Crystal Palace in the current championship of the English Premier League has not yet been able to please fans. However, the teams performances are typical for recent seasons. For 33 rounds, the Eagles asset has 11 victories and nine draws, which brought 42 points and 14-th intermediate place. The team from south of London is separated by 15 points from the relegation zone, but they will not be able to participate in the struggle for access to Europe League due to the lack of forces and resources. Noteworthy is the second worst result in the attack line – 28 goals scored, nine of which are Ayus account. The start of the summer session for the Eagles was successful. The away victory over the Bournemouth (2: 0) inspired the fans with the optimism that had melted over the next three matches. First, the glaziers” lost to Liverpool (0: 4) on the road, then they lost to Burnley (0: 1) on their field and last Saturday they could not oppose Lester (0: 3). It is noteworthy that Roy Hodgson’s wards cannot score for 270 minutes. Tomkins, Schlupp and Kelly will not be able to play in today’s match.
Barcelona was let down by the self-confidence of the head coach, who was too carried away by the rotation of the squad and the creation of his playing philosophy, in which he has no main and reserve players, losing points during the tournament out of the blue. By the way, Leonel Messi is not the same, although without him there would not have been this result, which showed the start of this season. After 33 rounds, the blue-garnet asset had 21 victories and seven world wins, which brought the team 70 points and a ticket to the Champions League, but only three draws in the last four rounds sent the Catalans to second place. Barcas attack is traditionally the best in La Liga – 74 goals scored, which is 2.24 goals per game on average. The main goalscorer of the team are Messi (22 goals) and Suarez (13). After the crown break, guests won three victories – over Mallorca (4: 0), Leganes (2: 0) and Athletic (1: 0). And last week the two games ended with the same score 2: 2 with Celta “and” Atletico “. Do not forget that the champion held only the first match in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, in which he split the world with Napoli (1: 1). Today De Jong, Dembele, Todibo, Fernandez and Umtiti will not be able to enter the field.
