Today Barcelona acts as two different teams in the Lao and the Champions League. The Catalans held the group stage of the main club tournament in Europe at maximum speed and did not leave any chances to their opponents, having five victories out of five possible with a fantastic performance of 3.2 goals scored per game. The defense line should be noted, which conceded only twice. In November the blue garnet defeated Dynamo Kyiv twice (2:1 and 4:0), followed by no chances for Ferencv?ros (3:0) on the road. In the last game Ronald Koeman gave Lionel Messi an opportunity to rest and released all newcomers who came to the team a couple of months ago. Desta, Pjanic and Trinkan did not disappoint. Bar?a looks completely different in La Liga, where, after 10 rounds they are in ninth place, while losing 2 of their last 3 matches. If the defeat to Atl?tico (0:1) can somehow be explained, then the draw with Alaves (1:1) and the fiasco in Saturday’s match with Cadiz is somehow hard to justify the coach, who has such a powerful squad. Dembele, Pique, Roberto, Umtiti and Fati, who have not yet cope with a knee injury, will not be able to take part in today’s game.
Yet to pick up a single point this term, Galle Gladiators seem to be heading for doom. With five games already played, they remain at the basement of the log, two points shy of fourth-placed Kandy Tuskers. It goes without saying that Rajapaksas charges will need to step up their game to stand any chances of advancing into the playoffs. With Shahid Afridi out on the sidelines, GG have failed to make any major impact in the bowling department. Horrendous last time out against Dambulla Viiking, GGs bowlers struggled to leave their mark on the game, and were made to pay with over 200 runs conceded. For all these troubles, pacer Mohammad Amir managed to play out a decent game, conceding no more than six runs in four-overs. More predictions for today’s cricket match can be obtained from the link provided.
