Barcelona-Valencia is a match valid for the thirty-third day of La Liga and is played on Monday at 9 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
The defeat collected a week ago at the “Bernabeu” in the Clasico against Real Madrid definitively evaporated Barcelona’s already faint hopes of getting back into the title fight, now in the hands of Carlo Ancelotti’s Blancos. The Blaugrana, pierced in full recovery by a goal from Bellingham (3-2), have raised the white flag – currently, with one game to spare, they have 13 points less than the leader – and all they have left to do is defend second place from their Girona cousins, who momentarily overtook them on Saturday.
Xavi, meanwhile, made his future clear a few days ago. The coach retraced his steps and decided to continue with Barça. “The players were decisive in my choice and they made me understand that we can return to winning soon,” were the words of the former midfielder who said last winter that this would be his last year on the Catalan club’s bench. Barcelona now, however, needs to get back to winning ways as soon as possible after a very complicated two weeks, between the defeat to PSG in the Champions League – which cost them elimination – and the one in the Clasico. In the 33rd-day post-match, the Blaugrana welcome Ruben Baraja’s Valencia to Montjuic, which is trying not to miss one of the last trains back to Europe.
The Bats need to take advantage of Betis’s draw in the derby with Sevilla to make a new overtaking move on the green-and-whites, with whom they are vying for seventh place. After losing the direct clash a week ago (1-2 defeat at the Mestalla stadium), breaking a streak of three positive results, Correia and his teammates will try to snatch at least a point from a “wounded” Barcelona.
The prediction
Barcelona wants to put behind them the two disappointments suffered in recent weeks with PSG and Real Madrid and should get back to winning ways. Valencia knows it has little chance but the standings situation dictates that the Bats should try. It would not be a surprise, then, if the guests manage to score at least one goal.
Barcelona-Valencia
likely lineups.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): ter Stegen; Koundé, Araujo, Cubarsì, Cancelo; Fermin Lopez, Christensen, Gundogan; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
VALENCIA (4-4-2): Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Mosquera, Cenk, Vazquez; Fran Perez, Pepelu, Guillamon, Diego Lopez; Duro, Javi Guerra.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1