Almeria v Barcelona

Almeria face the toughest of tests in week 25 of La Liga when they play at home to league leaders Barcelona. Almeria are enjoying their best stretch of the season having won 3 out of their last 4 games.

The side managed by Juan Manuel Lillo are in 13th place of the league table with 29 points. They sit two points ahead of the 14th place Malaga and 1 point behind the 12th place Osasuna. In their most recent league match Almeria were winners away from home by a score of 0-2 to Racing Santander at the Sardinero. The club is now unbeaten over its last 5 games with back to back clean sheets in during their two game win streak. In fact, the team has been so strong since the start of the 2nd half of the season that they are ranked 3rd out of the 20 teams in the league during that span.

The Cules held serve at home last week with a 2-1 win over Malaga at the Camp Nou. With their win the side managed by Pep Guardiola now have 61 points from their 24 matches and they hold a 2 point edge on the 2nd place Real Madrid. Sandwiched in between their two game win streak, Barcelona had held out for a draw away to Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart in the Champions League.

Live La Liga
Almeria v Barcelona
Estadio del Mediterraneo, kick off 1900 hours