Starting this weekend, La Liga will resume and will usher in the 30th round of the competition in full swing, with Xavi's Barcelona taking on second-placed Sevilla at home, a key game for the second place and a key battle for Barca to retain to catch up with Real Madrid. The 4-0 away win over Real Madrid in the last national derby has boosted the morale of the barca team and continued to impact the miracle of reversing the victory in La Liga.
Last month, Barca visited the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and finally relied on the outstanding performance of the whole team to beat Real Madrid 4-0, ending the five consecutive defeats in the national derby and the 13th consecutive unbeaten run in La Liga. Meanwhile, Barca became the first team in La Liga national derby history to score at least four goals in the first 55 minutes.
Barca's key three points are more important than the record. If Barca loses, then the standings will be thrown 18 points by Real Madrid, the hope of the championship will be dashed in advance, and now the less round is 12 points away from Real Madrid, and continue to retain a glimmer of hope of reversing the title.
Barca are currently in third place with 54 points in 28 rounds, and this round is against second-placed Sevilla, which is very crucial for both teams. Barca's entire team is worth 679 million euros, ranking second in La Liga, second only to Real Madrid, and Sevilla is worth 412 million euros, ranking fourth in La Liga.
The past record of the two teams, Barça wins more than loses, into the 21st century, Barca La Liga home against Sevilla to win, the last loss was in the 2002-2003 season, when 0-3 fiasco, followed by 0-0 to 1-1 score, to achieve 19 consecutive years of unbeaten, that is to say, Messi played for Barcelona, the team has never lost to Sevilla at home in La Liga.
For the first time this season, barca drew 1-1 away to Sevilla, and this time back at home, Barca can tie Sevilla as long as they win, and then move up to the second place in the table with a goal difference, thus sitting in the top four of La Liga. In the last 3 rounds of La Liga, Sevilla have drawn consecutively and scored only 1 goal, and the form is not good, and Barca's opportunity comes.
Of course, Barca's goal is not second, but first, if they beat Sevilla, the points reach 57 points, there are 9 points left from the leader Real Madrid's point difference, only 9 rounds of the league remain, Barca retain the hope of reversing the title.
According to the prediction of relevant agencies, the probability of Real Madrid winning la Liga has dropped to 90%, and the probability of Barca has risen to 8%, so Barca's reversal of the title needs to happen miraculously.