Granada will face Barcelona on January 8, 2022, at 17:30 UTC at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain. The game is a part of LaLiga. Barcelona will be hoping for their third straight win in all competitions when they face Granada at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday.
The Catalan giants are presently fifth in La Liga, one point behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, while Granada are 13th, seven points above relegation. Granada are unbeaten in La Liga since losing 4-1 at home to Real Madrid on November 21, scoring three wins and three draws in their last six games in Spain’s top flight, which has helped them move up the table.
Robert Moreno’s team, who have picked up seven points in their previous three home league games, are currently 13th in the division, with 23 points from 19 games, just five points behind eighth-placed Villarreal. Granada finished seventh and ninth in the previous two La Liga seasons and will hope they can finish in the top ten again despite some bad form in the first few months of the season.
The Red and Whites were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Mancha Real on December 16, thus they now have only the league to focus on until the end of the season. Granada are unbeaten in their last two league meetings with Barcelona, picking up a point in a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture earlier this season, and beating the Catalans 2-1 at Camp Nou last season.
Barcelona, on the other hand, will enter this weekend’s fixture fresh off a 2-1 win over Linares Deportivo in the Copa del Rey’s last-32 stage on Wednesday night. Despite missing a number of first-team players due to injury and coronavirus, the Catalan giants overcame Mallorca 1-0 in the league last weekend.
Barcelona, who will face Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals on January 12, has picked up seven points in their past three league games, putting them in fifth place in the rankings, just one point behind fourth-placed Atletico Madrid. Xavi’s side is also only two points behind Real Betis in third place, putting them in a solid position to finish in the top four in La Liga this season, which may be regarded a success given their problems.
Blaugrana are unbeaten in their past five league away games, although three of those games have ended in a draw, and they have lost two of their last five top-flight meetings with Granada. Due to recent COVID-19 positive tests, Granada will be without the services of Neyder Lozano and Santiago Arias, while German Sanchez, Ruben Rochina, and Alberto Soro remain uncertainties.
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