La Liga matchday 9 : Granada vs Barcelona
Under pressure for Barcelona against Granada depend current teams standing on relegation zone because their rival standings team above Real Madrid and Girona get positive result on last match. Girona who second standings position awhile success take three points against Cadiz and Real Madrid who manage top position standing success defeated Osasuna and have 2 points gap from Girona on second placed.
Barcelona should take three points against Granada if want back to second place, due their composition not complete yet after Robert Lewandowski got injury and right now they have several players absent such as Pedri and Frenkie De Jong will make difficult choose for Xavi Hernandez who will replace crucial position.
Barcelona limping condition will be tested in the continuation of La Liga matchday 9, losing four core players who have vital roles is not an easy matter for Barcelona to continue their struggle in La Liga. Real Madrid and Girona are putting increasing pressure on Barcelona who achieved victory over their opponents who had earlier scheduled matches. Barcelona must follow in the footsteps of Real Madrid and Girona when they travel to Granada headquarters to be able to continue competing at the top.
Barcelona without Lewandowski and Raphinha in the front line and De Jong and Pedri in the midfield was a big loss when they visited Granada headquarters, but Xavi was a little relieved because the strength of the back line was still intact and solid. Barcelona should not underestimate Granada's strength even though they are in decline because Granada is in the bully category which is quite surprising for Barcelona, in the last three H2H Barcelona were unable to win (2D 1L).
Barcelona must be careful with Granada, even though they are in a slump and having difficulty winning, Granada is quite productive in scoring, this season they have scored 13 goals. Barcelona must reflect on the results obtained when they were held to a draw by Getafe and Mallorca. Granada, who acted as host, will certainly not allow Barcelona to easily get 3 points. This time Barcelona must be able to control the game, they must also focus on attacking and creating as many opportunities as possible to get goals to put pressure on Granada.