Barcelona thrashed Valladolid 4-0 in the reverse fixture at Camp Nou back in August last year courtesy of Lewandowski's brace and one goal each from Pedri and Sergi Roberto.
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Relegation-threatened Real Valladolid will host champions Barcelona in a La Liga fixture at Jose Zorrilla on Tuesday night. The hosts are currently languishing at the 18th spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 35 points from as many games, level on points with 17th-placed Getafe, who are on the edge of the safe zone. Blaugrana, meanwhile ,are comfortably sitting at the summit of the table, with 85 points to their name, 13 clear of second-placed Real Madrid. Xavi’s side, who have already won the title, suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad on Saturday, while Valladolid lost 2-0 away to fellow strugglers Cadiz on Friday.
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Valladolid dropped into the relegation zone on Saturday when Getafe picked up a point against Elche. The white and Violets have lost each of their last five games in Spain’s top flight, conceding 14 goals and scoring only four in the period. Last time out, Paulo Pezzolano’s side suffered their 20th league-defeat of the season against 16th-placed Cadiz courtesy of Theo Bongonda’s second-half brace. Valladolid have won ten La Liga-matches this season and their last success came against Girona almost a month ago. Pezzolano’s men will take on Almeria (A) and Getafe (H) in their final two league-games of the campaign. Meanwhile, Pucelas have the fourth-worst home-record in La Liga this season, only picking up 24 points from a possible 51.
Barcelona, on the other hand, lifted the La Liga title on Saturday evening after securing the championship on May 14. Xavi’s side would have liked to take all three points against the White-Blues but were outplayed by Imanol Alguacil’s men at Camp Nou, and were handed their fourth league-defeat of the season and first one in front of their own supporters. Mikel Merino and Alexander Sorloth put Real Sociedad 2-0 up before Robert Lewandowski halved the deficit for Blaugrana. 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.
Barcelona thrashed Valladolid 4-0 in the reverse fixture at Camp Nou back in August last year courtesy of Lewandowski’s brace and one goal each from Pedri and Sergi Roberto. It was Blaugrana’s seventh consecutive victory against White and Violets, scoring 16 times and conceding only ones in the process. Barca have recorded 65 wins against Pucelas in 97 encounters, while Valladolid’s last triumph came way back in 2014 and it was their 16th victory against the Catalonia outfit.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 97 |
| Real Valladolid won | 16 |
| Barcelona won | 65 |
| Draws | 16 |
| Total Real Valladolid goals | 81 |
| Total Barcelona goals | 226 |
| Biggest Real Valladolid win | 3-1 (1997) |
| Biggest Barcelona win | 6-0 (2008) |
| 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 |
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