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Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Barcelona reacts after his shot at goal went wide of target during the La Liga match between Valladolid and Barcelona at the Jose Zorilla stadium on January 23, 2010 in Valladolid, Spain.

Next Wednesday Getafe host Sevilla in the return leg of the cup semi finals, aiming to overturn the 2-0 defeat at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Even though it looks hard, nobody in the team believes that it’s impossible. The players' faith is justified when one remembers their efforts three years ago, losing 5-2 to Barcelona at the Camp Nou then winning 4-0 at the Coliseum - the most amazing turnaround in the cup’s history. So, Getafe will be concentrating on that midweek game and not fully focused on Barcelona this Saturday evening.

A game at the Camp Nou is almost a lost cause for most of the teams in primera and Getafe simply don't have a reason to fight this one out with the most important game of their season days later. Coach Michel should rotate here and he cannot count on key midfielder Pedro León, who wasn’t able to sieze an injury time opportunity against Racing last Sunday.

What can be said about the ‘Pep team’? Barcelona are amazing and, most of the time, unstoppable. The young Pedro is like a new Messi, a great talent! They will be eager to avenge the last minute lucky point Getafe grabbed in Barcelona. Daniel Alves and Eric Abidal, are doubtful and Carles Puyol suspended. Albert Dalmau is a new signing.

I will bet on Barcelona with -2 goals Asian handicap. A 2-0 victory is quite probable and the scoreline could grow higher depending on the blaugrana players’ mood. I will also bet on “No Goal” meaning that only one of the two teams will score.

Bet: Home win (-2ah) / No goal

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