Cristiano Ronaldo faces a race to be fit to face Tottenham after suffering a hamstring injury in Saturday's victory over Atletico.
Every flight begins with a fall.
Dani Alves contract extended until 2015.
Every flight begins with a fall.
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has hailed Spain team-mate Xavi as the best Spanish footballer of all time.Xavi is set to earn his 100th cap for his country and has earned rave reviews for his performances for both Spain and Barcelona over the past year. With a nomination for the World Player of the Year and records broken aplenty for his passing at the World Cup, the classy midfielder has been in fine form and now Llorente has labelled him the best.
"Xavi is an unbelievable player, the best Spanish footballer of all-time," Llorente told Sport.es. "He has won everything in football with Barca and Spain.
"It is wonderful to watch Xavi play. It takes many years at a very high level to do what he does. We are now eager to get a result in these two very important matches. Let's see if we can do the job and get the points.''
Spain are currently top of Group I with three wins out of three and face the Czech Republic in a Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday before a friendly clash with Lithuania next Tuesday.
Every flight begins with a fall.
Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic claims he has looked to an unusual source for inspiration this season: rivals Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema.Benzema struggled to assert himself in the early stages of his Madrid career, having moved from Lyon for around £30 million in 2009, but an injury to regular frontman Gonzalo Higuain gave him his chance and he has bagged ten goals in his last eight games.
"The recent development of Karim Benzema at Real Madrid has motivated me. He appeared to be on his way out of Madrid in January, but has since proven that he's a great player and a prolific goalscorer," Bojan told Sport. ''That's given me the strength and belief that I can do the same. I've always scored lots of goals and will continue to do so."
The 20-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool as he is largely a peripheral figure at the Camp Nou, but reaffirmed his commitment to fight for his place.
"My goal is to focus on doing my best this season,'' he said. ''My situation changed for the better toward the end of last season and something similar could happen. I really want to stay put and will fight to succeed here. I'm already playing at the best club in the world."
Every flight begins with a fall.
Barcelona say Eric Abidal could return to light training in four weeks after undergoing successful surgery on a tumour in his liver.
Every flight begins with a fall.