Barcelona finished the last football year without trophies, which happens infrequently. The team failed the group stage in the Champions League, followed by an ignominious end to the Europa League tournament. By the way, the new championship of the main club tournament brought victory over Victoria (5:1), after which the team lost to Bayern (0:2). In the last championship of Primera, the Xavi’s wards could not join the battle for first place in the standings. Over the summer, a serious landing came to the team in the person of Robert Lewandowski, Rafinha and Kunde, for whom the club’s management paid more than 150 million euros. Such a serious squad conceded only one goal in five rounds of the new championship, with an average of three goals scored per match. In the last two rounds, the Blue Garnet defeated Sevilla (3:0) and Cadiz (4:0), which ultimately corresponds to 13 points and the second position in the standings. The gap from the leader is only two points.
Last season Elche completed the main task. The team was able to maintain a place in the elite championship, where in 38 rounds they got 11 wins and nine peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 39 points and 15th line in the standings. In the Copa del Rey the team stumbled at the 1/8 final stage after a good start, where they could not cope with Real Madrid. Over the summer, the green-striped managed to make several targeted acquisitions, among which Ponce from Spartak (4 million euros) and Roger Mati (3 million) can be noted. The start of the new championship for Francisco’s wards was ambiguous. In five rounds on the account of the guests there was only one draw with Almeria (1:1). The line of attack looks terrible, which differed only twice, while the Valencians conceded more than two goals on average. In the last game, the guests lost to Athletic (1:4), which brought the team to 19th place in the standings. Gumbara and Verda, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today. More todays football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
