Cartagena vs Barcelona Preview

After stringing two defeats against Ajax in the Champions League and League Atlethic Club , Barcelona debut in the Copa del Rey against Cartagena unable to afford a new setback would cause , this time , a crisis within Barca entity.

While scrolling Cartagonova seemed , when the draw was held , a mere formality , the circumstances surrounding the Barca team in recent weeks have become a much more important game than expected .

Beset by low , Gerardo ' Tata ' Martino align with the set Murcia a mixture of regular and alternate eleven that make up a half dozen illustrious absent.

To the already known Leo Messi, Victor Valdes, Dani Alves and Cristian Tello are you joining the Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández- both, muscle aches , stay in Barcelona as a precaution and Gerard Pique, who Martino has given rest .

Back to the call, Carles Puyol, absent in San Mames by some discomfort , and Jordi Alba , the latter 82 days after being injured against Sevilla -ha muscle - chained two lesions , but is unlikely to start home .

Provide a good image and achieve a convincing result that leaves practically resolved tie is the goal of Barça , knowing he has to reunite soon with triumph and that has little to gain and much to lose in his debut at the Cartagena butler .

The Murcia team , third place in Group IV of Segunda B reaches the tie after beating Guadalajara (2-1 ), Huesca (0-1) and Tudelano (1-4 ) and also winning streak in the league. He has won eight of their last ten games , the last Saturday before the San Fernando ( 3-1).

Cartagena coach , Luis García Tevenet , players focus their morning in the Arena complex Pinatar , held behind closed doors where the last training before the crash, in which injury will be forced low defender and midfielder Javier Tarantino Sergio Jimenez.

Tevenet , waiting for a rival " touched in his pride," spoke of the " desire and enthusiasm " of his team for "making a great game against a very powerful opponent " against which not content to compete.

"We can not take the field as if we were looking at Barcelona on TV. Must be serious defensive and opportunities that we may have . We'll hold small choices that have smaller teams in the Premier League ," said former player Sevilla .

After ensuring that his team "did not have a plan but an anti Neymar Cartagena pro plan " Tevenet has given clues about the lineup tomorrow , but has said he will use his two goalkeepers Jesus Reguillos " Lemons " and Romanian George Savu - in this tie .

The local technician has relied on the support of the fans in Cargatonova , a stadium with capacity for 15,000 spectators , a full rub tomorrow .