Leganes vs Barcelona – La Liga – Match Preview

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Sreya

Leganes vs Barcelona – Leganes host Barcelona at Estadio Butarque on 17th September, Saturday for their fourth La Liga fixture of the season. Both clubs come into this fixture on the back of their first league defeat of the season.

Barcelona fell to a 2-1 defeat at home against Alaves while Sporting Gijon defeated Leganes by a similar scoreline. Although it is pretty early into the new season, Barcelona are fifth on the table with six points while Leganes are in the twelfth position with four points.

Team News

Both clubs have relatively healthy squads for the managers to choose from. Jon Ander Serantes and Martin Mantovani are available for the home side while Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to start in goal for Barcelona.

Leganes Possible Starting Lineup: Serantes, Pablo Insua, Martin Mantovani, Diego Rico, Victor Diaz, David Timor, Alberto, Unai Lopez, Adrian Marin, Gabriel, Guerrero.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umiti, Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar.

“We have to adapt [to the schedule]. It’s going to be the same for both teams. The objective is the same; we try to win every game. I can guarantee they (Leganes) are organized and they defend well. It won’t be an easy game by any means. We saw last year that points can be made up quickly. We’re not playing for the title right now.”

– Luis Enrique, Barcelona.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Leganes vs Barcelona H2H stats, these two clubs have never played each other before in the league. Barcelona have won ten of their last twelve away matches in the La Liga, keeping a clean sheet in their last four games.

Leganes have never been in the Spanish top flight before and have been a revelation in their win against Celta de Vigo and hard-fought draw against Atletico Madrid in their first two matches.

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