Barcelona continues to prepare for the start of the new season. On August 7, the Catalan club will play a friendly match with Pumas. How will the upcoming game end? Our portal gives a forecast at the meeting.
Barcelona
The blue-garnet finished last season in second place in the Spanish championship table. At the same time, Xavi's team lost to Real Madrid by 13 points, and this is an impressive gap. In the offseason, Barca made several high-profile acquisitions. The team was joined by scorer Robert Lewandowski, the defense will be strengthened by Andreas Christensen and Jules Kunde, Frank Kessier was announced in the middle line, and Rafinha was bought for a lot of money from Leeds. In the summer, Xavi's team played six test matches and won four victories. In the last game, the Catalans beat the MLS club New York Red Bulls 2-0 thanks to goals from Ousmane Dembele and Memphis Depay.
"Pumas-UNAM"
Pumas played their last match on July 31, when they played with Monterrey in the domestic championship. The match ended with a score of 1:1, both goals took place at the end of the first half. Now "Pumas" is on the ninth line in the Mexican championship table. According to the results of six matches, the team has eight points. At the same time, Pumas demonstrates far from the best performance — only seven goals. In the middle of last month, Andres Lillini's team already held a test match with the Primera club. The game with Celta ended with a score of 1:1.
Statistics and figures:
- Barcelona is the favorite of the upcoming match;
- The Catalan club has a seven-match unbeaten streak;
- "Pumas" has drawn six times in the last seven matches;
- Previously, the teams had not met each other.
Forecast
Let's assume that the Catalans will win at the end of the first half. For sure, Barca will try to secure a good advantage in the first minutes, so that later they can calmly control the course of the meeting.
