Barcelona eye three points at home against Espanyol in 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-off : 4:15 PM (Local)
Venue : Camp Nou, Barcelona
Barcelona are on their way to winning 2018/19 La Liga and they must maintain the quality and keep playing their brand of football.
Barcelona are currently first in the points table after 28 games with 66 points. In Espanyol they have got tough opponents against whom Barca will need to bring their A game into play to earn the full three points.
Barca have their next three games against Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United across the La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
On the other hand, Espanyol are doing fine in 2018/19 La Liga but they know they need to keep playing positive football ahead.
Espanyol are currently thirteenth in the points table after 28 games with 34 points. Against Barcelona they will need to raise their game giving their all and hoping for the best.
Barcelona have a good record against Espanyol and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Pablo Piatti and Sergio Garcia will both be unavailable for Espanyol for the Barcelona game as due to injury.
As for Barca, Lionel Messi is available and will play.
Espanyol XI : D. Lopez, Rosales, Naldo, Hermoso, Vila, Wu, V. Sanchez, Roca, Granero, Perez, Iglesias.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur, Coutinho, L. Suarez, L. Messi.
Prediction
It should be a good as both teams will give their all. But in the end I expect Barcelona to get the job done and earn three full points. They might win 5-1. The goalscorers might be Coutinho, Luis Suarez, Messi and Arthur for Barca and Iglesias for Espanyol.
