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Barcelona must win against Valencia to stay in touch with Real Madrid, who defeated Real Valladolid on Saturday night. The Catalans are currently 10 points adrift in the La Liga title race, so any further slips could see their hopes come to an end so early in the season.
Barcelona comes into this match with just one win in their last eight La Liga games, and that horrible run must come to an end as soon as possible. Hansi Flick is aiming for this to be the case, although it seems he does not plan to play his strongest team at the Estadi Olimpic, which he hinted at during his press conference.
As reported by Sport, Flick is expected to rest several key players for the match against Valencia. Pau Cubarsi, Marc Casado, Gavi and Robert Lewandowski will be left on the bench from the side that won at Benfica in midweek, with Eric García, Frenkie de Jong, Fermin López and Ferran Torres to come into the squad.
This would be a risk, especially given that Valencia entered this meeting on the back of three wins in their last five, the last of which was an impressive home victory against Real Sociedad. Carlos Corberan’s side will arrive in Catalonia with confidence, although the head coach will be without the services of Aston Lesonado’s Aston Villa midfielder Enzo Barrenechea. Fortunately, his replacement will be Pepelu, who is just as good, if not better.
This will be a very difficult match for Barcelona, who have lost their last three La Liga matches. That streak must end as well, as if it didn’t, their title hopes would surely end. There will likely be some nervousness on the movie side ahead of this prop, and Valencia will hope they can take advantage.
