Barcelona in a must-win match against Malaga

[Folami David]

Showing its first sign of vulnerability, defending champions Barcelona will visit Malaga on Thursday needing to safe their face after a 2-2 draw to advance in the Copa del Rey and set up a likely semifinal against Real Madrid.
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After strolling through the 1st half of the season, Barcelona has suddenly stumbled in consecutive games and faces its first must-win match of the campaign.
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Real Madrid visits Valencia the day before, holding a 2-0 advantage from the opening leg. Madrid routed Valencia 5-0 in a league match on Sunday.
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On the other end of the bracket, Atletico Madrid is at Real Betis on Thursday aiming to protect its 2-0 victory from the first leg. Sevilla hosts Real Zaragoza on Wednesday after they drew 0-0 in their first meeting.