FC Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen Preview 07/09/2022

FC Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen – 07/09/2022

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Wednesday night time brings us the opening video games of the group stage of this season’s Champions League and it options this upcoming Matchday 1 conflict between Spanish hosts, Barcelona, and their Czech Republic guests, Plzen, on this essential Group C conflict at Camp Nou.

Barcelona have made a strong begin to their new La Liga marketing campaign because the hosts are unbeaten after the opening 4 video games of the brand new season, choosing up three wins within the course of by means of victories over Actual Sociedad, Actual Valladolid and Sevilla respectively.

Apart from their opening day 0-0 draw at house with Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona have discovered their goalscoring contact already this season.

The hosts have plundered a complete of 11 objectives in these subsequent three video games they usually’ve conceded simply as soon as, so they are going to be in assured temper forward of this Group C opener.

Barcelona completed final season some 13 factors adrift of La Liga title winners, Actual Madrid, and this prompted a big-money transfer for former Bayern Munich striker, Lewandowski, who’s greater than able to lifting the house aspect to not solely home but additionally European glory.

Barcelona haven’t any health or suspension issues forward of this match, however head coach Xavi is prone to take the chance to relaxation a few gamers on Wednesday night time.

Plzen have additionally produced promising type within the early levels of their new season.

The guests are nonetheless unbeaten after the opening six video games of the brand new Czech Liga marketing campaign and choosing up 5 wins within the course of, whereas they’ve additionally battled by way of the early qualifying rounds of the Champions League to achieve the profitable group stage.

It’s been a big enchancment this time round for Viktoria Plzen in distinction to earlier Champions League campaigns which have produced simply two wins from their previous 16 ties general, however this season, the guests nonetheless stay unbeaten within the competitors.

5 wins out of their six ties so far have seen Plzen decide up wins in opposition to HJK 7-1 on combination, Sheriff 4-2 on combination and a 2-1 win on combination in opposition to Qarabag within the play-off to determine who progressed by way of to the group stage.

Nevertheless, Plzen have gained simply three of their earlier 11 away ties within the Champions League they usually look to have their work lower in the event that they’re to get one thing at Camp Nou.