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This weekend in Spain, matches of the 18th round of "La Liga" will be played. On Saturday, there will be only two matches, but both will be derbies. In the Valencia derby, "Valencia" will host the second city team "Levante", while in Barcelona, "Espanyol" will host the much more titled opponents "Barcelona". In the Saturday matches, we will again see the team leader Ronaldinho from Barcelona. He did not play in the last round due to suspension. Also missing from the last match due to suspension is Portuguese Deco who will miss this weekend's match due to a pulled muscle. "Espanyol", who have not beaten the current European champions at home for four seasons in a row, will have to face these matches without one of their main defensive pillars Pablo Zabaleta, who will not play due to suspension. In the other Saturday matches, "Valencia" will play without one of their best players, left-back Vicente, who left the team's training on Thursday due to a thigh injury, forcing the Spaniard to miss the last two matches. However, there is also good news in the team - after a long break, the striking duo of Spanish players Fernando Morientes and David Villa should be back together. Meanwhile, the players of "Levante", who have not tasted victory in seven consecutive matches, will have to play without French striker Olivier Kapo. Sunday awaits no less intriguing matches, and in one of them, "Zaragoza" will meet the struggling Madrid "Real" as guests. "At the moment, they are not doing very well, and we have been celebrating victories lately," said "Zaragoza" striker Sergio Garcia before the match. - I hope we can score an early goal and knock them out of their rhythm." "Zaragoza" hopes could come true, as "Real" has serious problems in defense. In Thursday's match of the King's Cup against "Betis", the muscle of Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos tore. It is believed he may be out for a month. "Real" coach Fabio Capello will have to cope without the also injured right-back Marcelo and the suspended Michel Salgado and Sergio Ramos. Furthermore, due to a shin injury, attacking midfielder Guti will not be able to play. The leaders of "La Liga", "Sevilla", who have suffered a loss in the Spanish championship this year and played a draw in their King's Cup match, will seek to break this short series of failures in Sunday's match against "Mallorca". "It would be a bad sign if we lost again," said goalkeeper Andres Palop. - A win would be our first in 2007, so I hope on Sunday we can turn the year in a positive direction." The team leader, Argentine Juan Roman Riquelme, missed the last two matches due to injury. "La Liga" 18th Round On Saturday "Valencia" - Valencia "Levante" Barcelona's "Espanyol" - "Barcelona" On Sunday Bilbao "Athletic" - "Villarreal" Tarragona's "Gimnastic" - Madrid "Getafe" Pamplona's "Osasuna" - Seville "Betis" Santander's "Racing" - San Sebastian "Real Sociedad" Huelva's "Recreativo" - La Coruna "Deportivo" "Sevilla" - "Mallorca" Vigo's "Celta" - Madrid "Atletico" Madrid "Real" - "Zaragoza"
