Barcelona take on the visitors Villarreal in the round 22 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, January 27th at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona).
Barcelona still hold the title of La Liga champions. But not long ago, they also held the same status in the Spanish Super Cup - in 2023, they defeated Madrid's Real in the decisive match. However, last week everything was the opposite, and El Clasico ended in a 1-4 defeat, with Vinicius Junior scoring twice in about 10 minutes. It seemed like the Galacticos could have scored even more goals if they wished, against their opponent, who was left with ten men. With that said, focusing on domestic tournaments for now is reasonable, especially considering their performance in the Champions League (unlike in 2021 and 2022, they made it out of the group stage). It's not just about the race against Real (and Girona), which is already at a serious distance - they need to avoid falling out of the top 4. They managed to overpower Betis in the final minutes with a 4-2 score, thanks to Ferran Torres' excellent form. But then they suffered the same fate, losing to Athletic in Bilbao in extra time with the same score, and were eliminated from the cup.
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Villarreal could be the biggest disappointment of this season altogether. Under Emery, the Yellow Submarine won their first significant trophy - the Europa League. In the Champions League, they then repeated the feat, only losing in the semifinals. In the fall of the year before last, Unai decided to return to England, and even responded to Aston Villa's invitation for it. It is noteworthy that his replacement, Setien, managed to lift the submarines to 5th place in the final La Liga table. However, things didn't start well after the summer break. Kike quickly paid for it with his position, but things didn't get better after that. Moreover, Marcelino García Toral returned in winter, who had worked successfully here not long ago. However, under him, the team embarrassingly failed in the cup, losing on penalties to Unionistas de Salamanca. In La Liga, they conceded 3 goals on the fields of Valencia and Las Palmas - they couldn't even score an average of one point per game. They didn't lose to Mallorca, but, on the other hand, missed the victory, conceding in the 90+ minute.
In May the year before last, the submarines won, but this is the only exception. Everything else ended with victories for the Catalans, including a 4-3 win at Ceramica earlier this season. If there's anyone and anywhere to deal with, it's the current submarines at home. Betting on Barcelona's victory with a handicap of -1.5.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -1.5 handicap.
