Barcelona kicked off the new year with a Super Bowl defeat, although fans were expecting the trophy from the Catalans as compensation for a year without titles. This time there was no luck and the trophy went to Bilbao for the third time in its history. For three months the Catalans have been waiting for their chance to retaliate and on April 17th they finally won the Spanish Cup. This time Ronald Koeman and his team took revenge on the lions (4:0) and the first trophy in the last year went to the blue garnet. Against this backdrop, Barca was eliminated in the first stage of the Champions League playoffs after losing to PSG with an even 2-5 on aggregate. In 34 rounds of the current La Liga season, Barcelona have won 23 wins and drew five times, which brought 74 points and the third position. Lagging behind today’s opponent is only two points. It is impossible not to note the best performance of the team in the attacking line, which hit the opponents’ goal 80 times, of which 28 goals were scored by Lionel Messi. After defeating Getafe (5:2) and Villarreal (2:1), the Catalan team lost to Granada (1:2). In the first game in May, the home team snatched the victory from Valencia (3:2). Today will not be able to enter the field Braithwaite, Fati and Coutinho, who has a knee injury.
Glaziers also have not been solving any tournament problems in the championship for a long time. The team is in the middle of the standings in 13th place, having secured an 11-point handicap over the relegation zone. In the last round of the current championship, Crystal Palace lost at their home arena to Manchester City with a score of 0:2. This is the third successive failure of the London club. In previous rounds, the Glaziers also lost to Chelsea (1:4) and Leicester (1:2). Roy Hodgson’s players are now 15th in the Premier League in away games. In 16 away matches, the London club achieved five victories, drew three times and lost eight matches. It should be noted that Crystal Palace concedes a lot on the road. At the moment, Hodgson’s charges have 29 goals conceded. This is the fourth from the bottom in the Premier League. In the infirmary of Crystal Palace are midfielders James MacArthur and Nathan Ferguson, defender Mamadou Sako, striker Connor Wickham. Questionable are Wilfrid Zaa, Nathaniel Cline and James Tomkins. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?
