Palma, Spain – As Majorque don prepare to host Barcelona for their first match of the Liga season, fans dey burst with hope and excitement. 19:30 na the kick-off time for this hot encounter wey go happen for Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. If you never grab your palm wine, now na the time oh!
Barcelona, wey be defending champions, no wan dull this season as dem eye double trophy shine. Hansi Flick and him boys don come back from dem Asian tour, and dem just flex muscles by beating Como 5-0 for the Gamper Trophy. Dem dey set to start this campaign well, no be story!
Majorque, on top the other hand, finish last season for tenth position, so dem no plan to take things lightly this time. With a few quality signings including Pablo Torre from Barcelona, dem go hope to shake table for the top 5 this season. But, e no go easy; dem don dey prepare well for this match with solid performance during pre-season.
For the match, Majorque coach, Jagoba Arrasate, don line up Roman as their keeper, joined by more defenders wey no go wan look small before the mighty Barça attack. Muriqi dey up front, ready to do damage, and him don score the first goal in the previous home matches against Barça, so dem dey expect plenty from am.
Meanwhile, the visitors, Barcelona, dey face some challenges too. Their summer transfers no really be as smooth as wetin dem fit like. Joan García and Marcus Rashford dey in the squad, but dem never play competitive match yet thanks to registration wahala. As for Marc-André ter Stegen, na him back injury spoil him vibe, so he dey chill on the sideline.
Hansi Flick, wey don take charge, dey look to make an impact too. Dem don dey score average 2.9 goals per match last season, so the pressure dey on dem to maintain that scoring form. Lamine Yamal go dey play as number ten, stepping into Ansu Fati’s shoes after he don waka go Monaco. This season no be small matter, my people!
Historically, e no dey sweet for Majorque when dem face Barcelona. Na dem get the highest losses against them apart from Real Madrid, with only 13 wins and 11 draws to show for all the struggle. E go hard for dem to change the narrative, but na football! Anything fit happen.
So, as match day dey come closer, make una prepare your snacks and vibe well. Majorque dey ready to face the giants, and Barcelona dey plan to show say dem still be king for Spain. This season go sweet, make we see how e go be!
