Watch Live Stream Barcelona vs Hospitalet 22/12/2011 live game video and highlights all goals of the match in SOCCER Spain,Copa Del Rey
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has already given Christmas leave to a number of his Club World Cup-winning heroes, with Lionel Messi, Adriano, Alexis, Javier Mascherano, Eric Abidal and Maxwell all currently enjoying a well-earned break after a grueling 2011.
Guardiola is bound by competition regulations that state he must field at least seven players from his first-team squad, and so there will still be some familiar faces in tow at Camp Nou on Thursday.
One notable exception is of course David Villa, who underwent surgery on his broken leg on Tuesday, and now begins the long road back to recovery.
From the B team, the likes of Sergi Roberto, Martin Montoya, Andreu Fontas and Marc Muniesa are likely to feature, with the world champions holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg.
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Barcelona round off 2011 with this fixture at Camp Nou, returning from its victory in the Club World Cup in Japan, defeating Brazilian side Santos 4-0 in the final
Lionel Messi collected the Golden Ball for the best player of the Club World Cup, while team-mate Xavi collected the Silver Ball for his performance in the final.
Barca was beaten finalists in the Copa del Rey in 2011 to Real Madrid at the Mestalla, and it lost out to the eventual winners in 2010, with Sevilla vanquishing the Catalan giants over two legs.
Hospitalet is based in Catalunya, just outside Barcelona, and ply its trade in the Spanish Segunda Division B, group three.
The tiny club only succumbed to a respectable 1-0 defeat to Barca at home in the first leg three weeks ago, with Andres Iniesta netting the only goal of the match.
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