Stuttgart vs Barcelona: Barcelona faces Stuttgart in a pre-season friendly match on Saturday as they look to pick up their third successive win.
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Match Details:
Teams: Stuttgart vs Barcelona
Date: Saturday 31st July, 2021
Time: 09:30 PM IST
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
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MATCH PREVIEW:
The German side come into this clash on the back of a 5-2 win over Arminia Bielefeld last Friday.
Massimo and Sankoh scored a brace each along with Thommy’s goal which ensured victory.
With 4 wins and 2 draws in pre-season, Stuttgart has been decent and will want to improve if they are to perform better next season.
This is their final pre-season match ahead of the DFB-Pokal match against Dynamo before the curtain raiser next month.
On the other hand, Barcelona come into this one with a 3-1 win over Girona in which new signing Depay found the back of the net.
Apart from Depay, Manaj and Pique scored as well.
Prior to this, they beat Gimnastic 4-0 in their first pre-season match which got them off to the perfect start.
Barcelona’s acquisitions will look to get cracking before their opening clash against Real Sociedad.
The Catalan side will face Salzburg and Juventus in their remaining fixtures with the aim to get the required wins and boost in confidence.
Both sides last met in 2010 where Barcelona won the contest 4-0.
Line-ups
VfB Stuttgart:
Bredlow, Anton, Kempf, Mavropanos, Karazor, Didavi, Klement, Coulibaly, Massimo, Al Ghaddioui and Sakoh.
Barcelona:
Neto, Dest, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Puig, Roberto, Busquets, Memphis, Manaj, Griezmann
Prediction: Stuttgart 0-3 Barcelona
Barcelona should win this one comfortably due to the good form they possess in pre-season.
With 2 victories in succession under their belt, the Catalan side eye a hat-trick of wins before they strengthen their squad.
Even with 4 wins, Stuttgart will struggle against the class and talent of Barcelona.
