Barcelona will be looking to make another step towards the Primera Liga title when they visit Sevilla on Saturday evening. The Catalans are four points clear of rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table but the match at Sevilla will surely be tough considering that the home side are on a five-match winning streak. The last direct meeting was won by Barcelona in an emphatic manner, it ended 5-1 with Lionel Messi bagging a hat-trick. Sevilla have not defeated Barcelona since 2007.
Sevilla have a great chance of qualifying for the Champions League as they are currently just one point behind fourth-placed Valencia. Unai Emery's men have beaten Deportivo La Coruna, Elche, Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and Levante during their recent winning streak. Striker Carlos Bacca should make his way back to the starting eleven after being on the bench against Levante in midweek.
Barcelona are on a winning streak of their own, they have won their last six matches including last Wednesday's 4-0 demolition of Almeria. Coach Luis Enrique will probably put Neymar back in the starting eleven after dropping him to the bench last time out. Jordi Alba is back in training after an injury but Adriano might keep his place in the starting line up.
Probable line-ups:
Sevilla: Rico - Tremoulinas, Figueiras, Kolodzieczak, Pareja - Krychowiak, Iborra - Carrico, Vidal, Vitolo - Bacca
Barcelona: Bravo - Alves, Mathieu, Pique, Adriano - Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta - Neymar, Suarez, Messi
My prediction: Barcelona to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Sevilla win - 5.00 Draw - 4.50 Barcelona win - 1.55
mdacic 8 years ago
Sevilla is great team and this result is proof of that. Barcelona had great lead 0-2 after half hour of game but they could't save that lead and match ended 2-2. But despite this draw I think that Barcelona will won title because they have an easy schedule and most important they are the best, they have best attackers and...
Sevilla is great team and this result is proof of that. Barcelona had great lead 0-2 after half hour of game but they could't save that lead and match ended 2-2. But despite this draw I think that Barcelona will won title because they have an easy schedule and most important they are the best, they have best attackers and they will win all games until the end of season.
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timidi 8 years ago
After this draw 2-2 Real Madrid can find his chance to win La Liga. Barca started this match very good, they scored two goals and after 30 minutes they were leading 0-2 and everything was great for them. After that Sevilla showed that they are one great team special at home and they return with two goals and get a draw....
After this draw 2-2 Real Madrid can find his chance to win La Liga. Barca started this match very good, they scored two goals and after 30 minutes they were leading 0-2 and everything was great for them. After that Sevilla showed that they are one great team special at home and they return with two goals and get a draw. So race for first place is now wide open and it will be very interesting to see who will finish on top of the table at the end of the season.
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sharpe 8 years ago
I expect this one to be a great game, just like seculla. The Catalans are the strong favourites for a victory in that game but I hope Sevilla will show that they are a dangerous team, especially in their home. So I'm looking forward for this one and expecting a good show from both teams.
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seculla 8 years ago
This match will be very interesting. Even that Barcelona is big favorite I'm not so sure that they can easily win against Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla are in very good shape and they are playing very well lately. I expect very good match from both sides and also at least three goals. I'll bet on this match...
This match will be very interesting. Even that Barcelona is big favorite I'm not so sure that they can easily win against Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla are in very good shape and they are playing very well lately. I expect very good match from both sides and also at least three goals. I'll bet on this match on both teams to score and that there will be over 2.5 goals.
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