Barcelona vs Valencia – La Liga – Preview

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Sreya

Barcelona vs Valencia – Barcelona hosts Valencia at the El Camp Nou on 14th April, Saturday in a crucial La Liga fixture.

Barcelona have had a terrible week, knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in a stunning upset by AS Roma, but are still leading the race for La Liga by miles with seventy-nine points after thirty-one matches, the second-placed Atletico Madrid eleven points behind them.

Valencia are third in the standings with sixty-five points, having won their last five games on the trot, including a 1-0 win over Espanyol in their previous league outing.

Team News

Sergi Samper is injured while Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Digne will face late fitness tests. Javi Jimenez and Francis Coquelin miss out for the visitors.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Philippe Coutinho, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez.

Valencia Possible Starting Lineup: Neto, Ruben Vezo, Ezequiel Garay, Gabriel Paulista, Jose Gaya, Carlos Soler, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Daniel Parejo, Goncalo Guedes, Simone Zaza, Rodrigo Moreno.

“The defeat against Roma was a disappointment, but we still have many things to win. We have to think about winning the next game and connecting with the fans’ support. We have seven games left and we need 10 points. We have to win tomorrow so we would only need seven points to be champions.”

– Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Barcelona vs Valencia H2H Stats, Barcelona have won four and drawn one of their last five encounters with Valencia. In fact, Barcelona have won eleven of their last thirteen home matches against Valencia in all competitions.

Although Valencia are in a rich vein of form, Barcelona are likely to win tonight in spite of this tough game. A 3-1 win for Barcelona is the most probable outcome.