Comments Bilbao vs Barcelona: Approaching the throne

After a bit of deviation at the end of February – losing respectively to MU in the European Cup and 0-1 defeat to Almeria in the national championship, Barcelona returned to the desired trajectory when entering March.

In detail, coach Xavi's army started March with a 1-0 victory on the field of great rival Real Madrid in the semi-final first leg of the King's Cup. The above victory helps Barca touch a ticket to the final.

Last weekend, De Jong and his teammates won at least 1-0 against Valencia at home and continued to expand the score with the second-placed team Real Madrid in the race to win the Spanish league.

Specifically, Barca is firmly standing at the top of the table with 62 points and 9 points more than Real Madrid, 17 points more than Atletico ranked team. For many fans, it is only a matter of time before Barcelona crowned the championship in the 2022/23 season.

Tonight, with the momentum and spirit of competition high, coach Xavi's teachers and students are confident that they will overcome Bilbao to get close to the throne. Their ambition is completely grounded when Bilbao is considered a favorite prey when winning up to 6 and only to split points 3 times in the last 9 confrontations.

Notably, Bilbao is in an unstable period when losing 3 and drawing 1 in the last 4 matches. Obviously, the Basque team is not a reliable choice against Barcelona.

- Bilbao: Lekue, Morcillo, Sancet injured.

- Barcelona: Dembele, Pedri injured. Araujo received a suspended sentence.

- Bilbao: Agirrezabala; Yuri, Inigo Martinez, Vivian, Lekue; Zarraga, Dani Garcia; Berenguer, Raul Garcia, Nico Williams; Inaki Williams.

- Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Christensen, Eric Garcia, Balde; De Jong, Busquets, Roberto; Raphinha, Torres, Fati.