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Barcelona will look to keep their faint hopes of winning their fourth consecutive La Liga title this season alive when they play host to Spoting Gijon at the Nou Camp on Saturday.
The Catalan club have failed to keep pace with arch rivals Real Madrid this season, allowing Jose Mourinho’s side to race into a ten point lead at the top of the table, while they dropped points far too frequently for manager Pep Guardiola’s liking.
Although their place in the Champions League quarter-finals is all but guaranteed after a comfortable win over Bayer Leverkusen in their first leg last 16 tie and they still have the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao to come, Barca will no doubt be smarting having let their rivals establish such a firm grip on top spot with time fast running out.
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Lionel Messi will miss the game after being suspended for picking up his 5th yellow card of the season last time round. Remarkably, this is the first time in his career at the Nou Camp that he will miss a game through suspension.
Even without the Argentinian maestro Barca will be supremely confident of picking up three points on Saturday to temporarily cut the gap at the top to seven points with Real Madrid playing twenty four hours later.
Their opponents sit in 19th place in La Liga and are just six points clear of the relegation zone. With just 14 league matches remaining, both sides in this fixture are running out of time to achieve their respective goals for the season.
New boss Javier Clemente has guided Sporting to two draws since he took over the club and while he is not expected to work miracles and claim victory at the Nou Camp, a strong performance here would do wonders for their confidence with a fierce battle for survival to come.
Overall, a home win is very much expected – they have only dropped points once at the Nou Camp this season – but Gijon will look to stay in the game as long as possible.
