had good chances, but the Brazilian's shot was turned wide and Messi's crafty chip went just inches wide.

Villarreal gradually began to find a way into the game after withstanding the initial onslaught though, and with Cani and Borja Valero both taking no prisoners – with 15 fouls in the first 45 minutes – they began to create their own danger. Mascherano was forced to clear with Valdes beaten on 27 minutes and soon after Marco Rubén should have done better to round off a quick counter attack. There was even a disallowed goal from Gonzalo for a clear offside as the hosts enjoyed their best moments, forcing Guardiola to drop Mascherano into a back four.

Villarreal continued to trouble Barça after the break - with a big shout for a penalty on Borja by Busquets – until the Champions again lifted their game and began to spread the ball wide for Adriano, who saw one excellent cross go begging in the absence of a clear striker up front. Guardiola then brought on Alexis for Piqué to offer more penetration and Barça were now back in control and the chances began to flow as they laid siege to the Villarreal area.

The last 15 minutes saw Villarreal pinned back in their half, desperately trying to waste time and run the clock down as Guardiola threw on the incisive Tello and Thiago to try and get the winning goal. Barça went at the task with plenty of commitment, but they were out of luck when Cesc hit the bar after great play from Tello on 78 minutes and Messi again found Villarreal keeper Diego López up to the job on 86 minutes. The team never let their heads drop and kept on looking for the win till the end – something they are sure to do till the end of the season! (via FCBarcelona.cat)


[Match Stats]
Villarreal Diego López, Ángel, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Joan Oriol, Cani (Castellani, m.72), Bruno Soriano, Borja Valero, Marcos Senna (Marchena, m.89), Marco Ruben (Camuñas, m.83) and Joselu.

FC Barcelona Víctor Valdés, Puyol, Piqué (Alexis, m.61), Mascherano, Abidal, Dani Alves, Busquets, Xavi (Tiago, m.77) Adriano (Tello, m.77) Cesc Fábregas and Messi.

Goal: -

Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabrian committee). Admonished for Villarreal to Musacchio, Marco Rubén, Joan Oriol, Joselu and Gonzalo and for Barcelona to Dani Alves.

Incidents: Match at El Madrigal stadium in Villarreal before 22,000 spectators. Pitch in good condition. They observed a minute's silence in memory of Jose Navarro, formerly of Villarreal's youth trained in Barcelona, ​​and Dani Montesinos, a reporter for the Sixth, who died in a motorcycle accident.

Guardiola’s team departed from Benicassim from Sants Estació at 10:30. Pedro, who is injured, did not travel with the team. Alexis, however, is responding well to treatment and was included in Guardiola’s list.

Barça’s first team is on its way to play today’s match (22.00) against Villareal. The Azulgranas left Sants Estació on a train headed for Benicassim. From there, Guardiola’s men will complete the trip to Castellón by coach.

Pedro did not travel with the team because of niggle problems with his left leg, but Alexis, who is responding well to treatment, was included in the Spanish strikers stead.

Barça arrived at the Hotel Luz Castellón at 13.15. 500 supporters were there to greet the team. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Barça’s Spanish striker will miss tonight’s match due to an injury he picked up in yesterday’s training session, the Chilean, who is responding well to treatment, was included in Guardiola’s list.

The Barça team travelling to Castellón to play against Villareal in tonight’s league match had a few surprises before their train left Sants Estació. Pedro Rodríguez will miss the match due to injury and Alexis Sánchez will be at El Madrigal.

According to the team’s Medical Services, at the end of Friday’s training session, Pedro was having problems. The tests confirmed that the player has a contraction in the abductor of his left thigh. He will miss the match against Villareal and his availability will depend on his recovery.

On a better note, Alexis is responding favourably to treatment and is recovering from his acromioclavicular injury sustained in this Wednesday’s Clásico. The Chilean was a last-minute addition to Guardiola’s team for tonight’s match. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Villarreal has added 19 points in 19 games.
Guardiola has warned of the difficulty of the crash.
In the last three visits to the Madrigal Barça has won.

El Madrigal this Saturday live a very special game between two teams who like the ball and take control of the game, but, a priori, has a clear emphasis Blaugrana , at least this is what marks the difference now between the teams. The men of Pep Guardiola travel to Villarreal as second in the table, having won 44 points in 19 games, while the team of Jose Francisco Molina is 17 table with 19 points.

Perhaps that is why Pep Guardiola has warned in a press conference on the difficulty of shock, commenting that "The Madrigal is a very complicated".

But what the statistics say , for those who favor. In the First Division both teams have seen the faces on 12 occasions , and of these, Villarreal have won 5, there have been six wins and a draw visitors. With 20 goals scored by the home side to 19 for FC Barcelona, ​​which already gives an idea of equality on the ground throughout the game. The last three visits Barca's side doors open to a positive outcome of the azulgranas, since that resulted in three wins. The latest, 0 - 1.

It is true that as they say, once the referee Teixeira José Ramón Vitienes -not to be confused with Teixeira's game Vitienes Camp Nou, his brother, the accumulated data are useless. However, consider that the Yellow Submarine have won 9 games at home, drawn 4 and lost 1. That is, he has achieved 16 of the 19 points that shows playing at home, a detail that surely the Blaugrana players and technical staff have been taken into account.

In fact, Guardiola himself said in the press conference after they had taken note of the good image left by Villarreal in front of the Real Sociedad and Sporting . And special attention will have to have the azulgrana to Marcos Rubén and Borja Valero, because, with 6 and 3 points, they are next to Rossi, the yellow maximum gunners. In addition, Villarreal, after the good performance of the fans in the game against Sporting Gijon, wants to reward the loyalty of their fans, so that each subscriber has been able to withdraw up to a maximum of three tickets at half price habitual , so expect a full Madrigal to the flag. (via MD)

The numbers of visits to El Madrigal Blaugrana

Blaugrana 6 wins , 5 wins for Villarreal and 1 draw, this is the summary of the twelve battles that have played Barcelona and Villarreal at El Madrigal in First Division:
2010-2011: 0 - 1
2009-2010: 1 - 4
2008-2009: 1 - 2
2007-2008: 3 - 1
2006-2007: 2 - 0
2005-2006: 0 - 2
2004-2005: 3 - 0
2003-2004: 2 - 1
2002-2003: 2 - 0
2001-2002: 0 - 1
2000-2001: 4 - 4
1998-1999: 2 - 3

Mascherano and Adriano are two of the candidates to enter the eleventh to give fresh take on Barca.

The qualification for the semifinals of the Copa del Rey will invoice template blaugrana high physical level. Pep Guardiola is aware that should regulate well the efforts of their players to successfully tackle the league fixtures and the tie of the Copa del Rey against Valencia today so expect changes from the eleven measured gala Real Madrid.

Two of them will be forced by injuries to Alexis Sanchez and Andres Iniesta. Thiago Pedro and could be their replacements, although attack can not be ruled Adriano entry down the left after his great performance in the last game at home in Malaga. It is also possible to enter Javier Mascherano in the middle of the rear to rest some of the defenders, as Carles Puyol, who was multiplied on Wednesday against Real Madrid and could be input on the bench. (via SPORT)

22.00, TV3 and La Sexta: Barça go to Villareal with important absentees as they chase three more points to keep leaders Real Madrid in their sights.

FC Barcelona go to Villareal for the last game in January, and they won't want to drop any points if they want to stay in the hunt for their fourth consecutive league title. They travel south with their morale high after putting Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, which means they are still challenging to win all three major trophies this season.

But it is never easy to get three points at El Madrigal, and Pep Guardiola has only 14 first team players available after Alexis and Iniesta both went down with injuries midweek, and therefore join Villa, Afellay and Fontàs on the sidelines, not forgetting that Seydou Keita is also away, due to his participation in the African Nations Cup.

It's hardly the situation Guardiola would have wanted at such a crucial time of the season, but rather than lament the circumstances, players like Cesc Fàbregas said on Wednesday that "if we have to play for 90 minutes in five games in a row, we'll do it, and if we have to play with ten men, we'll do that too. It won't change anything. We are who we are and we just have to keep pushing forwards. What's more, we have a great reserve team". Indeed, the Barça B youngsters are the best winter signing the club could have wished for, and against Vila-real, Isaac Cuenca, Jonathan dos Santos, Sergi Roberto and Tello have all been named in the squad.

Full: www.fcbarcelona.cat

Recognizes that one of the team's goals in the match will "look good".

Villarreal coach Jose Francisco Molina is aware that "it is impossible to win at Barcelona without making a great game , "but acknowledged that one of the team's goals in the match will" look good ".

"Winning would be great. Working hard for 90 minutes and from there try to win. If we do we charge of morale. Try to make a great game and make things very difficult for Barça. Our focus is on three points but we know the difficulty of the game, "he noted.

Villarreal came into the game against Barcelona after the first victory under the leadership of Molina held on Monday against Sporting de Gijón (3-0), a triumph that was "very important psychologically," said Molina. "After a meeting, it is difficult to make changes. Let's try to make the same game and we have no need for any modification, "said the coach. According to Molina, Villarreal should "try to play every game taking the ball, even against Barcelona will be much more difficult." "We'll try and maybe we need to do different things to get it," he added.

"Barcelona have casualties, but also a great squad and are used to keep a high pace of games. I do not know Barça we're going to find. I worry about my team more than what you can do them, we go for the party "he explicado.Una of the team's goals is to" stop Messi ", but acknowledged that" there is no specific plan ", it does try to" have their best players are your best football. "

For the game against the Catalans, Molina might not be available Galician goalkeeper Diego Lopez, who currently has a fever, so if the goalkeeper does not play as usual "play César, who is also a great goalkeeper." Who will not be safe to Barcelona will be the Brazilian Nilmar, who maintains an open negotiation to leave Villarreal for what has been thought that Molina "is not the best situation for the player." "We need those who are your head is a hundred percent with the team . has a great quality, but it is best to stay outside, "he acknowledged. (via MD)

The Barça manager considers that Villareal’s current 17th place in the table doesn’t reflect the quality of José Francisco Molina’s team. Guardiola confirms that Isaac Cuenca is now a full-time first-team player and that he will not return to the B side.



osep Guardiola knows that tomorrow’s match at El Madrigal will be difficult. “In the last couple of years it’s been a difficult ground for us, it won’t be any different this time,” explained the Barça manager. He added that “their position in the standings does not correspond to the quality of the players they have or to their recent history.” Despite missing key players to injury, Barça’s opponent this Saturday “continues to play football very well.”

Guardiola has had to piece together a team for matchday 21 of the league after Iniesta and Alexis were injured in the Cup match midweek. The Barça manager included Cuenca, Sergio Robetro, Cristian Tello and Jonathan Dos Santos in his team along with the 14 available first-team players. Guardiola know’s exactly what he wants from the youngsters: “you can expect things from players that don’t get the call-up regularly. They must be themselves. They mustn’t be afraid, they need to be bold and they must help us in everything.”

On Cuenca, who will sign a contract extension next week that will keep him at the Club until 2015, Guardiola confirmed that the striker now forms part of the first team: “he’s new and he plays really well in his position. He is helping us and I hope he will continue help us.”

The manager admitted that after the Cup match on Wednesday that his team has not had much time to rest. However, he said his players are used to the demanding schedule: “I always think that it’s better to play a match after ensuring qualification. It’s true that we have not had much time to rest, but we are accustomed [to the schedule]. We know what we must do. The second part of the season is about to start and we will try to focus on whatever match we have next and go as far as we can.”

On the game against Real Madrid, the Barça manager understands that Los Blancos, despite being eliminated from the Cup, “have a good taste in their mouths, because they played a good game.” He added: “in a tie that lasts 180 minutes it’s impossible to completely dominate a team like Madrid. But you have to make conclusions after each game in order to process and move forward.”

Minute of silence in memory of the journalist Dani Montesinos

A minute of silence was observed in memory of journalist Dani Montesinos before Guardiola’s pre-match press conference. Besides journalists from different news outlets and the Barça manager, the captains of the first team, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta and Valdés, were also present for the minute of silence. “It’s a shame, a terrible loss. I think he’s been to just about every press conference. There isn’t a bigger embrace that we could give to his whole family,” said Guardiola (via FCBarcelona.caqt)

Josep Guardiola has named the 14 available first-team players plus Cuenca, Dos Santos, Sergi Roberto and Cristian Tello to FC Barcelona’s squad for tomorrow’s match against Villareal. Barça’s train will travel to Benicassim instead of the originally planned Castellón.

Barça completed their final training session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper before Saturday’s match at El Madrigal. At the conclusion of the session the Barça manager named 18 players to the team: all 14 available first-team players plus Cuenca, Dos Santos, Sergi Roberto and Tello.

With the Club’s permission, José Manuel Pinto did not train with his teammates as he was attending to a personal matter.

The team will travel to Villareal on Saturday morning. The initial plan, however, was to travel to Castellón by train but the security authorities could not guarantee adequate safety measures at the Castellón train station. Hence, the team will travel to Benicassim instead. From there they will complete their journey to Villareal by coach.

The team will eat together at the hotel and depart for El Madrigal approximately one hour before the match. The game against Villareal starts at 22.00. After the game the team will return to Barcelona and arrive at 3.20. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

The list:
Valdés, Pinto, Piqué, Fàbregas, Puyol, Xavi, Messi, Thiago, Mascherano, Sergio Busquets, Adriano, Abidal, Alves, Pedro, Jonathan dos Santos, Isaac Cuenca, Sergi Roberto and Cristian Tello.

It will not be until this afternoon when confirmed, everything makes think that Tello will enter in the convocation of Barça to play in Villarreal.

Barça B has trained this morning at the Ciutat de Sant Joan Despi Esportiva. And the meeting has served to give a hint about what will be the final call for Pep Guardiola to travel this Saturday at Villarreal.

Remember that on Wednesday after injuries to Iniesta and Alexis, the technician has only 14 first team players and must take four of the subsidiary. In the last few games have already traveled three players, Jonathan dos Santos, Sergi Roberto and Isaac Cuenca and the fourth Barça B to be incorporated at least for now the first team is Cristian Tello.

None of these four players participated in the meeting of Eusebio Sacristan and therefore will surprise except the four who travel to Villarreal for the match on Saturday. (via SPORT)

Monday after beating Sporting, the Francisco Jose Molina have regained moral and confidently await the ship's visit Castellon team occupies the seventeenth position in the rankings with 19 points, 16 of whom had joined the El Madrigal.

C Barcelona is preparing thoroughly the game on Saturday in the area of Villarreal (22 hours, La Sexta - Autonomous). The Barca players and coaches do not trust a team that historically has never made ​​things easy for Barça . Those of Jose Francisco Molina , who earlier this year took over the team in place of Juan Carlos Garrido , occupy the lower part of the classification but are of sufficient quality to meet any rival. In addition, after Monday's victory against Sporting, all Castellón has regained confidence and expects "a magical night" to meet the match against the reigning league.

Villarreal in El Madrigal has joined 16 of the 19 points you have presently . The balance at home is four wins, four draws and just one defeat. Yellow players want to make a good game against Barca to go further strengthened. "We can win Barça although it is in a minimum percentage. If we didn't think it we would not show up to the game", the midfielder affirmed Borja Valero, author of three goals in League this season.

With Molina on the bench, the balance is a Sporting victory, a draw against Valencia and a defeat in the field of Atletico Madrid. (via FCBarcelona.cat)

Borja Valero said he enjoyed the Cup clásico, but added that now think of the possibilities for your team to win at Barcelona on Saturday.

"I had a great time because right now are two of the best teams in the world, but now I think we have a percentage, however minimal, to win at Barcelona. Otherwise we thought, we presented to the meeting," he said.

"Real Madrid to Barcelona took off the ball for longer than usual and that is the field to follow, although it is not easy. There will be phases of the game where we can push above and others which do not," said .

On the low in Barcelona, ​​Borja Valero said that whenever they need a player, comes another "equal to or better than the last." "We will try to think of ourselves and depend on it if we can get something positive. Nobody want to be down there. Just trying to help the team succeed.'m Scoring goals, but I have to follow this line," he said.

Also acknowledged that a match against Barcelona drawing more attention than others and indicated that the national coach, Vicente del Bosque, will watch this match, but said that this issue haunts him.

Borja Valero dismissed talk of economic issues relating to delays in some payments in the club. "We are calm because Villarreal is a non issue," he said. (via SPORT)