Overview
Barcelona had a tough midweek Champions League clash with Dortmund, needing a late Ferran Torres goal to earn them a hard-fought three points.
After a period of sublime play and constantly catching offside traps, Barcelona's style of play is gradually being figured out. Even their high-level defense is increasingly showing more mistakes.
As a result, Blaugrana have conceded more goals recently. They have only kept two clean sheets in their last 10 matches. In fact, a sloppy defense was the reason why Barcelona conceded a goal in the 90+4 minute against Real Betis, thereby being held to a 2-2 draw by their opponents.
The way coach Hansi Flick is playing helps Barcelona attack well, but on the contrary, it will expose many gaps behind the defense.
However, their next opponent is Leganes, who are struggling in the relegation battle. Leganes have only won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in the last 5 rounds in La Liga. They have a poor attack, scoring only 14 goals after 16 rounds.
With their inconsistent form, having to play away at Blaugrana is too much of a challenge for Leganes. Barcelona's defense is showing many problems, but their attack is still very strong.
With the breakthrough that Lamine Yamal and Raphinha bring to the attack, Barcelona will not have much difficulty defeating Leganes.
In terms of head-to-head record, the Catalan team always dominates Leganes. The proof is that Barca has won all 4 recent matches against their opponent.
Human resources situation
Ter Stegen and Andreas Christensen are the two players who are definitely absent from Barcelona's side in this match. Meanwhile, in-form striker Raphinha is open to playing.
On the other side of the front line, Leganes lost Enric Franquesa and Dani Raba due to injury. Meanwhile, Valentin Rosier is suspended, while Darko Brasanac's recovery is still uncertain until the last minute.
Expected lineup:
Barcelona: Pena, Balde, Martinez, Cubarsi, Kounde, Casado, Pedri, Torres, Olmo, Yamal, Lewandowski.
Leganes: Dmitrovic, Alti, Gonzalez, Nastasic, Hernandez, Tapia, Neyou, Garcia, Rodriguez, Cisse, Fuente.
The match between Barcelona and Leganes takes place at 3:00 a.m. on December 16 (Vietnam time).
