At 04:30 beijing time on December 22, the fourth round of La Liga (supplementary match) ushered in a strong dialogue, but also a four-game battle, Sevilla sat at home to meet Barca.
Sevilla vs Barca, the match highlights are as follows:
First: two-team situation! After 18 rounds of La Liga, Sevilla, with one less game, ranked second with 37 points from 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and there was a six-point gap between Real Madrid at the top of the table; Barca, with 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, ranked eighth with 27 points. In the last round of La Liga, Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at home, winning three consecutive league games, while Barca narrowly defeated Elche 3-2 at home to end the two rounds of the league without a win.
Second: Sevilla compete for the title + consolidate the advantages of the top four, looking forward to four consecutive wins! Due to the defending champion Atletico Madrid this season, Sevilla can currently compete with Real Madrid for the La Liga title, one less game and 6 points less, Sevilla still has the opportunity to compete for the title. In this round of La Liga, Sevilla sits at home to meet Barca, eager to take all three points + win four consecutive league games to consolidate the advantage of the top four.
Third: Barca's defense is unstable, and Xavi is extremely difficult to fight for four! If Sevilla's upper limit is to compete for the title and the lower limit is to compete for four, then fighting for four is Barca's ultimate goal of the season. Koman became Harvey, the essence of Barca is not changed at all, and even Harvey's tactical ability is not as good as Koeman. In the last round of La Liga, Barca narrowly defeated Elche 3-2 thanks to the substitute kill of youngster Nico Gonzalez. Barca's biggest shortcoming today is the instability of the defensive, conceding 21 goals in 17 laps in La Liga this season, almost all of them. In this round of La Liga, Barca will challenge Sevilla away, and Xavi's Barca backline will be tested. If Barca lose again, it will be difficult to compete for four in the season. At the same time, Depay's absence in the front line has cut Barca's offensive firepower, and Dembele's state is one of the highlights of the game.
The two sides have met in the last 6 times, and Sevilla have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3, and are in a disadvantage.
Injury situations on both sides: Sevilla have Navas, Suso, Ennesri, La Mella, and Barca have Depay, Pedri, Fati, Roberto and Braysvet.