How will Barça line up against Getafe"
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The Catalans return to league action with a tough home game On the heels of a hard-fought draw away to Napoli in the Champions League, Barcelona have very little time to rest and are right back in La Liga action when they take on Getafe at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Barça were given the slightest of hopes of still winning this season?s league title thanks to a rare slip-up by Real Madrid last weekend, but the Catalans simply cannot afford to drop any more points if they want to put serious pressure on the leaders.
But Getafe are having another solid season that has them dreaming of a place in Europe and they know exactly how to frustrate Barça players, coaches and fans, so this will not be an easy game for the Blaugrana as they search for all three points. Here?s how we think Xavi Hernández will line up his troops for Saturday?s battle.
Defense
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The short turnaround between Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon makes this a likely spot for a couple of rotations by Xavi, but Barça will have a full eight days to rest and prepare for next Sunday?s trip to Athletic Bilbao which means the coach can afford to go with a stronger team in this one.
We might still see a few changes, however, and one might come at the back with the return of young Pau Cubarsà in place of Iñigo MartÃnez, who has had his minutes carefully monitored since re...
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