Saturdays La Liga visit of Granada - live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 7. Conor Garland Jersey .30pm - will give Barcelona coach Luis Enrique a welcome opportunity to move on from a difficult week. Lionel Messis match-winning penalty in stoppage time in last weekends spiteful 3-2 win at Valencia proved the flashpoint for a hectic week, with a fan in the Mestalla crowd throwing a bottle at the Barca players as they celebrated the goal.Subsequent comments from La Liga president Javier Tebas claiming that the Barca players had incited the crowd ensured the incident remained a central talking point and prompted the Catalan club to request action be taken against him and the Spanish RFEF. Lionel Messi celebrates Barcelonas winner at Valencia The declarations made by Tebas are irresponsible and unbecoming of a sports executive, Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu said in a statement.(Barca) will bring these declarations before CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) because we want it to see to it that if they produce violence they are punished accordingly. Luis Enriques side have now won their last three La Liga matches Luis Enrique was clearly tired of the saga by the time his Friday press conference rolled around as he prepares his side for an important week.Barca host bottom club Granada at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening before a midweek trip to Manchester City and former boss Pep Guardiola in the Champions League. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. I wont talk any more about the Mestalla, Luis Enrique said. At the club we have a set of values that we try to convey. I am not interested in adding fuel to the fire any more.We aim to play football, not to kick or injure players. These are the values we try to transmit. Guillem Balague looks at the growing importance of Neymar at Barcelona and whether hes in Lionel Messis shadow at the club Barcas players do, however, seem to have been affected by the week with Rafinha telling Marca that they might opt to stop celebrating goals.If you cant celebrate a goal like the one at Mestalla, then Barcelona might as well not celebrate goals anymore, Rafinha said.We are surprised at Tebas comments, because as president of La Liga he should be protecting the players that are a part of it. Watch Neymar and Luis Suarez go down hurt after being hit by a bottle as they celebrated Barcelonas winning goal in Saturdays 3-2 victory over Valencia Team NewsLuis Enrique has a growing injury list to contend with, in addition to all the off-field talk, and knows he cannot afford to dismiss the threat of Granada, despite the fact they are yet to win in the league.The difficulties are the usual ones, Luis Enrique added. We have to try to not complicate the game. It is a time of the season in which there has been a high number of injuries, it happens and you have to know how to manage it.Jeremy Mathieu has joined fellow defenders Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Aleix Vidal on the sidelines, while goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is also out. Granada are missing Ivan Kelava and Dimitri Foulquier. Lawson Crouse Jersey .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Phil Kessel Jersey . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. https://www.cheapcoyotes.com/128z-anders...ey-coyotes.html . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division. SAN FRANCISCO -- Things have become so bad for the San Francisco Giants that Bruce Bochy is second-guessing his own managerial decisions. Madison Bumgarner is lost for any explanation as to why the San Francisco Giants have been so inconsistent in the second half.Everybody knows one thing: There isnt much time left and there must be an immediate turnaround to become a playoff team. When youre losing and trying to hold on, scoreboard watching can be excruciating.Bumgarner (14-9) missed a chance at his milestone 100th career win and the Giants wasted another chance for a potential push in the NL West, losing to the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Wednesday to be swept by the divisions second-to-last-place club.This was a big series. Theyre all big, Bochy said. ...You take responsibility when things arent going well. Its always on your mind ... something you could have done a little bit differently. Its human nature. I think every manager or coach will tell you that. We wear it pretty hard.The division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees later Wednesday, increasing their division lead to five games. On Tuesday night, San Franciscos bullpen blew a three-run lead in the ninth and the Giants failed to gain ground.Now, they must regroup to host St. Louis for an important four-game set starting Thursday night among playoff contenders and wild-card candidates. San Francisco has won the World Series in every even year this decade: 2010, `12 and `14.Theres a lot of pressure this time of year, Bumgarner said. Its more of a mindset this time of year.Luis Perdomo (8-9) allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings of four-hit ball. He struck out five with one walk. The 23-year-old right-hander who the Padres acquired in the Rule 5 draft from the Cardinals has given up three runs or fewer in 11 of his last 15 starts.Brandon Maurer finished for his 10th save.It was the same story for San Francisco of late with missed opportunities and mistakes.Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth, San Franciscos Denard Span was picked off trying to get back to first after drawing a two-out walk.Spans base-running blunder was the Giants second on the day. Brandon Belt was doubled up at second base in the bottom of the second on Conor Gillaspies liner to first. Mike Gartner Jersey. Bumgarner, the 2014 World Series MVP, allowed seven hits and three runs, all earned, with five strikeouts and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.When he takes his next turn, the lefty again would try to become the third-youngest Giants pitcher reach 100 victories.Luis Sardinas had an RBI single among his three hits for San Diego, while Wil Myers added a double.The Giants lost their sixth straight to San Diego -- outscored 29-15 -- after winning the initial nine matchups of 2016.San Francisco was swept by the Padres for the second time this season, after dropping three in a row at Petco Park to begin the second half. San Diego earned its first sweep at AT&T Park since May 2010.Its not this big macro statement about where we are in the season and what were trying to accomplish, Padres manager Andy Green said. Its not playing spoiler or anything like that.POSEYS PLEDGEBefore the game, Giants catcher Buster Posey and ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale teamed up to discuss their pledge to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer research. Posey and wife Kristen were set to host a benefit at the ballpark for The V Foundations Buster and Kristen Posey Pediatric Cancer Research Award.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Jarred Cosart (hamstring, groin) still is in the plans to start Sundays series finale at Colorado or by Monday at home against Arizona at the latest.Giants: 1B Brandon Belt returned from an illness that kept him out Tuesday night. ... RHP Derek Law was activated from the 15-day disabled list on his 26th birthday after he missed 15 games with a strained right elbow.UP NEXTPadres: LHP Christian Friedrich (5-10, 4.67) will pitch the series opener in Colorado on Friday. Friedrichs most recent start was arguably his best this year. He struck out a season-high 10 batters and allowed one walk in seven shutout innings of two-hit ball against the Rockies.Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (15-5, 2.90) starts the opener of a four-game series against St. Louis. Cueto is 2-2 with a 2.56 ERA over his last five starts. Hes 6-8 with a 3.88 ERA in 21 career starts against the Cardinals. ' ' '