Barcelona vs Valencia: Two struggling sides in Barcelona and Valencia meet each other in the La Liga on Monday, hoping to pick up an important victory.
Match Details:
Teams: Barcelona vs Valencia
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Date: Monday 18th October, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.voot.com/
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Highlights Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona (2-3) – YouTube
Preview
Barcelona come into this under extreme pressure after back-to-back losses against Benfica and Atletico Madrid across competitions.
A 2-0 away loss to the champions has put Koeman under extreme distress as goals from Lemar and Suarez ensured another difficult night for Barcelona.
With 2 draws, 2 losses and just 1 win from their last 5 matches, the Blaugrana club are in a state of shambles.
Currently, they are in 9th place with 12 points from 7 matches.
On the other hand, Valencia played out a goalless draw in their last match against Cadiz, which was a second successive one.
Valencia’s season has not started off on the right note either and they too are under pressure.
They are one place above Barcelona in 8th with the same number of points as well.
A revival of fortunes is the need of the hour for either side as these two Spanish sides square off.
Both sides met earlier in May during the La Liga 2020-21 season, where Barcelona won 2-3 away from home.
Form Guide
Barcelona: DDWLL
Valencia: WLLDD
Last Matches of both teams:
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona
Cadiz 0-0 Valencia
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— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 14, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Barcelona vs Valencia in India?
The match is live streamed on the Voot Select App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on MTV India channel.
Team News
Braithwaite, Wague, Pedri and Araujo are currently injured and ruled out of contention for Barcelona.
Alderete is ruled out for Valencia due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Barcelona possible 11:
Ter Stegan, Piqué, Garcia, Lenglet, Dest, de Jong, Busquets, Gavira, Alba, L. de Jong and Depay
Valencia possible 11:
Cillessen, Gaya, Diakhaby, Paulista, Foulquier, Cheryshev, Guillamon, Wass, Soler, Guedes and Gomez
Prediction: Barcelona 1-1 Valencia
Neither side is in good form coming into this one. Problems galore does not make this for an exciting watch.
Given the state of affairs at either club, we expect a low scoring affair; where both sides draw a truce.
Players to watch out for: Depay, L. de Jong, Guedes and Soler.
