Barcelona look for three points against Sevilla
Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barca will be looking to keep their good start to the season going when they take on the Andalucia side.
The Blaugrana are currently top of the table and are undefeated so far. They are four points clear of Valencia, who are on 24 points from 10 games.
Barcelona drew 0-0 against Olympiacos in midweek in the Champions League. But they are on their way to qualify for the knockout stages.
Sevilla are a good side and when in form, can give any team in Europe a run for their money. Barcelona will be wary of that.
So it should be a good game on Saturday as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Carrico and Nico Pareja remain sidelined for Sevilla. While Joaquin Correa is doubtful for Saturday’s game against Barcelona due to injury.
As for Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele, Rafinha and Andre Gomes remain sidelined. While Sergi Roberto will not be available against Sevilla due to hamstring injury.
Andres Iniesta is available and will likely be given a start. Whereas Aleix vidal is available and will likely play alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez upfront.
Sevilla XI : S. Rico, Corchia, Kjaer, Lenglet, Escudero, N’Zonzi, Pizarro, Sarabia, Banega, Nolito, B. Yedder.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Vidal, Messi, L. Suarez.
Prediction
Although it’s not a given that Barcelona will win on Saturday night, but they certainly go as favorites into this game. I expect Barcelona to do the job and get three points. The scoreline could be 3-0 with Messi (2) and Luis Suarez scoring.
