Barcelona comes with the job

The cross-quarter with Real Madrid has gone very expensive to Barca, who have only 14 players available to the first team to be measured at Valencia, after injuries to Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez on Wednesday. The manchego and Chile will miss the semi-final twice, with confirmation yesterday suffered a torn hamstring in his left leg and a dislocated collarbone, respectively. The first must be a minimum of three weeks off, while the latter will miss the next 15 days of competition, as reported in a medical Catalans published on its website.

Where else are played Barça is in attack. There, Guardiola will not have any margin for maneuver, with Villa and Afellay also in dry dock. Messi and Pedro are the only two forwards in a position, plus the option of putting Cesc as a false tip. In defense and midfield, with Fontàs Keita seriously injured and playing the African Nations Cup respectively, players like Mascherano, Thiago and Adriano have to acquire more importance than usual.

Only the goalkeeper is outside the culé manpower shortage. Valdes and Pinto are able to share the minutes, as usual: the undisputed international Liga and the Copa Andalusian As has happened in previous rounds, including the recently concluded before the Madrid, the veteran will be in goal goal in the semifinals, against Valencia. In these, and in tomorrow's league clash in Vila-real, Guardiola must convene at least four team players. It seems fixed Basin, yesterday also trained with the first team Dos Santos, Tello, Balliu, Sergi and Robert Rosell.

Wednesday 1 and 8, at 21:00

The semifinals schedule became official yesterday, even before the dispute Levante-Valencia. The Valencia-Barca played on Day 1 at 21:00, at the same time, a week later, will be held around the Nou Camp. As Miranda twice Athletic clash will take place on Tuesday 31 January and 7 February, at ten o'clock at night in both cases.