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Match Details:

Tournament: La Liga 22/23

Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Date: Sunday, 4^th September 2022

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Preview:

Sevilla face Barcelona in a clash between two sides that have had very contrasting starts to the season. Sevilla are 15^th in the league table, having picked up just 1 point in their 3 games so far while Barcelona on the other hand are 3^rd in the league table with 7 points after winning their last 2 league games. BAR also have a good record in this fixture as they are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings between these sides in all competitions.

Probable starting XI:

Sevilla:

Yassine Bounou (gk); Marcos Acuna, Tanguy Nianzou, Jose Angel Carmona, Jesus Navas; Fernando Francisco Reges, Alejandro Gomez, Thomas Delaney, Erik Lamela, Rafa Mir, Oliver Torres

Barcelona:

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (gk); Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia, Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo; Pedro Gonzalez, Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele

Fantasy breakdown:

Sevilla:

Rafa Mir is a good option for the attack. Mir has 1 goal in the league this season and averages a team-leading 3.7 shots per game.

Alejandro Gomez is a good option for the midfield. Gomez has 1 assist in the league this season and averages 1 shot per game to go with 1.3 key passes per game.

Marcos Acuna is a great defensive pick thanks to his impact on both ends of the field. In his 2 league games so far, he has averaged 2.5 tackles, 2 shots, and 3 key passes per game.

Fantasy breakdown:

Barcelona:

Robert Lewandowski is a great option for the attack from Barcelona. Lewandowski has 4 goals in the league this season and averages 4.7 shots per game. He also averages 2.3 key passes per game.

For the midfield, Raphinha is a good option. Raphinha has 1 assist in the league this season and averages 2.3 shots per game. He also averages 2.7 key passes per game.

Jules Kounde can be a great option for the defense. In his only game so far for Barcelona, he had 1 shot, 2 key passes, and 1 interception against Valladolid.

Top picks:

Must-haves:

• Rafa Mir

• Alejandro Gomez

• Robert Lewandowski

• Raphinha

Worth a shot:

• Marcos Acuna

• Jules Kounde

• Ousmane Dembele

• Ronald Araujo

Captaincy options:

Robert Lewandowski: Robert Lewandowski is a great captaincy pick for this match. He scored twice in each of his last 2 league games and we back him to add to his tally here.

Ousmane Dembele: Ousmane Dembele is another good option for captaincy. Dembele has 1 goal and 2 assists in the league this season and averages 4 shots per game. Both of those assists came in their last league outing.

Fantasy team:

* All Statistics are collected from whoscored.com.

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