Barcelona vs. Viktoria Plzen: Preview and betting tips

The dream has come true, Viktoria Plzeň will play in the Champions League. And the lot was very favourable to them in name, as it assigned Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan to the group. The westerners start at the Camp Nou, how will they fare?

Viktoria had to claw their way into the millionaire competition through three preliminary rounds, successively knocking out HJK Helsinki, Sheriff Tiraspol and Karabakh. They have 5 wins and 1 draw.

Barcelona had nothing to worry about, they qualified for the Champions League from second place in La Liga. Back in January, they were still in ninth place in the table and their participation in the cups was in danger, but they finally made it to the most prestigious competition after their improved results.

And it has a lot to make up for. Last year, they finished third in a group with Bayern Munich, Benfica Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev and had to settle for the Europa League in the spring.

Viktoria is returning to the cups after two years. It will play the Champions League again after four years, in 2018 it tormented Real Madrid on its field and lost in the end 1: 2. Michal Bilek’s charges would probably take at least a similar performance and game display this time around.

Plzeň has already played at Camp Nou, losing 0:2 in 2011. It managed at least a partial success, defending Lionel Messi, who did not score, the win was decided by Andrés Iniesta and David Villa.

Even the odds on a draw are tempting, if Hejda and co. should force a draw at Camp Nou, you’ll see odds of 15.

Barcelona have strengthened their defensive game compared to last season and are no longer making the schoolboy mistakes that led to unnecessary goals conceded. In four rounds of La Liga, they have only conceded once, the defence has been lifted a lot by Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo is also playing well. At the same time, the Blaugranas are thriving in attack, having already scored 11 goals.

That’s why I think it’s a tempting bet that at least three goals will be scored in the match, while both teams will not score, therefore Viktoria will not score.

Source: Champions League, FC Viktoria Plzen