The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat to arch rivals Real Madrid last week, while Los Che lost 2-1 to Real Betis last time out.
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Barcelona will be desperate to return to winning ways when they play host to Valencia in a La Liga fixture at Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys on Monday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat to arch rivals Real Madrid last week, while Los Che lost 2-1 to Real Betis last time out. Blaugrana are currently occupying third spot in the Spanish top flight standings having collected 70 points from 32 games, 14 adrift of leaders Los Blancos who have played a game more. The visitors, on the other hand, are sitting at the eighth position, with 47 points to their name from 32 league matches, four away from the top six but with a game in hand.
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Barcelona’s Champions League journey came to an end with a 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on April 16. Five days later, Xavi’s men lost out to Real Madrid in La Liga despite taking the lead twice through Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez. It was their fourth league-defeat of the campaign and the result has probably ended Blaugrana’s dreams of defending the title, as Carlo Ancelotti’s side are now 14 points clear at the top. Meanwhile, on a positive note, the Catalan giants have won four of their last five home-games in all competitions, scoring ten goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process.
Valencia, on the other hand, secured back-to-back wins over Granada CF and Osasuna earlier this month. But were beaten by Betis on April 20 despite the fact that Pepelu found the back of the net from the penalty spot. Nevertheless, Los Che can still very much challenge for a Continental position as they are just four points adrift of sixth-placed Real Scoeidad with a game in hand. Meanwhile Ruben Baraja’s men managed to hold Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at Mestalla in the reverse fixture just before the Christmas thanks to Hugo Guillamon’s equaliser 20 minutes from time.
Barcelona probable starting lineup: Ter Stegen, Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo, Pedri, Christensen, Gundogan, Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Valencia probable starting lineup: Mamardashvili, Correia, Mosquera, Ozkacar, Vazquez, Canos, Pepelu, Guerra, Lopez, Duro, Almeida
Barcelona
| Opponents | Score |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 (L) |
| PSG | 1-4 (L) |
| Cadiz CF | 0-1 (W) |
| PSG | 2-3 (W) |
| Las Palmas | 1-0 (W) |
Valencia
| Opponents | Score |
| Betis | 1-2 (L) |
| Osasuna | 0-1 (W) |
| Granada CF | 0-1 (W) |
| Mallorca | 0-0 (D) |
| Villarreal | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Valencia draw Barcelona | 1-1 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 1-0 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 0-1 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 1-4 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 3-1 |
The La Liga fixture between Barcelona and Valencia will take place at Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys on Tuesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Barcelona vs Valencia | Key Details |
| Date | April 29 (Spain) |
| Venue | Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:00 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Tuesday) |
The live streaming of the La Liga matches in India will be available in Jio TV. Meanwhile football fans in Spain can catch the live action via Movistar + and DAZN network.
