Barcelona vs Athletic Club: Barcelona look to stretch their unbeaten run to 7 matches across competitions when they face Athletic Club in the La Liga on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Barcelona vs Athletic Club
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Date: Monday 28th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.voot.com/
Preview
Barcelona head into this after a 4-2 away win over Napoli in their mid-week UEL 2nd leg clash, which ensured a 5-3 aggregate win and qualification.
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Alba, De Jong, Pique and Aubameyang scored for the Catalan side to take them to six matches without defeat.
In the La Liga, Barcelona beat Valencia 4-1 away from home to continue their good form, which pushed them to 6th in the table.
On the other hand, Athletic Club beat Real Sociedad 4-0 in their previous La Liga clash last week.
Vivian, Sancet, Williams and Muniain scored for the hosts which got them back to winning ways.
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This win sends Athletic Club to 8th place in the La Liga table with 37 points, as they too target a top 4 finish.
As both sides are challenging for a top 4 finish, we can expect a thrilling clash which goes down to the wire.
Both sides recently met in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 clash, where Athletic Club won 3-2 AET.
Form Guide
Barcelona: WWDDW
Athletic Club: WLDWW
➟ 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 | Athletic Club 4-0 Real Sociedad #ATH: 68′ Vivian, 72′ Sancet, 80′ Iñaki Williams, 89′ Muniaín. #Jornada25 🗓 | #LaLiga ⚽ | #CRACKS ⭐ pic.twitter.com/QXc70nuJ3v
— CRACKS (@cracks_oficial) February 20, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Napoli 2-4 Barcelona
Athletic Club 4-0 Real Sociedad
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Barcelona vs Athletic Club in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Voot Select App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on MTV India.
Team News
Balde, Fati, Lenglet, Depay, Umtiti and Roberto are out for Barcelona due to injury while Alba is suspended.
Berenguer is the sole absentee for Athletic Club due to suspension. N Williams remains a doubt due to injury.
Barcelona possible 11:
Ter Stegan, Alves, Pique, Araujo, Dest, Pedri, Busquets, de Jong, Traore, Aubameyang and Torres
🇬🇦 Aubameyang
➡ 5 games
⚽ 4 goals🇪🇸 Ferran Torres
➡ 8 games
⚽ 2 goals
🎯 3 assists🇪🇸 Adama Traoré
➡ 5 games
🎯 4 assists
⚽ 1 penalty won🇧🇷 Alves
➡ 5 games
⚽ 1 goal
🎯 3 assistsBarcelona’s new signings doing the business. ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/W56RnC5Kry
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 26, 2022
Athletic Club possible 11:
Simon, Berchiche, Martinez, Alvarez, de Marcos, Muniain, Garcia, Vesga, Zarraga, R Garcia and Williams
Prediction: Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club
Barcelona is on a good run of form with recent results as they mount a challenge towards a top 4 finish.
Athletic Club is on the same path but haven’t been at their consistent best. We expect them to challenge Barcelona at their den with an intriguing contest.
But the hosts should gain the three points by the odd goal.
Players to watch out for: Traore, Aubameyang, Zarraga and Williams.
