Barcelona dropped their first points of the 2017-18 La Liga season last time out with a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid but they are still four clear at the đứng đầu of the table.
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Meanwhile, their opponents on Saturday, Malaga, have picked up just one point from eight league clashes this term và are firmly rooted khổng lồ the bottom of the standings.
Anything other than a comfortable win for Barcelona at the Camp Nou seems highly unlikely, but Malaga can take confidence from the fact they have a more-than-respectable recent record against the Blaugrana.
Read on for a full preview of the clash, along with full scheduling và viewing details.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21
Time: 7:45 p.m. BST, 2:45 p.m. ET
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TV Info: Live on Sky Sports Football (UK) and beIN Sports (U.S.)
Live Stream: Sky Go, beIN Sports Connect
Preview
Malaga took four points from their two meetings with Barca last term, beating the Catalan giants at home and drawing at the Camp Nou.
In the previous season, they lost narrowly in both La Liga clashes while, in 2014-15, they won at the Camp Nou và drew 0-0 at La Rosaleda Stadium.
Remarkably, the aggregate score between Malaga and Barcelona in their last six La Liga meetings is 4-3 in the Boquerones" favour.
Given the strength of Barcelona"s attack in recent seasons, that is a stunning defensive effort from Malaga.
However, the chances of the visitors keeping Lionel Messi và Luis Suarez quiet on Saturday are incredibly slim.
Barcelona have netted 24 league goals so far this season, the best return in the division, while Malaga have the joint-worst defensive record after conceding 18 in their first eight matches.
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There is little doubt that, although he is hanging on khổng lồ his job by the thinnest of threads, Malaga manager Michel will not mix up his side with attacking intent looking khổng lồ beat Barcelona.
His approach will surely be to lớn pack the defence và midfield & aim to lớn prevent Barcelona from scoring.
That is easier said than done, though, and even a defence as strong as Atleti"s were unable lớn keep a clean sheet against Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano last Saturday.
Indeed, since Malaga prevented Barca from scoring in a 2-0 victory over them in April, only Juventus (twice) và Real Madrid have kept clean sheets against the Blaugrana.
It seems painfully inevitable for Malaga that they will concede against Barcelona on Saturday given their current form.
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And it seems likely one will lead to many for Ernesto Valverde"s side in an easy night for them as they look to lớn maintain their lead at the vị trí cao nhất of the table.
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