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<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Athletic">Athletic</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarterfinals">quarterfinals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="del">del</span> <span word="Rey">Rey</span> <span word="knockout">knockout</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Betis">Betis</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="Osasuna">Osasuna</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Benito">Benito</span> <span word="Villamarin">Villamarin</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="Quique">Quique</span> <span word="Setien">Setien</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Mames">Mames</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> 90 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Setien">Setien</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Valverde">Valverde</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="goalscoring">goalscoring</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>.</p><p><span word="Setien">Setien</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Andre">Andre</span> <span word="Ter">Ter</span> <span word="Stegen">Stegen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Ter">Ter</span> <span word="Stegen">Stegen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="save">save</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="groin">groin</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>.</p>
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