The Blaugrana side enter this tricky tie against a team from their own region with nothing but a win in their minds. Follow this clash with our broadcast guide.

We are closing in on the halfway point of the games in La Liga, and the current leader face a complicated team away from their beloved Camp Nou. The team in question is Girona, a club that is struggling to maintain themselves among the top clubs in Spain, and their run in the competition so far has them in contention to keep playing in the top-tier football category for at least one more season.

Girona make it to this game in 12th place of the Spanish top-flight, with a record that includes five wins, six draws, and seven losses. Michel's team has shown glimpses of inconsistency throughout their 18 games, but that has been enough to keep them away from the relegation zone, the main objective for this Catalan side in the 2022-23 season.

Their rival on Saturday will enter Montilivi Stadium as La Liga's best team, with a record of fourteen wins, two draws, one loss, and one game in hand. Los Blaugranas have dominated the defensive side of the game by conceding less than ten goals this season. Manwhile, their offense ranks second in La Liga with 36 goals, two less than Real Madrid in that department.

For this game, Girona will want to go back to winning ways. The red and white side had collected three games without a loss prior to last week, where Villarreal claimed a one-nil win against them despite some good moments for them on both sides of the pitch.

As for Barcelona, the team coached by Xavi makes it to this clash on a twelve-game streak without a loss across all comps, with only one of those games ending in a draw. Right now, Los Culés have a string of seven wins in a row in all tournaments, where they have scored seventeen goals whilst conceding only six.

Here are some interesting facts to keep an eye prior to the start of this game.

Girona vs Barcelona - Team news

The home team will enter this game hoping to go back to winning -and scoring- ways. Prior to this match, Girona had gone three games in a row finding the back of the net two times, but their loss to Villarreal ended that streak. Speaking in terms of their players, striker Cristhian Stuani will want to add to his goalscoring tally both in La Liga and against Barcelona, with five goals in La Liga and two more against Barcelona in previous encounters.

On the other hand, Barcelona enter this match on a high note following their win against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey. This game marked the third one in a row in which Los Culés collected a clean sheet, confirming their defense as the most solid in La Liga with only six goals against them. In the goalscoring department, Los Blaugranas will have to find a way to live without one of their best players this season.

Here are the names of unavailable players for each team

Girona Injured: Reinier, David López, Ibrahima Kebe. Suspended: Santiago Bueno.

Barcelona - Suspended: Ferrán Torres, Robert Lewandowski.

Girona vs Barcelona - Head-to-head

  • The most recent game between these teams ended in a two-nil win for Barcelona.

  • This will be the fifth game between these teams in La Liga. So far, the record between them shows three wins for Barcelona and one draw.

  • Barcelona have outscored Girona 13-3 in their four La Liga matches.

  • Girona's coach Michel will face Barcelona for the fourth time. So far, he has lost all prior meetings. 

  • None of Barcelona's current players have scored against Girona.

  • This will be Xavi Hernández's first game against Girona as a coach.

Broadcast info: Girona vs Barcelona

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Girona 0 - 1 Barcelona

January 28, 2023 10:15amEstadi Municipal de Montilivi (Girona)

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