FC Barcelona and Levante meet in a game of the 35th round in La Liga. The confrontation will be disputed Saturday, at 19:45, on Camp Nou.
The two bands are at the 4th duel this season. The first was the championship, won by the “Catalans” with the score of 5-0 in Valencia. There was a double in the eighth finals of Copei del Rey, one in which Levante scored 2-1 on their own home in a tour, while Barcelona took revenge when he won with a 3-0 on Camp Nou.
In the case of a success in front of the Levante, Ernesto Valverde’s band mathematically assures the championship title in La Liga, but today they are thinking of one thing, doubles in the Champions League semifinals with Liverpool, the first hand being scheduled Wednesday.
Barcelona has not been defeated in official competitions since January, when Sevilla managed to score 2-0 on home ground in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup. The last team to be put on Camp Nou in an official match was Betis, who won the 12th round duel with a 4-3 score. Since then, the “Catalans” have won 14 of the 17 official games played at home, and this game comes after a series of 6 consecutive victories on their own.
After a series of 9 rounds in which they did not know the taste of the victory, Levante had a definite success in front of the Betis, 4-0 on their own home, a game in which the hosts scored every single one sent the gate space. On the way, Paco Lopez’s students recorded 8 defeats in the last 10 games played in all competitions, 5 of which were scratched and 4 of them scored at least 3 goals.
Probable teams:
FC Barcelona: Stegen – Roberto, Umtiti, Lenglet, Alba – Arthur, Rakitic, Vidal – Messi, Boateng, Malcolm;
Levante: Fernandez – Coke, Pier, Vezo, Tono – Rochina, Vukcevic, Campana – Jason, Marti, Morales;
The hosts will be looking to conclude the story of this season in La Liga to be able to concentrate 100% on the UEFA Champions League duels. Levante showed a lot of weaknesses in defensive play, and a Barcelona-based team will be able to speculate such errors and make a difference of at least two goals.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,38
