After the elimination from the Champions League, Barcelona will try to concentrate on the Spanish League, probably until the World Cup break. The Catalans are at this time in Valencia’s Mestaille stadium trying to get back to winning ways after the 3:0 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou. The game, like all the Spanish league games, is broadcast on channel ONE for HOT subscribers, yes subscribers, Cellcom TV and Partner TV.
Unlike the first match against Bayern in the group stage, at the Camp Nou, Barca did not really manage to be an opponent and will hope to regain their composure so that Real does not run away from them in the league. The Blancos, who will only meet Girona tomorrow, lead Barca by three points and they will surely follow their arch-rival.
In the middle of the week, Barca is still waiting for the match against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League, but it is of course for the record after Xavi’s team failed to qualify for the round of 16 for the second season in a row and will play in the Europa League. Apart from that, the Blaugrana have three league games until the World Cup break: against Valencia, Almeria and Ossuna. The derby against Espanyol will only be held at the end of December.
On the other hand, Valencia is in a bad period after three consecutive games without a win and is only in ninth place on the eve of the match. In the last round, the bats lost 2:1 to Mallorca due to a late goal by Lee Kang-in in the 83rd minute and they will try to recover and surprise. Nico Gonzalez, on loan from Barca to Valencia, was a candidate to return earlier, although at this stage Gennaro Gattuso wants him to continue until the end of the season. In any case, tonight the young midfielder was absent due to a clause in the loan contract between the clubs.