Over 11.5 corners

Barca kick off their defence of the title with what is a pretty tricky looking tie with the yellow submarine.

Villarreal had a good season too last year coming 4th and getting into europe. Ok so there was 34 points to the champions but with the problems they have faced in recent seasons its been a huge turnaround. This is a dangerous side very strong on counter attack.

Barca have added more class to the perfect side. Champions again and ofcourse there was the CL crushing of Man Utd which was one of the most one sided finals in recent years. Their passing and movement at times can be impossible to stop and with Messi getting better and better every year its easy to see why this side starts as short favs for both trophies once again.

You expect high scoring games when you look at that Barca side but as its day 1 i dont think thats going to happen. Its early in the season with players just finding their feet and getting back to full fitness. Thats why i go for corners. One thing Barca always do at home is use the width of the park- they stretch sides and make the park as big as possible. This usually results in teams having to concede plenty of corners.

I actually think the opposition may have their fair share of this game tonight so hopefully see plenty of corners awarded at both ends.

over 11.5 corners with bet 365 at evens.