The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 2-1 defeat against Real Sociedad this weekend, while Valladolid were beaten 2-0 by Cadiz.
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La Liga champions Barcelona will be looking to get back to winning ways when they make the trip to Jose Zorrilla on Tuesday evening to take on relegation-threatened Real Valladolid. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 2-1 defeat against Real Sociedad this weekend, while Valladolid were beaten 2-0 by Cadiz. Xavi’s side, who have already secured the title are comfortably sitting at the summit of the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 85 points from 35 games, 13 clear of the chasing pack. The hosts, meanwhile, are languishing at the 18th position, with 35 points to their name, level on points with 17th-placed Getafe, who are on the edge of safe zone.
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Barcelona suffered only their fourth league-defeat and first one at Camp Nou this season on Saturday evening against fourth placed Real Sociedad. White-Blue’s took a 2-0 lead through Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth, while Robert Lewandowski’s 90th-minute effort proved to be just a consolation goal for Blaugrana. Head coach Xavi might already be thinking about next season, therefore would be tempted to rotate his squad and give opportunities to some of the youngsters. Meanwhile, the Catalonia outfit have the best away-record in Spain’s top flight this season, picking up 40 points from their 17 matches on the road. After the game against Valladolid, Barca will host Mallorca and end their campaign away to Celta Vigo.
Real Valladolid, on the other hand, suffered their 20th league-defeat of the season against Cadiz last time out courtesy of Theo Bongonda’s second-half brace. It was Pucelas’ fifth consecutive top flight defeat of the season and the poor run of form has pushed them into the relegation zone. The White and Violets have won ten La Liga-matches this season and their last success came against Girona almost a month ago. Paulo Pezzolano’s side will take on Almeria (A) and Getafe (H) in their final two league-games of the campaign, and they will be desperate to take maximum points and extend their stay in Spain’s top flight for at least one more season. Meanwhile, Valladolid have the fourth-worst home-record in La Liga this season, only picking up 24 points from their 17 games.
Real Valladolid probable starting lineup: Masip, Fernandez, Sanchez, El Yamiq, Rosa, Monchu, Aguado, Olaza, Plata, Marin, Leon
Barcelona probable starting lineup: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Alonso, Christensen, Balde, Gavi, Busquets, F de Jong, Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Real Valladolid
| Opponents | Score |
| Cadiz | 2-0 (L) |
| Sevilla | 0-3 (L) |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2-1 (L) |
| Atletico Madrid | 2-5 (L) |
| Valencia | 2-1 (L) |
Barcelona
| Opponents | Score |
| Real Sociedad | 1-2 (L) |
| Espanyol | 2-4 (W) |
| Osasuna | 1-0 (W) |
| Betis | 4-0 (W) |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Barcelona beat Valladolid | 4-0 |
| Barcelona beat Valladolid | 1-0 |
| Barcelona beat Valladolid | 0-3 |
| Barcelona beat Valladolid | 0-1 |
| Barcelona beat Valladolid | 5-1 |
The La Liga match between Real Valladolid and Barcelona will take place at Jose Zorrilla on Wednesday at 1:30 am IST.
| Real Valladolid vs Barcelona | Key Details |
| Date | May 23 (Spain) |
| Venue | Jose Zorrilla |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 10:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Wednesday) |
The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, fans in India can also live stream the game through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Spain can catch the live action via DAZN network.
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