After Eduardo Coudet’s Celta de Vigo’s victory at Athletic Bilbao’s home, Date 12 of the Spanish League will continue today with four interesting matches. One of the most prominent is the one in charge of closing the day’s activity. From 5 p.m. (Argentina time), Cádiz, one of the revelations of the tournament, will receive in the Ramon De Carranza to a Barcelona urged for a victory. The referee will be César Soto Grado and will televise ESPN 2.
Despite his perfect performance in the Champions League (he leads Group G with five victories in the same number of presentations), those led by Ronaldo Koeman cannot find regularity in the local tournament. The Catalans, with 14 units, appear in the seventh position, out of the positions that grant tickets to international competitions and ten points from the surprising leader, Real Sociedad (tomorrow visit to Alavés).
With this scenario in place, in addition to the fact that he has already secured his ticket to the round of 16 of the highest European tournament (he must fall by a landslide on the last date against Juventus at the Camp Nou to give up the first place in his area), the Dutch coach you will choose to put the best you have available.
“I hope a Cádiz that normally has a lot of the ball. They seem to find it difficult to win more at home, but they are achieving good results. It is a complicated field, in which we will have to be concentrated to play at our level and score, ”Koeman commented at a press conference.
This meeting might not be one more for Lionel Messi, who in recent days was at the center of the scene after Carles Tusquets, president of the Barça Management Board, affirmed that he had “sold” the Argentine to try to solve the economic crisis that the club is going through. In addition, Neymar publicly expressed his desire to share the playing field with La Pulga again.
The man from Rosario is just two goals away from reaching Pele’s record, as the footballer who scored the most goals with the same shirt. O Rei boasts a mark of 643 screams.
The local team, which has the Argentine goalkeeper Jeremías Ledesma as one of its main figures, has 15 points, which places it in sixth place, a place that grants a ticket to the next Europa League. Also on the squad are Argentines Marcos López and Augusto Fernández.
Probable formations:
Cádiz: Ledesma; Iza Carcelén, Marcos Mauro, Fali, Pacha Espino; Jonsson, Garrido; Jairo, Álex Fernández, Perea; and Negredo. DT: Álvaro Cervera.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Coutinho; y Braithwaite. DT: Ronald Koeman.
Stadium: Ramon De Carranza
Referee: César Soto Grado
Time: 17.00
Television: ESPN 2
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