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Sevilla Without Nicolas Pareja But Could Have Samir Nasri Back Against Barcelona
Jorge Sampaoli says Sevilla have injury issues of their own as his side prepare to face Barcelona.
Jorge Sampaoli says Sevilla have injury issues of their own as his side prepare to face Barcelona.
Sampaoli confirmed Nicolas Pareja is unavailable for selection due to injury, while he will wait until the last moment before making a call on Samir Nasri's fitness after a hamstring problem kept him out of the 4-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb in midweek.
"Pareja will not play and for Nasri we will wait. The rest are all good," he added.
"[Nasri's] intention is to play. We appreciate that and therefore we will wait until the last moment.
"Because of what he says there is a high percentage he will play. After training and before the game we will assess him."
Barca will be without the likes of Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Jeremy Mathieu and Andres Iniesta due to injury, but the Sevilla boss knows they cannot be underestimated.
"I do not think they are in crisis … they are one of the two or three best teams in the world and the quality they have, in addition to Messi, makes them practically unstoppable," said Sampaoli.