Barcelona hosts Eibar in round 16 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 29th at Camp Nou (Barcelona)
The arrival of Ronald Koeman to the Catalan grandee was marked by some tactical changes. However, such changes did no good for Barcelona. The club immediately began to make blunders in the local arena and regularly lost points. In the Champions League, Barça took second place in the group and gave the lead to Juventus. Now the Catalan team has risen to fifth place in the standings, demonstrating gradual improvement in game characteristics. Under Koeman's leadership, the lineup has undergone many unexpected innovations. Such players as Braithwaite, Pedri, Dest, and Araujo became regulars. Particularly surprising is the status of the Danish striker, who ousted Griezmann from the starting lineup. It was incomprehensible to many that Suarez left for Atlético, where the Uruguayan is showing a very high level of scoring. Messi continues to be the center of the Barcelona universe, but he has certain problems with the conversion of his goal attempts.
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Eibar is a Spanish middle peasant who regularly takes a place near the relegation zone. Now the team occupies 17th place in the standings and has a streak of four matches without victories (two draws and two losses). Jose Luis Mendilibar's men are full of desire to maintain their residence in the elite once again, and it is the primary goal of the club every year. The team has a strong backbone of several experienced players, whom Eibar is struggling to keep in its camp. The leaders of the team are such performers as Dmitrovic, Oliveira, Exposito, Gil, Quique Gonzalez, Kike Garcia, Burgos, and Pedro Leon.
The Catalans have got in excellent shape and are gradually gaining ground in the Spanish championship. Koeman's men are beginning to understand the demands of the Dutch mentor while he modernizes his tactical views. Eibar will defend with all its might and try not to let the grandee play, but the opponent is too powerful. We think the hosts will be able to win with a difference of at least two goals.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -1.5 handicap
