Previews
SAT 08.11.2014
FC Barcelona and UD Almería will kick-start Saturday's action on Liga BBVA matchday eleven. The Azulgranas are looking to get back on track after two consecutive defeats, while Francisco Rodríguez's team are looking to get some points after three matches without any.
Team news
The manager of the Andalusian side is sticking to his guns and has called up the same players as he did in the last three matches. For his part, Luis Enrique, the coach of the Catalan outfit, will be without midfielder Andrés Iniesta and defender Thomas Vermaelen, both of whom are injured.
Views from the dugout
Almería's goalkeeper, Rubén Martínez, was feeling confident about this vital match with one of the competition's powerhouses and stated that his team have to take the match to "their half of the pitch". The shot-stopper also stated: "We really believe that it is possible to get a good result; if that weren't the case we may as well not go out on the pitch".
For his part, the visitors' coach revealed that Almería have improved since last year and that they will try and "make things complicated" for Barcelona.
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