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Seven from FC Barcelona in provisional Spain squad
FC Barcelona is the most represented club in Del Bosque's list of 30 players
Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fàbregas and Pedro Rodríguez have all been named in the 30-strong provisional list of players in the Spanish squad for the 2014 World Cup. On May 25, manager Vicente del Bosque will need to cut that number down to 23 as he bids to make Spain only the third team ever to retain the title.
Barça, with seven players, is the most represented club in the list (the two Madrid clubs have four each). Of the seven, only Jordi Alba has no previous experience of the World Cup Finals, although he was in the winning squad at Euro 2012. The complete list of 30 is as follows
Casillas (R Madrid), Reina (Napoli), De Gea (Manchester United), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Piqué (Barça), Sergio Ramos (R Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barça), Alberto Moreno (Sevilla), Javi Martínez (Bayern), Albiol (Napoli), Juanfran (Atlético), Carvajal (R Madrid), Busquets (Barça), Xabi Alonso (R Madrid), Koke (Atlético), Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao), Xavi (Barça), Thiago (Bayern), Pedro (Barça), Navas (Manchester City), Silva (Manchester City), Cesc (Barça), Mata (Manchester United), Cazorla (Arsenal), Iniesta (Barça), Diego Costa (Atlético), Villa (Atlético), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Manchester City) i Llorente (Juventus).
Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fàbregas and Pedro Rodríguez have all been named in the 30-strong provisional list of players in the Spanish squad for the 2014 World Cup. On May 25, manager Vicente del Bosque will need to cut that number down to 23 as he bids to make Spain only the third team ever to retain the title.
Barça, with seven players, is the most represented club in the list (the two Madrid clubs have four each). Of the seven, only Jordi Alba has no previous experience of the World Cup Finals, although he was in the winning squad at Euro 2012. The complete list of 30 is as follows
Casillas (R Madrid), Reina (Napoli), De Gea (Manchester United), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Piqué (Barça), Sergio Ramos (R Madrid), Jordi Alba (Barça), Alberto Moreno (Sevilla), Javi Martínez (Bayern), Albiol (Napoli), Juanfran (Atlético), Carvajal (R Madrid), Busquets (Barça), Xabi Alonso (R Madrid), Koke (Atlético), Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao), Xavi (Barça), Thiago (Bayern), Pedro (Barça), Navas (Manchester City), Silva (Manchester City), Cesc (Barça), Mata (Manchester United), Cazorla (Arsenal), Iniesta (Barça), Diego Costa (Atlético), Villa (Atlético), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Manchester City) i Llorente (Juventus).
FC Barcelona v Atlético Madrid: The last 5 meetings
The stats from the five games played already this season show how
well-matched these two teams are, although there are also some striking
differences
Barça and Atlético Madrid are about to meet for the fifth time this season. They’ve all been incredibly tight affairs, with four games ending in draws and Atlético getting one win in the Champions League quarter finals. There have been two Barça goals compared to three for Atlético. But although there’s not much to choose between the teams in terms of most stats, there are also notable differences in some categories.
Barça are the clear leaders when it comes to crosses into the area, passing, possession and dribbling. Simeone prefers a more direct approach, and his side gets caught offside much more and gives away more finals, which reflects their more physical game. Here’s a summary of what happened in the five games these sides have already played in various competitions in the 2013/14 season:
Barça and Atlético Madrid are about to meet for the fifth time this season. They’ve all been incredibly tight affairs, with four games ending in draws and Atlético getting one win in the Champions League quarter finals. There have been two Barça goals compared to three for Atlético. But although there’s not much to choose between the teams in terms of most stats, there are also notable differences in some categories.
Barça are the clear leaders when it comes to crosses into the area, passing, possession and dribbling. Simeone prefers a more direct approach, and his side gets caught offside much more and gives away more finals, which reflects their more physical game. Here’s a summary of what happened in the five games these sides have already played in various competitions in the 2013/14 season:
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