Barca vs Sevilla plus La Liga weekend preview
Stage of La Liga's 11th round is set for another thrilling weekend. In this weekend, fans will witness the Barcelona and Sevilla clash while Real Madrid will play against Leganes and Athletico will go head to head with Real Sociedad.
The Spanish league currently has interesting points table where the league leader and the team standing fifth have only five points difference. Real Madrid is sitting at the top of the table while defending champions Barcelona are just two points behind followed by Athletico at third.
The flagship match is said to be the Barcelona and Sevilla clash, when Catalans will travel to Sanchez Pizjuan, this weekend. Both teams are aiming to move top of the table. Barca's victory might place them at the top of the table while Sevilla's win may lead them to second spot. According to FirstPost, the "red and whites" haven't lost any match in their last seven home games.
Injury is a great cause of concern for Barcelona as the likes of Andreas Iniesta and Gerard Pique are out of the play, reported TheSportsCampus.
The recent performance of both team in La Liga is quite descent. Although, Sevilla has drew its last match against Gijon but they have beaten the mighty Athletico. Barcelona's recent performance in the home league is fine but way below then their standards. The Catalans have won tight matches against Valencia and Granada with only one goal margin while they suffered 3-1 defeat against Manchester City in Champions League.
League Leaders Real Madrid will face Leganes which seems to be an easy task for them. Earlier this week, Los Blancos have suffered shocking draw against much weaker side Legia Warsaw in the Champions League. Real is criticized for its defensive qualities but Galacticos are the only undefeated team in Europe in any of the competition.
Athletico is also set to face Real Sociedad, Aleti are place third at the table and have suffered their first defeat in the league last week against Sevilla. The Simeone's side will try to bounce back before the international break.
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