Barcelona eye win away against Leganes in 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-Off : 8:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes
Barcelona’s stunning start to the season was ended on Sunday by a determined Girona side who drew with them 2-2. But it isn’t going to take anything away from the fact that Barcelona have played some brilliant football this season.
Barcelona will now look to again regain the winning momentum as they take on Leganes on Wednesday night. They will need to be at their best though and avoid complacency.
Barcelona play their next game against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
On the other hand, Leganes have had a very poor start to their 2018/119 La Liga season, loosing almost every game.
Leganes currently are 20th in La Liga after 5 games with just 1 point. They will be tested again on Wednesday night against giants Barcelona. Leganes will need to play positive football.
Barca have a very good record against Leganes and on Wednesday will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Recio is available for Leganes for the midweek game and will likely play.
As for Barcelona, Clement Lenglet will not be available against Leganes as due to suspension. While Ivan Rakitic and Rafinha are both available and might play.
Leganes XI : Cuellar, Juanfran, Bustinza, Slovas, Silva, El Zhar, Perez, Gumbau, Rolan, Santos, Carrillo.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur, Messi, Suarez, Coutinho.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all but in the end I expect Barca to get the job done and earn three points. They might win 3-0. The goalscorers might be Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho.
