Barcelona vs Real Zaragoza: Team News, Preview, Probable Line-Ups

That perfect record was tested last week in the Catalans 4-2 win over Mallorca. Barcelona raced out to a 3-0 lead Xavi assisting Lionel Messi and Cristian Tello on their goals and netting his own in the first half, but Mallorca scored twice in under three minutes in the second half to keep the match close.

But in typical fashion, Messi came to the rescue with a goal in 70th, to keep Mallorca at bay.

Zaragoza have won four of their last five matches, but haven’t captured a victory at Camp Nou since 2007.

Leading scorer Helder Postiga netted two second half goals Zaragoza’s 5-3 win over Deportivo Coruna last week.

The match could mark the return of defender Carles Puyol, who suffered a gruesome elbow dislocation in October, but is reportedly prepared to play.

The game begins at 2 p.m. EDT.

Probable Lineups

Barcelona

Valdes

Alves, Pique, Puyol, Alba

Xavi, Song, Iniesta

Pedro, Messi, Villa

Real Zaragoza

Roberto

Zuculini, Loovens, Alvaro, Paredes

Movilla, Romaric

Rodriguez, Apono, Montanes

Postiga

Predicted Score: Barcelona 3, Real Zaragoza 2