Our prediction for this match:
AC Milan
Match Time & Date:
04/08/2018
08:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Barcelona
Milan and Barcelona, the two European giants, square off against each other at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California in what is expected to be a very interesting match. The Rossoneri aim to prepare for the 2018/2019 Serie A campaign in the best way possible, but they face an uphill task in Sunday’s football game against Barcelona. However, seeing that the Catalan giants will be without their star players in their last match at the 2018 International Champions Cup, we predict that Genaro Gattuso’s men are going to give fans something to cheer about. Barca defeated Tottenham on penalties at the weekend, with summer signings Arthur and Malcolm making their debuts for the La Liga champions. Ernesto Valverde is likely to count on youngsters against Milan, which is the main reason why we believe the two teams will share the spoils at Levi’s Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Mateo Musacchio):
Mateo Musacchio is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish team Villarreal as a defender. The 182-cm-tall footballer plays as a centre back and he was born in Rosario. However, his grandparents are Albanian. Musac hio began his senior career at River Plate, playing for the Argentine giants between 2006 and 2009, but he made no more than 10 appearances for los Millionarios.
On August 2009 he joined Spanish club Villarreal and he has been playing for the Yellow Submarine ever since. Musacchio scored three goals in 22 appearances for Villarreal II in the 2009/2010 campaign, but he made seven appearances for the first team during the season as well.
Nonetheless, he played no more than 13 games for the Yellows in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign. Mateo Musacchio has 3 caps for the Argentina national team. Speaking of his honours, the Argentine defender did well to clinch the 2008 Clausura with River Plate.
Highlighted Team (Barcelona):
Barcelona is a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Barca were founded in 1899 and they are regarded as one of the greatest clubs in world football. The Catalan giants won their 24th La Liga title in 2016, with Luis Suarez winning “El Pichichi” award. Barcelona have won five European Cup trophies and a number of top-class players were part of the team in the past.
The likes of Hristo Stoichkov, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Pep Guardiola are some of many players that played for Barca in the past, but, no doubt, Leo Messi has established himself as the club’s trademark. Barcelona welcome their rivals at Camp Nou, the stadium that was built in 1957.
Barcelona’s local rivals are Espanyol, but the rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid is much bigger. The two La Liga giants face each other in “El Clasico”, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world football. Barca are famous for their football youth school La Masia as well.
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