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Having just faced Barcelona’s all-star attack in midweek, Xerez’s defence have little chance for respite as they prepare to take on an Atletico Madrid forward line that, according to midfielder Carlos Calvo, is one of the best in the game.

Promoted Xerez remained rooted to the foot of the Primera Division after losing 2-0 at home to Barca on Wednesday in a fixture brought forward due to the Catalan side’s commitments in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Jose Angel Ziganda’s side made it difficult for the champions and the result was still in doubt until Barca substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic lobbed home his side’s second in injury-time.

Xerez’s defence coped reasonably well with Barca’s much-vaunted strikeforce, but Calvo believes they will need to be just as good tomorrow when Atletico duo Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero come to town.

Forlan won the European Golden Boot for the second time last season after netting 32 goals in La Liga, while he and highly-rated Argentinian Aguero have struck 10 times between them in the league already this season.