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Easy week ahead of Barca-Madrid match weight in Europe.

If there are no big surprises occur, Barcelona and Real Madrid should have won victory in the Spanish league this weekend. Both need to save energy for the heavier game in the Champions League.

In the cage itself, Camp Nou, Barcelona will host Celta Vigo on Saturday (03/11/2012) evening hrs. The match was held just four days after a 3-0 win over Alaves in the Copa del Rey and seven days after partying five goals without reply at home to Rayo Valecano.

With performance like that, it's hard to predict Xavi Hernandez cs will draw let alone lose. Moreover, Celta Vigo while sitting at position 13 standings after ingesting five defeats in nine games. Other records that support the host was the fact that in the last eight games in the Spanish league Barca have not lost on prospective adversaries.

Which then had to watch Tito Vilanova is the visit to Celtic in the Champions League midweek. That means in the next 11 days Barcelona to undergo four games. And while playing in the Camp Nou, Barca Celtic capable troublesome, although the hosts eventually won with a goal in the last minute of injury time period.

Similar conditions apply for Madrid, who in his last two games 4-1 win over Alcoyano in Copa Del rey and trounced Real Mallorca 5-0. After two big wins, a protégé of Jose Mourihno will serve Real Zaragoza, which while it perched in ninth position after swallowing five defeats from nine matches.

Madrid also have flashy stats related meetings with Zaragoza. In the last six meetings in La Liga Madrid always win, most of which occurred with a striking score. In six meetings, successful Madrid scored 22 goals.

Madrid could be the focus would have been divided since the middle of next week they will host Borussia Dortmund. After losing 1-2 in a visit to Germany last week, El Real has big ambitions to return results.

Meanwhile in other matches, Atletico Madrid will try to continue to stick to Barcelona when they travel to Valencia. Although El Che was runner-up last season, Atletico worth saving optimism ahead of the game because the squad made by Mauricio Pellegrino is currently at number 11 knocked off the table after only grabbed three wins, two draws and four defeats.

Atletico and Barcelona are still sharing top spot with both equally 25 points, the Catalans right to be at the top because of goal difference. While Madrid stuck in the top four standings with 17 points, one point behind in third Malaga