Barcelona will entertain Valencia at the Nou Camp after suffering a humiliating 3-0 loss away at AS Roma in midweek which knocked them out of this edition of the UEFA Champions League. The Catalans will now look to bounce back immediately versus Marcelino García Toral’s team tomorrow so that they can wrap up the league title as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Valencia are in sensational form in the league and have won their last five La Liga matches, conceding just one goal during that time. The recent history of the fixture makes a grim reading for the away side as they have not tasted victory in any of their previous five meetings with Barca, losing four matches during that run. Ernesto Valverde is expected to stick with his favoured 4-4-2 formation and might opt to make some changes for this encounter. Both Phillipe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele are set to return to the starting lineup after missing out in their midweek loss versus AS Roma in the Champions League.
4-4-2 Barcelona Predicted Lineup To Face Valencia
Defence
Marc Andre ter Stegen will start in goal for the Catalans and might be protected by a back four of Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti in central defence while Jordi Alba plays at left-back and Nélson Semedo operates on the right side of the backline.
The Barcelona defence has conceded seven goals in their past four matches in all competitions and now, Barca boss Ernesto Valverde will be hoping that his back four can keep things solid in defence when they take on Valencia on Saturday.
Midfield
Sergio Busquets and Paulinho could be unleashed as the holding midfielders at the centre of the park. The performance of the duo will be crucial if Barcelona are to get a victory out of this clash.
Ousmane Dembélé might start on the right flank and with hope to put in a tireless shift against a solid Valencia side. Phillipe Coutinho will look to cause some damage in the opposition half and create some opportunities while playing on the left side of the midfield.
Attack
The dynamic duo of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi could be deployed up top to the lead the lines for the Catalans. Both players have been responsible for Barca’s incredible performance in the La Liga so far this season and will hope to get their names on the scoresheet when they lace up to face Valencia this weekend.
