This will be the most important match for FC Barcelona in the Champions League. When we talk about the Barcelona vs Frankfurt Preview, the question is, can FC Barcelona keep their top 8 hopes alive in the Champions League? The Spotify Camp Nou is the venue for this match, which is the home of FC Barcelona. Basically, the match will start at 9 PM (9th December) local time, whereas it will be 1:30 AM (10th December) as per Indian Standard Time.
Things are not looking that good for both teams, and are at their worst for the German side, Frankfurt. Basically, Frankfurt is currently in 28th position on the league points table. At the same time, FC Barcelona is in 18th position, which is undoubtedly not what they are known for. Still, there are three matches left.
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Barcelona vs Frankfurt Preview and Prediction
When we start with FC Barcelona’s performance in the Champions League so far, they have played five matches and have just won two, lost two, and drawn one. They have seven points on the board and are 18th on the table. Their last match was against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and they were outclassed by their opponents. This is a must-win game for them to keep their hopes alive for the last eight.
Frankfurt had a positive start to the tournament as they won their first match. After the first match, they had three losses and one draw in the next four matches. Their last match was against the Italian side, Atalanta, which they lost 3-0 at home. The finish in the top 24 seems a bit tough for them, and if this match slips away, then surely it will be tough for them to turn it around.
FC Barcelona was once five points behind Real Madrid in La Liga, but now they are four points ahead. They have grabbed the opportunity very well and hope to do the same today, tonight. Frankfurt had already defeated FC Barcelona in the Europa League in the 2021-22 season. Things are surely a lot different now than they were when it was a struggling Barcelona side, and now we have a full-gelled-up FC Barcelona team under Flick. We are predicting FC Barcelona to win tonight against Frankfurt.
Scorline Prediction: FC Barcelona 4-1 Frankfurt
Team News and Expected XI
Ter Stegen, Gavi, and Dani Olmo will miss the match for Barcelona due to injury, whereas Ronald Araujo will also miss as he needs time to sort out his personal issues. Burkardt and Batshuayi will miss the match for Frankfurt, whereas Chandler remains a doubt.
Barcelona XI:
- Goalkeeper: García
- Defenders: Kounde, Cubarsi, Eric, and Balde
- Midfielders: De Jong, Pedri, and Lopez
- Forward: Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Yamal
Frankfurt XI:
- Goalkeeper: Zetterer
- Defenders: Amenda, Koch, and Theate
- Midfielders: Kristensen, Larsson, Chaibi, Brown, Doan, and Gotze
- Forward: Knauff
