Barcelona at Sevilla 2/23/19 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:22 PM ET

Two teams that are coming off mid-week matches for European competitions will now return to domestic duties, when Sevilla will host Barcelona for the La Liga on Saturday. Sevilla did great in the Europa League and moved to the next round, while Barcelona did a solid job in the Champions League.

Sevilla (10-7-7) won both matches against Lazio in the Europa League round of 32 and are now through to the next round. But last week in the La Liga they met a tough 0-3 loss on the road against Villarreal. When it comes to the La Liga, Sevilla are sitting 4th in the league table with 37 points. They are just one point ahead of Getafe and Alaves and already eight behind Real Madrid. Sevilla are traditionally strong at home, where this season they have been great (7-1-3).
Barcelona (16-2-6) were really good in their away match against Lyon in the Champions League round of 16. They created an awful lot of chances but the two teams were stuck at a goal-less draw in that first leg. Barcelona are still sitting at the top of the La Liga with 54 points, seven ahead of Atletico Madrid. They have the best away record in the league so far (7-1-3) but have struggled on the road lately, winning just one of their last five away matches in all competitions (1-2-2).

Barcelona have even been great in this venue in the past decade (8-3-3). But Sevilla are coming off a nice pair of wins against Lazio and will be in good spirits. I will take my chances with backing the home team to cover the spread here.

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