Barcelona have been playing without trophies for more than a year, which is unacceptable for a team of this level. So in the Super Cup Ronald Koeman’s wards suffered a fiasco. In the semifinals the Catalans defeated Real Sociedad (2:1), but in the final another Basque titan stood in the way of the team, who is also today’s rival. Athletic leveled the score in the final minutes and snatched the victory in extra time. The start in the King’s Cup Was successful for the “blue garnet”. They got victory over “Cornella” (2:0) and success with “Rayo Vallecano” (2:1). In the Spanish Premier League championship the vice-champion won 11 victories in 19 rounds and shared the tournament points with opponents four times, which brought 37 points and an unusual third place. All games of Primers in 2021 Barca won by beating Huesca (1:0), Athletic (3:2), Granada (4:0) and Elche (2:0). In the infirmary are Busquets, Coutinho, Pique and Fati.
In contrast to their future rival the Burgundy ones have noticeably improved lately. In the last round Burnley hosted Aston Villa in their home arena and won a strong-willed victory over their opponent with a score of 3:2. Sean Ditch’s team played twice during the match and in the end also scored the winning goal. This victory was the second in a row for Burnley in the league and the third, given the success in the FA Cup over Fulham (3:0). In the previous round of the English Championship, the “Burgundy” knocked out the reigning champion “Liverpool” (1:0). In general, in comparison with the beginning of the championship Sean Deich’s wards have noticeably improved. For the last ten rounds they have only three defeats. Burnley lost to Leeds, West Ham and Manchester United with the same score 0:1. At the same time, the team won as many as five victories during this segment. Thanks to this game the “burgundy” left the relegation zone in the championship standings and climbed to 15th place. Burnley is now nine points away from the relegation zone. The participation of midfielder Josh Brownhill, defender Charlie Taylor and striker Ashley Barnes is still in question. More accurate match prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
