Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
08/03/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Mallorca
Following a goalless draw with Athletic Club, Barcelona will look to return to winning ways in La Liga when they take on Mallorca in the opening match of the round 28. Barca are eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid in the standings, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for the home side. Both Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal are pushing for a start as both Frankie de Jong and Pedri limped off with injuries in the San Mames clash. Ronald Araujo serves a one-game ban.
Los Bermellones, on the other hand, defeated Girona at home thanks to Jose Copete’s goal, but given their difficulties on the road, we predict that Robert Lewandowski and Co. are going to emerge triumphant in Friday’s showdown. As for the away side, midfielder Omar Mascarell is banned for the match, while defender Pablo Maffeo is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Mallorca):
Thanks to a win over Deportivo La Coruna in the 2018/2019 Segunda Division play-offs final Mallorca secured promotion to Primera Division. Los Bermellones returned to the Spanish top flight following a six-year absence. Over the years Mallorca have turned their Estadi de son Moix into a real fortress, with the team producing much better showings at home than on the travels.
Opened in June 1999, the venue can hold up to 23,142 people. The club based in Balearic Islands are well known for their red shirts with one black stripe and black shorts. Mallorca’s away colours are white and red. Former Barcelona and Inter ace Samuel Eto’o is undisputedly the most notable footballer who played for the club.
Back in 1999 Mallorca made it to the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final, with the team suffering a 2-1 loss to Lazio in the title game. Four years later los Bermellones won Spanish Copa del Rey, which is considered the club’s biggest success.
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