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Sevilla
First-choice goalkeeper Andres Palop is available again after injury and could start, but striker Frederic Kanoute will be rested.

Espanyol
Striker Raul Tamudo and playmaker Ivan De La Pena are both doubtful and will not be risked by coach Ernesto Valverde ahead of Thursday's second leg against Werder.

With winger Luis Garcia also out through suspension, Valverde will give starts to Brazilian midfielder Jonatas and young striker Ferran Corominas, scorer of Espanyol's third goal in Europe on Thursday.

Espanyol are the only Primera Liga side not to have been beaten by Sevilla since Juande Ramos took over two years ago, but the Spanish coach does not believe in dwelling on the past.

Barcelona
Mexico defender Rafael Marquez returns for Rijkaard's side after missing the defeat at Villarreal.
The former Monaco player was rested for that match, but looks set to return to the back four in place of French defender Lilian Thuram, who was blamed by many for both Villarreal goals last Sunday.

Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o start up front, while Argentina striker Javier Saviola could get a cameo appearance from the bench, despite newspaper reports claiming he had signed for Real Madrid this week.

Levante
Goalkeeper Pablo Cavallero is suspended and will be replaced by 19 year-old Juan Antonio Tejera.

Celta
And the bad news for coach Stoichkov is that he will be without leading scorer Fernando Baiano because of a knee injury.

Aside from that though, the Bulgarian has pretty much a full-strength squad available for a match he believes is absolutely vital.

Mallorca
Mallorca picked up a club-record sixth successive home victory last Sunday when they beat Gimnastic Tarragona 1-0 at the Ono Estadi.

Never before had a Mallorca side won six consecutive matches in the Primera Liga, even under big-name coaches Luis Aragones and Hector Cuper, who both managed five.

The Balearic Island club have needed that good home form though, as their away results have been little short of dismal recently.

Since becoming the first - and so far only - team to win at Sevilla this season back in mid-January, Mallorca have taken just one point from a possible 18 on their travels.

Athletic Bilbao
The Basque outfit are one of three clubs never to have been relegated from La Liga - the others being Barcelona and Sunday's opponents Madrid - but that proud record looks in serious danger as they sit just two points above the drop zone following last weekend's 4-1 defeat at Sevilla.

Javi Martinez looks set to return after recovering from an ankle injury, but Tiko, Pablo Orbaiz and Javi Casas are all still likely to be sidelined.

Veteran striker Ismael Urzaiz and goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia are doubts.

Real Madrid
With four victories in their last five league games, and just one defeat in 10, Real Madrid are La Liga`s form team heading into this weekend's clash at San Mames.

Capello has Ivan Helguera and Emerson available, but Roberto Carlos, Michel Salgado and Antonio Cassano are sidelined.

Racing Santander
Miguel Angel Portugal is hoping to have in-form strike pairing Pedro Munitis and Nicola Zigic available for the clash.

The duo, who between them have netted 14 league goals this season, have been struggling with knocks, but Portugal said: ``The medical team are optimistic about the participation of Munitis, who has recovered already, and of Zigic.

``The Serbian has suffered an inflammation in his ankle and we hope that he can play against Deportivo.''

Deportivo La Coruña
Argentinian defender Fabricio Coloccini is banned for Depor, but Spain international full-back Joan Capdevila, providing he is fit, will be available after completing his own suspension.

Osasuna
Osasuna's injury crisis has improved dramatically and their only fitness doubts for this weekend seem to be Javier Flano and Javad Nekounam.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza hope to have Argentinian playmaker Pablo Aimar fit after he missed the game against Celta, but Brazilian defender Gustavo Nery is definitely out

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