The Milan match is the most important one of the season, but the Deportivo one is important as well," he told reporters.We have a good advantage over Atletico Madrid at the top and clearly we want to be league champions.If we don't get a good result or play well then we won't go into Tuesday with the same confidence.Everyone believes that this team can come back and it is a little unjust that after just three games people have started to doubt this team.Barca will be without goalkeeper Victor Valdes, however, after he was banned for four matches for abusing referee Miguel Perez Lasa for failing to award them a penalty in the dying minutes of the defeat to Madrid.
Xavi Hernandez will also miss out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem, but Pedro Rodriguez is fit despite suffering from flu-like symptoms earlier in the week.Depor, meanwhile, have much bigger problems than their opponents this weekend as they sit bottom of the table, eight points from safety, and have yet to win away all season.Should Barca somehow slip up, though, both Real Madrid and Atletico will be looking to take advantage on Sunday evening.
It is the champions who are first up as they look to build on an incredibly successful 10 days in which they have not only beaten Barcelona in the league, but also progressed to the Copa del Rey final and Champions League quarter-finals with victories away to Barca .Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has highlighted the importance of getting back to winning ways against Deportivo la Coruna this weekend, ahead of the crucial Champions League clash with AC Milan on Tuesday.he Catalans will have to overcome a 2-0 first-leg deficit against the Italians if they are to progress to the quarter-finals of Europe's leading club competition.However, Barca still hold an 11-point lead at the top of La Liga and Fabregas believes the visit of Depor could provide a significant confidence boost ahead of their return to European action.
Xavi Hernandez will also miss out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem, but Pedro Rodriguez is fit despite suffering from flu-like symptoms earlier in the week.Depor, meanwhile, have much bigger problems than their opponents this weekend as they sit bottom of the table, eight points from safety, and have yet to win away all season.Should Barca somehow slip up, though, both Real Madrid and Atletico will be looking to take advantage on Sunday evening.
It is the champions who are first up as they look to build on an incredibly successful 10 days in which they have not only beaten Barcelona in the league, but also progressed to the Copa del Rey final and Champions League quarter-finals with victories away to Barca .Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has highlighted the importance of getting back to winning ways against Deportivo la Coruna this weekend, ahead of the crucial Champions League clash with AC Milan on Tuesday.he Catalans will have to overcome a 2-0 first-leg deficit against the Italians if they are to progress to the quarter-finals of Europe's leading club competition.However, Barca still hold an 11-point lead at the top of La Liga and Fabregas believes the visit of Depor could provide a significant confidence boost ahead of their return to European action.
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