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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 9
Granada CF v FC Barcelona
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes
Granada, Spain
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Kick-off is at 21h00
Granada CF will lock horns with FC Barcelona in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on 8 October.
Current Form
Nasrids were held to a 3-3 draw by UD Almeria at home on 1 October - extending their winless run to five matches in the Spanish top-flight.
Granada are also winless in their last two home matches having registered one defeat and one draw at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.
Meanwhile, Barcelona secured a 1-0 victory over Sevilla FC at home on 29 September and they are unbeaten in their last eight La Liga matches.
Barca are also enjoying a four-match unbeaten run on the road in the league having recorded two successive wins and two draws as the away side.
Team News
Jesus Vallejo is the only player on Granada's injury list and the club has no suspension concerns coming into this encounter.
Barcelona, on the other hand, also do not have suspension worries, but Frenkie de Jong is currently out injured.
Quotes
“We created chances, we felt comfortable against a great team," Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said after their win over Sevilla.
"We’re happy and satisfied, but we must improve our finishing. We created many chances and attacked well. I think it has been one of our best matches.
"But we’re frustrated because we didn’t score earlier. We played great football against Sevilla, who are the Champions of the Europa League,”
Head-to-Head
Granada held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in their last La Liga meeting which took place at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes on 8 January 2022.
As a result, Nasrids are unbeaten in their last three league games against Barca - winning once and drawing two.
La Liga matchday nine fixtures
Friday, 6 October
19:00 - Athletic Bilbao v UD Almeria
Saturday, 7 October
13:00 - Cadiz CF v Girona FC
14:15 - Real Madrid v CA Osasuna
16:30 - Real Mallorca v Valencia CF
19:00 - Sevilla CF v Rayo Vallecano
Sunday, 8 October
12:00 - Villarreal CF v Las Palmas
14:15 - Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad
16:30 - Celta Vigo v Getafe CF
16:30 - Deportivo Alaves v Real Betis
19:00 - Granada CF v FC Barcelona
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