Over the past week Barcelona have not pleased the fans. The team issued a second relegation to the Europa League after a draw with Inter (3:3), after which they suffered a defeat in El Clasico, which left the Catalans without the first position in the Primera. Before today’s match, the Blue Garnet had seven wins and a draw, which corresponded to 22 points, with the second-best defensive performance in the league. Here it is impossible not to mention 21 goals scored, which somehow can brighten up the disappointing results of the tournament. In addition, the fans were pleased with the famous Barcelona football academy. La Masia prepared another winner. Gavi won the title of the best player in the world under 21 at the Golden Ball ceremony, which was the only highlight of the disastrous week for the hosts. Ballerin, Depay, Christensen and Araujo, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today.
Last week Villarreal knocked out opponents in the Conference League, where, after defeating Austria (1:0), today’s guests received a ticket to the playoffs ahead of schedule, while differing on average three times. In the La Liga tournament, Unai Emery’s wards have four wins and three peaceful outcomes, which brought 15 points and the seventh position in the standings. In the last game the yellow submarine chalked up a home clean sheet victory over Osasuna (2:0), while pleased with the quality defense, which conceded only three times. However, it will be extremely difficult to keep this figure in this duel. The Valencians did not miss the Camp Nou in only 2 of the last 22 trips. Lo Celso, Coquelin, Kiko, Moreno and Foyt, who has a knee injury, will not be able to take part in this fight. By the way, if you are interested in deep football analysis and predictions, we recommend that you follow the link.
