On the 7th of September, in this week 1 match, Barcelona will play host to Viktoria Plzeň in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Barcelona is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sevilla. Raphinha struck first for Barcelona in the 21st minute, then Robert Lewandowski added another in the 36th minute In the end, Sevilla 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 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Viktoria Plzeň recorded a 5-0 blowout win against HJK. Ludek Pernica struck first for Viktoria Plzeň in the 11th minute on a feed from Lukáš Kalvach, then Jan Sýkora added another in the 21st minute In the end, HJK was frustrated by Viktoria Plzeň’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Viktoria Plzeň ended the match with the shutout victory. Viktoria Plzeň is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Viktoria Plzeň’s most prolific scorer has been Jan Sýkora. The Czech midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Barcelona is fortunate enough to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.