Barcelona vs Leganes Prediction & Betting Tips (15 December)

In its last 5 matches in La Liga, Hansi Flick's band has only won one, in Mallorca in an advanced display of the 19th day 1-5. If there are not 4 defeats to record for the Blaugrana, each draw is considered a misstep, like those conceded against Vigo 2-2, or against Bétis at the weekend last by conceding a goal in the last moments 2-2. We even regret a setback suffered at home, against poorly ranked Las Palmas 1-2. Quickly announced as the probable future champions of Spain with 9 points ahead of Real Madrid after their victory at the Bernabéu in the Clasico in October, the Culers could finally be overtaken by the Merengue this weekend in the event of a Madrid victory. watches over at Rayo Vallecano.  Note that this week, the Catalans went for a very nice victory on the Dortmund pitch 2-3 to move into 2nd place in the Champions League standings. Promoted to D1 after a great season in Liga2 crowned with a league title, Leganes are going through a period of turbulence with clashes with teams at the top of the table.

Over the last 5 days, the Pepineros fell against Girona, a club playing in the Champions League 4-3, at home against Real Madrid 0-3 and Real Sociedad, a member of the top 6 after 17 days 0-3. The residents of Butarque are in danger at the bottom of the ranking and a revival is expected quickly. But faced with an opponent like Barça who will seek to revive, it is difficult to imagine a victory... 

Returning to the group to face Borussia Dortmund, Ronald Araujo did not come into play. Furthermore, the German coach will not be installed on the bench due to his exclusion against Betis Sevilla. We still see the absences of ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, and Marc Bernal. Operational this evening, Dani Olmo will perhaps play his penultimate match in the league since for the moment, he is not registered for the 2nd half of the season starting in January. In the event of non-registration, the Spanish international will be free to leave the club for free. Lamine Yamal (5 goals, 9 assists in La Liga), Raphinha (11 goals, 6 assists in La Liga), and Lewandowski (top scorer in the elite with 16 goals) will be present in the squad until end of the season, forming the most prolific trio in Europe. Raphinha also scored this week in C1 as did replacement Ferran Torres who stood out with a double.

For its part, Leganes will not be able to count on its French right side Rosier, suspended due to his too many yellow cards received. On loan from BVB, Haller does not fit into the coach's plans at all. He is also injured and potentially OUT for this shock. Ditto for the important Dani Raba, Brasanac (1 goal, 2 assists in La Liga) and Franquesa (defender). The midfielders Neyou and Tapia will have a hard time facing the talented midfielder that Barça will present. Miguel de la Fuente (13 goals in the 2nd division last year) does not have the same performance in D1 with only 1 small goal scored.