Girona-Sevilla is a match valid for the twenty-firstBetis-Barcelona, La Liga: live TV, formations, predictions
Betis-Barcelona is a match valid for the twenty-first day of La Liga and is played Sunday at 6:30pm: TV, formations and predictions
It was a comeback win for Barcelona against a Serie C side in the King’s Cup. It is a sign that something inside the Xavi-coached lineup is not turning right. Not forgetting also that, last week, the Catalans lost in a very ugly way against Real Madrid in the Super Cup final. And against Betis comes one of the most difficult engagements of the season.
Yes, because Mauricio Pellegrini’s lineup, especially when playing at home, always manages to give something extra. But it’s not just a question of audience, it’s also a question of technical quality: Betis has important elements in the roster despite not doing so well in the last period. In short, the match against Barcelona, for the Andalusians, could be taken as an important sign of a turning point. Maybe it could even be that way.
Barcelona has to win, to try to still fuel what could be dreams of glory. Real has stretched, as has Girona-which is less scary, of course-but the two formations that are up there in front for the moment have shown no signs of letting up. Physiological that sooner or later this will happen, and Xavi’s troop has to make itself ready, not far in short, and knows that to do so it has to win practically all of them. Will he succeed?
The prediction
We think that in the end the Catalans should succeed in the outside blow despite all the obvious problems the team has right now. A challenge that will also see Betis find the way to the net, a challenge that will consequently give three goals overall with Barcelona expected to manage to take the three points.
Betis-Barcelona
likely lineups.
BETIS (4-3-1-2): Silva; Busto, Pezzella, Papastathopoulos, Abner; Roca, Guardado; Henrique, Isco, Diao; Willian Jose.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Pena; Roberto, Araujo, Kounde, Balde; F de Jong, Gundogan, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Torres.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
th day of La Liga and is played Sunday at 9pm: TV, lineups and predictions
The draw against Almeria halted Girona’s run in this La Liga a little bit: but Mitchell’s team is still first in the standings, with one match more obviously than Real Madrid, which therefore could go away. But right now the standings say that Girona is ahead of everyone. Or at least it will be until the Blancos’ finish against Almeria is known.
Probably by the time the match against Sevilla starts, Girona will be second in the standings and this could increase not only the tension but also the desire to do well of a team that definitely does not want to give up and that now, having arrived at this point of the season, has as its minimum goal to take a qualification to the next Champions League. It is necessary, however, to keep scoring points, against a Sevilla that would absolutely need them because it risks – as has been the case for a couple of years now – even relegation.
The Andalusians do not understand how, every season, they manage to complicate their lives in such a major way. Yet the roster is thick – certainly better equipped than Girona’s – however, something is wrong. More than something. And since the top team has proven on more than one occasion that it is a tough nut to crack at home, then we definitely see the home side as the favorite.
The prediction
It could definitely be a locked game, given the stakes. So little spectacle and a lot of agonism. And Girona obviously starts as favorites. And it should be able to take the three points.
The probable lineups of Girona-Sevilla
GIRONA (4-4-1-1): Gazzaniga; A Martinez, Juanpe, Blind, Gutierrez; Couto, Martin, Torre, Valery; Savio; Dovbyk.
SEVILLE (4-4-2): Dmitrovic; Juanlu, Ramos, Bade, Pedrosa; Suso, Agoume, Rakitic, Torres; Ocampos, Romero.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
