Ferencvarosi and FC Barcelona meet in a Group G match in the UEFA Champions League. The match will be played on Wednesday, at 20:00, on Puskas Arena.
Barcelona is already qualified for the next phase of the Champions League, while Ferencvarosi is still fighting for the 3rd position, the one that leads to the Europa League. At the moment, the Hungarians occupy the last position in group G, with only one point accumulated in four games, being tied with Dynamo Kiev.
In the last stage of the Champions League, Barcelona won with a definite 4-0 on the field of Dynamo Kiev, a duel in which Lionel Messi was rested. The Argentine returned to the championship, where the Catalans prevailed on their own field in front of Osasuna, with the score of 4-0. Messi scored Barcelona’s 4th goal, one he dedicated to Diego Maradona. It was only the second victory that Barcelona obtains in the last seven stages of La Liga.
It is expected that the Argentine star will be rested in this trip as well, considering the fact that this weekend he plays on the field of the team from the 6th position in La Liga, Cadiz. Even if it occupies the last place in group G, we must not forget the fact that Ferencvarosi scored in every match played in the Champions League, including the Camp Nou. If you score on the field of Barcelona, in a match in which the Catalans had the starters on the field, but also in two matches with Juventus, then, certainly, you are able to do it against the reserves of the Catalan team. Defense is Barcelona’s main problem during this period, and Hungarians could take advantage of this.
In the previous direct duel, played in Barcelona, the hosts prevailed with the score of 5-1;
The Catalans occupy the first position in group G, with four victories as many as possible (13 goals scored and 2 conceded);
Ferencvarosi is the last ranked in group G, with one point and the same number of goals received as that of goals scored by Barcelona;
Barcelona is ranked 7th in La Liga, with four wins, two draws and three defeats;
Ferencvarosi: Dibusz – Lovrencsics, Blazic, Frimpong, Dvali, Heister – Zubkov, Siger, Somalia, Uzuni – Nguen;
Absent:
Coach: Serhiy Rebrov;
Barcelona: Ter Stegen – Dest, Mingueza, Jong, Firpo – Busquets, Pjanic – Trincao, Pedri, Coutinho – Braithwaite;
Absent: Gerard Pique, Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti (injured);
Coach: Ronald Koeman;
PREDICTION: Barcelona to win @ 1,52
