Two clubs in opposite halves of the Spanish Liga table will do battle today in a league match between Granada and Barcelona. The first-division clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes in Granada and can be live streamed here free.
After suffering a heartbreaking exit in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, manager Gerardo Martino will attempt to reshape his club's focus this afternoon. Mourning a loss is something he believes Barcelona can ill-afford to do this weekend (h/t to Inside Spanish Football). "We're facing a complicated opponent and one that we'll all be working hard to overcome," Martino said.
"They [Granada] were complicated in the first half of the season. They lost last weekend and they have a great need for points. We also have to see how we react. It's a monumental game for them and for us," he added.
"It's impossible to see a team recover so quickly after being eliminated. We went out of a competition we wanted to win. Nobody is at their best of morale, but we've no time to lament anything. We have to turn our immediate focus back to La Liga."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Barcelona's Jordi Alba has carried a deadly accurate foot in his 14 league appearances. The 25-year-old has completed 851 passes with an 89.4 percent accuracy this season.
Granada's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Roberto; Foulquler, Murillo, Ilori, Nyom; Rico, Iturra, Recio; Brahimi, El-Arabi, Piti
Barcelona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Pinto; Alba, Mascherano, Song, Alves; Iniesta, Busquets, Xavi; Neymar, Messi, Sánchez
Spanish League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Atlético Madrid |
32 |
25 |
4 |
3 |
70 |
22 |
48 |
79 |
|||
|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
32 |
25 |
3 |
4 |
92 |
26 |
66 |
78 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Madrid |
32 |
24 |
4 |
4 |
90 |
32 |
58 |
76 |
|||
|
4 |
Athletic Club |
32 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
55 |
35 |
20 |
59 |
|||
|
5 |
Sevilla FC |
32 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
59 |
47 |
12 |
53 |
|||
|
6 |
Real Sociedad |
32 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
54 |
48 |
6 |
50 |
|||
|
7 |
Villarreal CF |
32 |
14 |
7 |
11 |
51 |
38 |
13 |
49 |
|||
|
8 |
Valencia CF |
32 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
44 |
45 |
-1 |
41 |
|||
|
9 |
Levante UD |
32 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
40 |
-10 |
40 |
|||
|
10 |
RCD Espanyol |
32 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
40 |
-5 |
40 |
|||
|
11 |
Málaga CF |
32 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
35 |
40 |
-5 |
38 |
|||
|
12 |
Rayo Vallecano |
32 |
11 |
3 |
18 |
37 |
68 |
-31 |
36 |
|||
|
13 |
Celta de Vigo |
32 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
34 |
47 |
-13 |
36 |
|||
|
14 |
Elche CF |
32 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
26 |
42 |
-16 |
35 |
|||
|
15 |
Granada CF |
32 |
10 |
4 |
18 |
29 |
46 |
-17 |
34 |
|||
|
16 |
Osasuna |
32 |
9 |
6 |
17 |
28 |
53 |
-25 |
33 |
|||
|
17 |
Real Valladolid |
32 |
6 |
13 |
13 |
32 |
50 |
-18 |
31 |
|||
|
18 |
Getafe CF |
32 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
29 |
49 |
-20 |
31 |
|||
|
19 |
UD Almería |
32 |
8 |
6 |
18 |
34 |
60 |
-26 |
30 |
|||
|
20 |
Real Betis |
32 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
28 |
64 |
-36 |
22 |
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