Barcelona eye three points away against Valencia in 2018/19 La Liga
Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Barcelona have had a fine start to their title defence so far. Barca are currently first in the table after 7 games with 14 points. They will look to continue the good work on Sunday night.
Barcelona know they can defeat Valencia and increase the gap between them and Real Madrid. But they will have to bring their A game into play and avoid mistakes.
Barcelona will next play Sevilla in La Liga after the international break.
On the other hand, Valencia have had a poor start to their 2018/19 La Liga season, winning just one game so far. They know they will quickly have to improve upon that fact.
Valencia have no easy task ahead as they play a tough Barcelona side although have the home advantage. To get a result in that game they will have to play out of their skins.
Barcelona have been doing well against Valencia in recent times and will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Ezequiel Garay is available for Valencia for the weekend game and will likely play.
As for Barcelona, Sergi Roberto will not be available as due to injury. While Luis Suarez is a doubt.
Valencia XI : Neto, Vezo, Garay, Gabriel, Gaya, Soler, Parejo, Kondogbia, Cheryshev, Rodrigo, Batshuayi.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Coutinho, Messi, Suarez, Dembele.
Prediction
I expect it to be a good game as both teams will give their all. It might end 2-2. The goalscorers might be Cheryshev and Batshuayi for Valencia and Suarez and Rakitic for Barcelona.
