GOAL ASSURED

“Pichichi” Messi has Atleti as his target; team against whom he has already scored 10 goals.

Barça, with a new defence, will need all its crack’s ability in the Calderón.

At. Madrid – Barça (21h, Canal +)

Guardiola: “We are facing the best Atlético, but we will not pretend to be victims”

[Non Barça Related]

Espanyol expects to win Depor again. Espanyol – Depor (17h, PPV)

Xerez 0 – 3 Madrid. Xerez resisted until Arbeola scored the first goal.

With new defence but…WITH ALL THE DYNAMITE

Atlético – Barça (21h, Canal+)

Messi and Ibra have scored almost the same goals (27) than the whole Atletico (31).

Guardiola takes the pressure away: “Whatever happens, we will keep the first position”

[Non Barça Related]

Xerez 0 – 3 Madrid. Madrid won with more goals than beautiful display.

Espanyol must win today (17h, PPV)

Catalans hopeful of capturing Gunners skipper in summer...

Barcelona are reportedly closing in on the £60 million capture of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

The Sunday Mirror claims that sources within the Camp Nou are confident of securing the 22-year-old's signature this summer, with the player collecting a cool £160,000 per week wages, in addition to a £9m signing-on fee.

Fabregas left Barcelona as a 17-year-old to join Arsene Wenger's men, but has been repeatedly linked with a move back to the Catalan giants, increasingly so as the Gunners have endured a five-year spell without a trophy.

Only last week Barca president Joan Laporta publicly denied making an official approach for Fabregas, whilst further reports suggested that Arsenal officials have written to their Barcelona counterparts urging them to avoid fuelling speculation about a potential transfer.

But according to the Mirror a senior Barcelona source said: “It’s no ­longer a question of if but when ­Fabregas comes home.

“Arsenal are in no position to compete with the ­package on offer, although the ­desire of the player to come back far ­outweighs the financial rewards involved.”

Fabregas distanced himself from the speculation following his side's 1-0 win over Liverpool on Wednesday, but it is believed that the Spaniard would welcome a return to his homeland, and the player's father added to the fire by claiming his son would consider his future at Arsenal in the summer.