High-odds football predictions this weekend
Barcelona hosts Atalanta in the Catalan capital in a match from the last 8th round of the Champions League’s league stage. Stay with us and these High-odds football predictions this weekend.
Barca already qualified for the next phase of the competition. They are currently second in the standings, being three points behind the leader Liverpool. Now they can take it easy against Atalanta – this match is much more important for the Italians.
Barcelona are coming to this game after a stunning 7-1 win against Valencia in La Liga. Now Hansi Flick can make some small rotations against Atalanta. Dani Olmo is missing the game because of an injury while Fermin Lopez could replace him in the starting eleven. Fermin scored two goals against Valencia. Gerard Martin, Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Pablo Torre and Ferran Torres are all players who could start against La Dea on Wednesday night.
Atalanta are in a need of win here in order to be sure about reaching the 1/8-finals. The Italians are 7th in the standings, but a defeat in Barcelona could kick them out from Top 8. That’s why they need to win.
Ademola Lookman and Mateo Retegui are the players who will lead Atalanta’s attack against Barca on Wednesday. The question is who will support them from behind? The options for Gian Piero Gasperini are Charles De Ketelaere, Lazar Samardzic and Mario Pasalic – they all could find themselves in the line-up.
For Atalanta it will be crucial to hold the midfield line against Barca. It means that players like Ederson and Marten de Roon have to play at the highest of their abilities.
That’s the High-odds football predictions this weekend for the Champions League clash between Barcelona and Atalanta. Will the Catalans underestimate their opponent here? Or maybe they will win despite the fact they already qualified for the 1/8-finals? Let’s see.