Granada, a major defensive challenge for FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona arrives this Sunday to the New stadium The Cármenes with the obligation to win for no despegarse of a Real Madrid that already ensured the leadership, at least, by a day more after his goleada in front of the Osasuna (4-0). Although the group nazarí is penultimate in the classification with hardly 5 points, the true is that the last clashes between culés and Andalusians have been split very entertained and with a half goleadora high.

In total, Barça and Granada have confronted in 52 occasions, with a balance of 39 Barcelona victories, 6 ties and 7 triumphs of the Granada. In the 21st century, both teams have contested 19 parties in where the average goleadora is of 3.37 so many by game, a statistics that increases to 3.8 goals by party in the last five crosses. In the 2021/22, the teams equalised 1-1 so much in Camp Nou as in the New The Cármenes, with Ronald Koeman still in the bench culé in the duel contested in Catalonia.

The Barça has to improve in defence out of house

In four parties like visitor, the Barça has fit 6 so many in what it goes of LaLiga, leaving his arch in alone zero in the day 1 in front of the Getafe. In fact, the culés already have fit more so many (8) this season that in all the first turn of the 2022/23 (7), by which is clear that the team has to improve in defence. In principle, the pair Koundé-Christensen would have to reappear this Sunday, considering that the Danish did not play the Wednesday in Port wine.

After the tie in Mallorca (2-2), the team adds two victories by the minimum in front of the lusos and the Seville, split in which the team, equally, happened difficulties backwards. In front of the Granada, Xavi expects that his directed do not go back to commit childish errors that complicate a party that, of entrance, will be difficult without Robert Lewandowski neither Raphinha in attack. Joao Félix, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres will have the mission to do forget the drops of the Pole and the Brazilian, by which is key to keep the zero to go to by the victory.

The Granada, a dangerous team in attack

Further to find in zone of descent, the Granada is a very dangerous team in attack. The ones of Paco López have converted 13 so many in 8 parties, more than four of the six teams that are in the first-half of the table in this moment. In fact, in the parties of the Granada have converted 34 so many, more than in any one of the others 19 teams of LaLiga. This explains that, in 8 days, the Andalusians have fit 21 goals, being the defensive fragility his weak point.