Sporting Gijon vs. Barcelona – Spanish La Liga Match Preview
Sporting Gijon will be hosting Barcelona at Municipal El Molinon on Sunday.
Currently, Sporting Gijon are right at the bottom of the table at the 20thposition. Gijon have only drawn a single game in La Liga and lost the rest of the four fixtures.
On the other hand, Barcelona are simply in blistering form. The Spanish Champions sit second in La Liga with eleven points – only a point behind the table-toppers Real Betis.
Barcelona were involved in midweek action. The Catalan Giants had to face BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League. The “tricky” away trip served the European Champions. They were able to pick all three points after scoring five past the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belarus-c2849 Champions.
Barcelona will now be facing Sporting Gijon in La Liga. Barcelona’s last La Liga fixture was against Atletico Madrid. The capital club was simply destroyed by the Spanish Champions as they won 5-0 at the Nou Camp.
In contrast, Sporting Gijon’ only point in La Liga came last week when they faced Racing Santander at home. The match ended in a goalless draw and Gijon picked up the only point in La Liga.
Team News: Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon’s coach Manolo Preciado is going to try and hold Barcelona down for a draw at home. The Spanish Champions don’t really have a very impressive record against Gijon.
In the last fixture, Barcelona could only settle for a draw in Gijon. However, it is going to be different this season as Barcelona look to be stronger.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander last week.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Barral-c10428 and Sangoy are going to feature for the home team.
Last week Preciado played Rivera, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ayoze-c7079 and De Ias Cuevas in the midfield. However, it was Trejo who came on in the second half and really helped the team bolster its midfield.
Team News: Barcelona
Josep Guardiola is currently on a great run in La Liga. However, with Real Betis being impressive at the start of the season, the Spanish Champions have still not topped the points table.
Barcelona are going to be without a few of their key players. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 and Andres Iniesta are going to be sidelined because of their respective injuries.
Josep Guardiola might have to play a three man defence. Barcelona played with a four man defence and a sweeper against BATE and it really worked out for them. Guardiola might select the same strategy with a few different players.
Victor Valdes; Eric Abidal, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez are expected to start the game for the Spanish Champions.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are currently in great form. They have drawn two fixtures in La Liga but that was mostly due to injuries. However, now most of the players have recovered and they are the favourites to win this game.
Predictions:
Barcelona have always struggled in Gijon and this is going to be a tricky fixture for the European Champions. The expected score line of this game is 0-2 in favour of Barcelona.
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