Blaugrana have slipped to fourth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having taken 34 points from 16 games, seven adrift of the summit, while the hosts are sitting at the 11th position, with 19 points to their name.
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Barcelona will be desperate to get back to winning ways when they travel to Mestalla to take on Valencia in a La Liga fixture on Saturday. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat away to Royal Antwerp in a Champions League group stage fixture in the mid-week, while Los Che suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Getafe at the weekend. Blaugrana have slipped to fourth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having taken 34 points from 16 games, seven adrift of the summit, while the hosts are sitting at the 11th position, with 19 points to their name, nine clear of the relegation zone.
MATCHDAY! 💛❤️#ValenciaBarça pic.twitter.com/oi8ctIk94P
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 16, 2023
Valencia have recorded five wins, four draws and seven defeats from 16 La Liga games so far. Los Che have not tasted a league a win since edging past Granada CF 1-0 on November 4. Ruben Baraja’s lost three of their last four top flight games, against the likes of Real Madrid (5-1), Girona (2-1) and Getafe, but they did manage to progress in the Copa del Rey on December 5 courtesy of a 2-1 success over lower division side Arousa on December 5. Meanwhile, Los Che have done decently well in front of their own supporters, taking 13 points from a possible 21 at Mestalla.
Barcelona, on the other hand, are going through bit of a rough patch, having lost their last two outings, against the likes of Girona and Antwerp in the league and Champions League respectively. After edging past Atletico Madrid courtesy of Joao Felix’s lone goal at Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys on December 3, a week later Xavi’s side welcomed surprise title-challengers Girona for a much anticipated top of the table clash. The reigning champions suffered a surprise loss 4-2 to Gironistes in Catalonia despite the fact that Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan got on the scoresheet. The result helped the visitors to leapfrog Real Madrid into the summit of the standings, while Blaugrana slipped to the fourth spot.
Valencia probable starting lineup: Mamardashvili, Correia, Mosquera, Diakhaby, Gasiorowski, Foulquier, Guillamon, Pepelu, Perez, Lopez, Duro
Barcelona probable starting lineup: Pena, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Cancelo, Pedri, De Jong, Gundogan, Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix
Valencia
| Opponents | Score |
| Getafe | 1-0 (L) |
| Arosa SC | 0-1 (W) |
| Girona | 2-1 (L) |
| Celta Vigo | 0-0 (D) |
| Real Madrid | 5-1 (L) |
Barcelona
| Opponents | Score |
| Antwerp | 3-2 (L) |
| Girona | 2-4 (L) |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 (W) |
| FC Porto | 2-1 (W) |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 1-0 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 0-1 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 1-4 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 3-1 |
| Barcelona beat Valencia | 2-3 |
The La Liga fixture between Valencia and Barcelona will take place at Mestalla on Sunday at 1:30 am IST.
| Valencia vs Barcelona | Key Details |
| Date | December 16 (Spain) |
| Venue | Mestalla |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Sunday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Spain can watch the game on Movistar + and M+ La Liga TV network.
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