Barcelona continue their march to the La Liga title as we enter the final two rounds of La Liga with both Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid breathing down the Catalan side’s neck.
The two Madrid sides will hope that Espanyol will be able to halt Barcelona’s winning streak which has seen Luis Enrique’s men smash teams in front of them and in between them and the La Liga title.
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Espanyol come into this game with a mathematical possibility still existing that they may get relegated should teams below them get favourable results. Barcelona will field a full strength side and the away team, who have failed to win 13 of their last 14 away games in the La Liga will hope to pull off a result that is largely unexpected.
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Luis Suarez has been in red hot form for the Catalan side and with Messi’s form considerably favourable since a mini-slump saw him go without scoring for a long time, both Barcelona players are set to trouble the Espanyol defence.
Marco Asensio from the Espanyol side may prove to be a decent threat as the Real Madrid loanee will look to leave a mark on the game as a return to the Bernabeu is just around the corner. It will bode well for his Real Madrid career if he is to go back with a goal against Barcelona to boast.
Espanyol is expected to be without Oscar Duarte and Alvaro Gonzalez who are both out with suspensions with Javi Lopez returning from one. Jose Canas will be set to anchor the midfield.
The La Liga leaders are expected to field Sergi Roberto in place of Dani Alves for a change and Marc-Andre ter Stegen will get a rare La Liga start as Claudio Bravo is injured.
With the La Liga season coming down to the wire, Barcelona will need to ensure three points here so as to keep Diego Simeone and Zinedine Zidane’s sides at bay.
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Key Stats:
- Espanyol have conceded at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 La Liga Matches.
- Barcelona have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 La Liga Matches.
- Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 La Liga games.
- There have been at least an average 2.5 goals scored in Barcelona’s last 17 home games.
Barcelona vs Espanyol, La Liga 2015/16: Live Streaming Details
Television Channel: AXN
Date: 8 May 2016
Time: 8:30 PM IST
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Live Stream: Sony Liv
