Barcelona eye winning start to 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-off : 10:15 PM (Local)
Venue : Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barcelona won the La Liga in 2017/18 season and are looking to defend their title. They have all the resources available to do so. Barca though will be without legendary Andres Iniesta this season. Lionel Messi captains them for the season.
Barca have got an easy first game and should make that count and get a winning start earning three points. Home advantage is an added plus. Barca play Valladolid and Huesca next up.
On the other hand, Alaves finished 14th last season and will be quiet happy to be having another season in the Spanish top flight.
They now have a big game at their hands against giants Barcelona in their opening game of new season. They know it’s not going to be easy and they will have to give their all and hope for the best.
Barcelona have been extremely good against Alaves in recent times and will continue doing the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Jony is available for Alaves for the weekend game and might play. While Adrian Dieguez will be unavailable as he is banned.
As for Barcelona, Clement Lenglet is available and might play.
Alaves XI : Pacheco, Aguirregabiria, Navarro, Laguardia, Duarte, Jony, Garcia, Wakaso, Gomez, Sobrino, Guidetti.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, S. Roberto, G. Pique, S. Umtiti, J. Alba, I. Rakitic, S. Busquets, P. Coutinho, Messi, Suarez, Dembele.
Prediction
I expect Barcelona to get the job done and earn three points on Saturday. I think they will win 3-0 with goals coming from Messi, Suarez and Coutinho.
