December 21st features a match where Sevilla hosts Barcelona in a clash of these two mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sevilla recorded a 1-1 draw against Andratx. Rafa Mir scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 57th minute, then Llabres Alemany tied it up for Andratx in the 65th minute. Sevilla is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Barcelona is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Osasuna. Gonzalez Iglesias struck first for Barcelona in the 12th minute, then in the 14th minute, Moncayola sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by David García . Barcelona is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Wednesday Mar 3rd, Barcelona was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Ousmane Dembélé scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 12th minute, then Gerard Piqué added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Sevilla couldn’t muster any offence and Barcelona ran away with the shutout win.
Barcelona is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Philippe Coutinho and Memphis Depay each only have 1 goal in their last five. Sevilla’s top weapon lately has been Lucas Ocampos, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Sevilla will be without Ivan Rakitić, Carlos Fernández, Óliver Torres, Youssef En-Nesyri, Lucas Ocampos, Fernando, Suso and Navas, while Xavier Hernández Creus’s squad will be without Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Neto, Jordi Alba, Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembélé, Marc-André ter Stegen and Lopez.