Barcelona eye three points as they host Rayo Vallecano in 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-off : 6:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barcelona are doing extremely well in 2018/19 La Liga and look set to win the title. But should avoid complacency as they move ahead.
Barca must be disappointed after their Supercopa de Catalunya loss to Girona in midweek but will have to forget it. They were not at full strength for the final as well.
In La Liga they are at present first in the points table after 26 matches with 60 points. In Rayo Vallecano they have got opponents against whom three more points can be extracted and Barca will play their best football.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano are struggling in 2018/19 La Liga and need to quickly improve to avoid relegation.
Rayo Vallecano are currently nineteenth in the points table after 26 games with just 23 points. Against Barcelona they will have to play out of their skins away looking to give their all and hope for the best.
Barcelona have a good record against Rayo Vallecano and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Gorka Elustondo will not be available for Rayo Vallecano for the Barcelona game as due to injury.
As for Barca, Clement Lenglet is suspended and hence will be unavailable.
Rayo Vallecano XI : Dimitrievski, Amat, Galvez, Velazquez, Advincula, M. Suarez, Comesana, Moreno, Embarba, De Tomas, Trejo.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Arthur, Busquets, Rakitic, Dembele, L. Suarez, Messi.
Prediction
I expect Barcelona to dominate this game and win it comfortably in the end. They might win 4-0. The goalscorers might be Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele, Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi.
