In a weekend match in week 20, on Sat Jan 8th, Granada will play host to Barcelona in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 13th placed Granada is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Elche. Elche had 17 on net, and Granada had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Granada is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Barcelona is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Mallorca. Luuk de Jong scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 44th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mallorca was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Barcelona and Granada last played eachother at the Camp Nou on the 20th of September. Barcelona and Granada battled to a 1-1 draw. Domingos Duarte struck first for Granada in the 2nd minute on a feed from Escudero, then Ronald Araujo tied it up for Barcelona in the 90th minute on a feed from Paez Gaviria earning Barcelona at least a draw.
Barcelona’s most prolific scorer has been Gonzalez Iglesias. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Jorge Molina has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Granada
Neyder Lozano, Rochina, Montoro, Santiago Arias and Domingos Duarte are unavailable to play for Robert Moreno’s team, while Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembélé, Philippe Coutinho, Pedro Gonzalez Lopez, Alejandro Balde Martinez and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli are unavailable to play for Barcelona.