Barcelona finally managed to win the trophy, after a break of one year, which is completely atypical for a Catalan team. Last Saturday, in the final of the Spanish Cup, Ronald Koeman’s players left no chances for Athletic (4:0), avenging their defeat in the Super Cup final. It is noteworthy that the outcome of this duel “blue-garnet” decided in 12 minutes, having loaded four balls into the gates of the Basques, while VAR did not count Griezmann’s goal in the 86th minute. The start of the Catalans in the playoffs of the Champions League, where the team was defeated by PSG with a total score of 2:5, ended in failure. In the Primeira championship, after 30 rounds, Blaugranas have 20 victories and five peaceful outcomes, which brought 65 points and the third position. The gap from the leader is five points, while Barca has a game in reserve. In the last five rounds, hosts beat Osasuna (2:0), Huescu (4:1), Real Sociedad (6:1) and Valladolid (1:0), after which they were defeated by Real Madrid (1:2). It is impossible not to note the best performance of the team in the attacking line, which hit the opponents’ goal 69 times. Faty, Coutinho, Neto and Braithwaite, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to play today.
Lazio is failing the season. Simone Inzaghi’s team is currently on the sixth line in the table. At the same time, the “eagles” have not yet dropped out of the struggle for a ticket to the Champions League. Only four points separate them from the fourth “Juventus”. While the Romans still have a match in reserve, the fifth “Napoli” has only two points more. After a series of setbacks, Lazio has regained its former shape in recent months. After the 1:3 defeat to Juventus in the 26th round, the Eagles did not lose any more points in the championship. It cannot be said that the Roman club is skating through the rivals. Many victories were won at the cost of incredible efforts, but the 5:3 victory over Benevento in the last round was already the fifth in a row and allowed Lazio to stay in the Champions League race. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?
