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Cádiz CF (6th, 15 points) vs FC Barcelona (7th, 14 points) *
* Points and positions at the time of writing on Friday
Competition / Round: 2020-21 The league, Matchday 12
Barcelona departures and doubts: Ansu Fati, Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti (out)
Cádiz Outs & Doubts: Luismi Quezada, José Mari, Juan Cala (out), Álvaro Negredo (doubt)
Date and Time: Saturday, December 5, 2020, 9 p.m. M. CET / WAT (Barcelona and Nigeria), 8 p. M. GMT (UK), 3 p. M. ET, 12 p. M. PT (USA), 1.30 a. M. IST (India, Sunday)
Venue of events: Ramón de Carranza Stadium, Cádiz, Spain
Referee: César Soto Grado
WHERE: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
How to watch on television: beIN SPORTS (US and Canada), LaLigaTV (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), Not available (India), others
How to broadcast: FuboTV (US), Premier Player (UK), Facebook Live (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others
After a very good victory over Ferencváros to remain perfect in Europe in the middle of the week, Barcelona are back in action in The league for what promises to be a difficult journey to the surprise of the season thus far, the newly promoted Cádiz.
Cádiz shot out of the gates to start the campaign, winning four straight away games to find themselves in the Top 3 as the big teams struggled a bit, and that start to the season may prove crucial as Cádiz has started to return to Earth with just one win in their last five and just one point from five home games.
Cádiz relies on strong defense and a lightning-fast counterattack to compete in matches, and that strategy is much easier to achieve on the road and against big teams. He is not on tour this Saturday but he faces a very big team, and he has the possibility of winning a home game if he manages to stop Barça’s attack enough and take risks at half-time.
But it won’t be easy against a Barça that is starting to play very well. They are on a three-game winning streak with three clean sheets and 11 goals scored, and that’s without Lionel Messi playing in two of those games. But they haven’t won two in a row The league since the start of the season in early October, and that’s the biggest goal for Saturday.
Playing well also helps, and this team has done that recently. But it’s about consistency of the game and results, and if Ronald Koeman continues to make smart tactical and personnel decisions, we could be seeing the start of a really positive streak. Beating Cádiz does not seem like a big problem, but it will be if the performance is up to par again.
Let’s Dance.
POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Coutinho; Braithwaite
Cadiz (3-4-3): Ledesma; Fali, Mauro, Alcalá; Iza, Fernández, Jonsson, Espino; Sánchez, Lozano, Left
PREDICTION
I hate being so confident in the face of a Barcelona game, but Cádiz is no longer on fire and Barça is improving: 3-1 to the good guys.
