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MATCH:
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FC Barcelona
V/s Man City
(Club Friendlies)
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25-08-2022
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1.00 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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Camp Nou
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Lineup
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FC Barcelona
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FC Barcelona XI:
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Man City
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Match Facts |
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In a special midweek clash, football fans at the Camp Nou will be treated to a top-class Club friendly as Barcelona host Manchester City on Wednesday.
SportsNight Possible LineUp⚽Barcelona XI: Pena; Garcia, Pique, Alba; Kessie, Gavi; Roberto, Torres, Pjanic, Dembele; Braithwaite.
⚽Man City XI: Ortega; Gomez, Stones, Dias, Lewis; Palmer, Phillips, Grealish; Foden, Alvarez, Mahrez.
The match was organized to raise funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research after former Barça goalkeeper Juan Carlos Anzu, who worked under current City boss Pep Guardiola, was diagnosed with the disease. Barcelona, who took over as new Dutch manager when Xavi took over from Ronald Koeman, have lost four of their last six games and are ninth in the table.
The former World Cup champion with Spain has an embarrassment of riches to call upon in attack and the hope is that this team could be the only Spanish side capable of defeating Real Madrid for the La Liga title. Xavi has proven to be a practical manager in his short time since returning to Barcelona, helping them win eight Spanish league titles as a player, three with Guardiola as coach.
The 42-year-old has also shown that he can adapt well to situations thrown his way in games, while making intelligent and tactical shifts to turn his team's fortunes around. While they have their share of stars who have created a lot of excitement among their fans, this is a team with a solid young lineup of talent that can learn a lot from the veterans who have entered the fray. In the six previous meetings against Man City, Barca have lost just once, winning all three games played at the Camp Nou by a score of 7-1.
To no one's surprise, Man City have started the new Premier League campaign unbeaten in their opening three games at the top of the table and sit level with league leaders Arsenal on goals scored (nine). Going into Sunday's match against Newcastle at St James' Park, having won 27 of their last 28 games when they scored first, it seemed a formality that they could maintain their 100% record this season when Ilkay Gundogan put them in front. Five minutes.
The two-time Premier League champions failed to maintain that momentum as the Magpies responded well, going 2-1 up at half-time, then taking a 3-1 lead before the hour mark, before City finally woke up with a pair of goals. At a difference of minutes to collect a single point. Overcoming setbacks has become a habit for the team, who on Sunday became the fourth team in league history to avoid defeat in three consecutive EPL matches when trailing by two goals.
The only other clubs to achieve that feat are Man United (October 1997), Liverpool (December 2008) and West Ham (April 2016). With seven points so far, it has been their best start to a Premier League campaign since 2019-20, taking the same points from their opening three games but finishing second to Liverpool at the end of the season. Guardiola has hinted that he will use players who need more game minutes this season when he returns to Catalonia to face the side he led to two Champions League trophies as a player.
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SportsNight Score Prediction |
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MAN CITY [ 2 ] - [ 2 ] FC BARCELONA
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