This Monday (29), the Barcelona receive the Valencia at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, for the closing of the 33rd round of LALIGA.
It will be the first time that Barça enters the field after the official confirmation that coach Xavi will continue in charge of the blaugranas next season.
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In January of this year, he had said that he would hand over the position at the end of 2023/24. However, the commander changed his mind and will continue to lead his project.
In the field, the culés seek recovery after the tough 3-2 defeat to their rival Real Madridin a comeback, for the 32nd round.
Valencia, who come from a setback at home to the Betisseeks to gain points to continue in the fight for a place in the next Europa League.
Where to watch Barcelona vs Valencia
Barcelona x Valenciathis Monday (29), at 4pm (Brasília time), by LALIGAtem transmission via ESPN no Star+.
Predictions for Barcelona x Valencia
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Leonardo Bertozzi: Barcelona 2 x 0 Valencia
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Mariana Spinelli: Barcelona 2 x 1 Valencia
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Raphael Prates: Barcelona 1 x 1 Valencia
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Ubiratan Leal: Barcelona 2 x 0 Valencia
Probable lineups for Barcelona x Valencia
Barcelona are missing midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who was injured again, while Pedri is still a doubt. Furthermore, Gavi continues to recover from a serious injury.
The Catalan team must go to the field with: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Cubarsí and João Cancelo; Christensen, Pedri (Sergi Roberto); Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski.
For Valencia, Yaremchuk and Gayà are out, while Diakhaby is still expected to take around a year to try to return to play after his horrific knee injury.
With this, the Ches must act with: Mamardashvili; Correia, Mosquera, Özkacar and Vázquez; Javi Guerra, Pepelu, Canos and Diego López; Hugo Duro and André Almeida.
The Lluís Companys Stadium before the game between Barcelona and PSG, in the Champions League Aitor Alcalde/UEFA via Getty Images