This season Barcelona had a poor start in European competition, which led the team to the playoffs of the Europa League. In this tournament, the Catalans successfully passed the first two stages, where they knocked out Napoli (5:3 on aggregate) and Galatasaray (2:1). In the quarter-finals of the second most important tournament on the continent, Xavi’s wards could not resist the duel with Eintracht – the game in Frankfurt ended in a draw, after which the German team beat the Blue Garnet at the Camp Nou. In the La Liga, after 32 rounds, Bar?a has 18 wins and nine peaceful outcomes, which brought 63 points and the second position. The gap from the leader is 15 points, which makes Real Madrid inaccessible to the pursuers. After losing to Cadiz (0:1), today’s hosts beat Real Sociedad (1:0). Umtiti, Alves, Fati, Roberto, Pedri and Araujo, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
Marseille played successfully in the Conference League this year, where the team made it through the group stage, but failed to reach the last match, which cost them a place in the playoffs. In the French championship Jorge Sampaoli’s wards have 18 wins and eight draws after 33 rounds, which brought 62 points and the second position. The defensive line looks good, which conceded one ball on average. After the defeat from PSG (1:2), the southerners managed to beat Nantes (3:2) in their field. Under, De La Fuente and Balerdi, who has a shoulder injury, will not be able to play today. More soccer prediction for today can be obtained from the link provided.
