Even though it is a friendly international, everyone loves to see Manchester City and Barcelona play. The two teams have a massive history and share one thing in common—Pep Guardiola.
Before Betting on Manchester City vs. Barcelona Friendly International
City has already played two friendlies, and they lost both. The first was against Celtic, 3-4, and the second against AC Milan, 2-3. As you can see, Guardiola’s biggest problem right now is defense, which has allowed too many goals to meet his standards.
But that’s understandable, knowing that the team didn’t play with the best possible lineup and that most starters were youngsters trying to impose themselves and earn a bigger role in the next season’s plans.
Barcelona has even greater trouble when talking about absent players. As you all know, Spain had a very long adventure at the EURO, with Barcelona’s players participating. Therefore, Lamin Yamal and Ferran Torres are out, plus several other guys are sidelined due to injuries.
Rafael Araujo, Pedri, Gavi, De Jong, and Fati all have injuries and won’t play, while Cubarsi, Fermin Lopez and Garcia are at the Olympic Games in Paris and are out as well. Rahinha and Gundonan will arrive just before the game, so there won’t be too much time to get into the rhythm.
Manchester City vs. Barcelona Head to Head
The last time these two powerhouses met was in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2016. Barcelona trashed City then, 4-0 at Camp Nou, while the hosts won 3-1 in England.
Manchester City vs. Barcelona Friendly International Offshore Betting Odds
City’s recent matches included lots of goals, and they are all about offense right now, which is why we believe they will beat Barcelona’s mixed lineup. Apart from being far deeper into the test period, the fact that they have some of their stars available, unlike Barcelona, suggests that betting on Man City is the best idea.
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