Barcelona missed out on the title, but the second place was enough to play immediately in the main group stage of the Champions League. The past tournament for the “blue-garnet” was not what the fans expected. After winning on aggregate over Napoli, the Catalans suffered a crushing defeat at Bayern Munich (2:8) and retired. Barca has never had such a shameful defeat. At the start of the new La Liga championship, the charges of Ronald Koeman, who headed the Catalan club in the summer, beat Villarreal (4:0) and Celta (3:0), after which they unexpectedly stumbled in a duel with Sevilla (1:1) , whereas on Saturday they completely lost to Getafe (0:1), even though at the last moment the coach decided to play Messi. Today Alba, Ter Stegen, Umtiti and Fernandez will not be able to enter the field.
Sitting pretty atop the league standings, Delhi Capitals cannot afford any slip-ups to avoid relinquishing their current position. With the Mumbai Indians blowing hot on their tails, Shreyas Iyers men have to remain consistent till the end of the season. As expected, they roared to victory in their previous game against Chennai Super Kings, winning by only five wickets. Though fortuitous, DC will be delighted they managed to get over the much-needed points over the line. Running the show for DC, Shikhar Dhawan has recorded the highest number of runs for his side with 358 from his previous nine games. His influence in this squad cannot be overestimated. Meanwhile, amongst the bowlers, Kagiso Rabada has proven to be the most effective, scoring 19 wickets so far. More cricket match predictions today can be obtained from the link provided.
