Barcelona vs Borussia Monchengladbach – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Sreya

Barcelona vs Borussia Monchengladbach – Barcelona host Borussia Monchengladbach at El Camp Nou on Matchday 6 of the UEFA Champions League as the La Liga side aims to finish the Group G fixtures with a win.

Barcelona have twelve points from five games, their only loss coming to Manchester City and will qualify for the knock-outs as winners alongside Manchester City who have eight points from five games and will finish second.

Borussia Monchengladbach are third with five points and will be dropping down to the Europa League, irrespective of the result. Celtic have just two points and a poor goal difference and will finish last. Manchester City play Celtic in the other game of the night.

Team News

Jeremy Mathieu is sidelined through an injury while Neymar and Ivan Rakitic are suspended. Borussia Monchengladbach will be without the suspended Lars Stindl and the injured Alvaro Dominguez, Mamadou Doucoure and Patrick Herrmann. Marvin Schulz and Ibrahima Traore have been listed as doubts.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Jasper Cillessen, Sergi Roberto, Javier Mascherano, Samuel Umiti, Lucas Digne, Denis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, Andre Gomes, Lionel Messi, Paco Alcacer, Arda Turan.

Borussia Monchengladbach Possible Starting Lineup: Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi, Andreas Christensen, Jannik Vestergaard, Fabian Johnson, Christoph Kramer, Mahmoud Dahoud, Oscar Wendt, Thorgan Hazard, Raffael.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Barcelona vs Borussia Monchengladbach H2H stats, the only previous meeting between these two clubs came earlier this season and resulted in a win for Barcelona.

In fact, Barcelona have won twenty one of their last twenty six matches in the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in twenty two of their last twenty seven matches in the UEFA Champions League, but there have been under 2.5 goals scored in Borussia MonchenGladbach’s last three games in the same competition.

Barcelona will start as clear favorites and are expected to win 2-0.