Real Madrid had to settle for a draw yesterday, and Barca's price didn't hesitate to drop a bit, yet it's a very good offer in my view. Barca are still without Messi, while Ronaldinho is ruled out for the season, Deco is doubt, nevertheless I see them very strong at Camp Nou and should bounce back in style against tired and overrated Getafe.

The Alians have been losing points of late due to their big defensive mistakes, especially from set pieces. Well Getafe aren't exactly the best side at this point, and the handicap is really attractive.

"Even though the distance (between Real and Barcelona) is considerable, we believe we can still win the league. Let's see what happens on Saturday night,'' he said, in reference to Real Madrid's difficult trip to Mallorca," said club President Joan Laporta.

Barcelona: Ronaldinho (mid/key/out for the season), Lionel Messi (att/key) are out, Deco (mid/reg) is doubt

Getafe: Cata (def/reg) and Cosmin Contra (def/sub) are out, Pablo H.(mid/reg) is doubt

I know that many of you will hugely disagree but "everyone's got an opinion" as the Ladbrokes advertisement says.

Barcelona (-1.25) at 1.80 with 188bet, stake 8

Racing de Santander v Deportivo la Coruna. Racind have been in wonderful form so far, and I can only expect them to continue the trend. They've got a chance to play in Champions League next season, and I'm sure they'll do the best they can in order to achieve it, and one first step is beating Deportivo on Sunday night. La Coruna have made some good matches recently, but they've still been shaky on the road, the match they had lost to Mallorcfa 1-0 proves they can't cope with sides like these, and Racing are even stronger than Mallorca I dare to say. Garay is out for Racing who's quite important at the back, but Depor will be missing key midfielder José Andres Guardado and could be without Xisco who's scored a hat-trick last round against Murcia. It has the home win all over written.

Racing: Ezequiel Garay (def/reg), Moratón (def/sub) are out
 
Deportivo: José Andres Guardado (mid/key), Lopo (def/reg) are out, Xisco (att/reg) and Christian Wilhelmsson (mid/sub) are doubts

Racing (-0.5) at 2.07 with Canbet, stake 8

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