Barcelona, who have struggled in the Champions League this season, will be looking to end the campaign positively when they make the trip to the Czech Republic to take on Viktoria Plzen with kickoff at 11 pm.
Despite the strength of their opposition in Group C, it is not a surprise to see Viktoria Plzen bottom of the table after losing all three matches.
The Czech team was beaten 5-1 by Barcelona in their first game on September 7 before losing 2-0 to Inter Milan and 5-0 to Bayern Munich in their next two fixtures.
Viktoria Plzen has conceded four goals in their last two matches, as they lost at home to Bayern and away at Inter Milan. Thus, leaving them rooted at the bottom ahead of their home clash with third-placed Barcelona on Tuesday night.
Barcelona dropped into the Europa League after losing 3-0 to Bayern Munich, who advanced to the Champions League knockout round.
The German champions demonstrated their dominance with three first-half goals at Camp Nou, making for an embarrassing result for the Catalan club.
Barcelona’s poor performance will likely cause further financial troubles for the team, but there is no serious pressure on coach Xavi because the team is performing well in La Liga.
Viktoria Plzen vs. Barcelona Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with the visitors taking two wins while the hosts winless. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Trinity Zlin 0-3 Plzen
- Inter 4-0 Plzen
- Plzen 3-1 Banik
- Hlucin 3-2 Plzen
Away
- Valencia 0-1 Barcelona
- Barcelona 0-1 Bayern
- Barcelona 0-4 Athletic
- Villarreal 0-3 Barcelona
Viktoria Plzen Team News
Viktoria Plzen will again be without Petr Pejsa on Tuesday through injury. Jhon Mosquera is suspended due to the booking he picked up against Inter last time in the competition, so Libor Holik could come into the XI in a wing-back area.
Barcelona Team News
Due to injury, Barcelona will again be without Ronald Araujo, Sergi Roberto, and Jules Kounde on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Memphis Depay and Andreas Christensen remain in major doubt despite progressing in their recoveries from hamstring and ankle problems.
Prediction and Odds
Viktoria Plzen has conceded 20 times in their five games thus far, but we don’t think they will concede more than two goals against Barcelona on Tuesday.
- Away Win
- Correct Score: 0-2
- Goals Under 3.5
