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The script for Barcelona’s win over Benfica was otherworldly because the Catalans got here again from a 4-2 deficit to win 5-4 in underneath half an hour.
Certainly, the Blaugrana made a number of errors on the night time and have been removed from their finest throughout the sphere. But, the win was an announcement that they do know easy methods to grind out disagreeable wins and that’s huge for the workforce.
Tomorrow night time, they return to the sphere in La Liga the place they host Valencia on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Their opponents on the night time are presently struggling in La Liga and are positioned nineteenth on the leaderboard, solely forward of Actual Valladolid. Nevertheless, they’ve received three of their final 4 video games and enter the conflict in respectable type.
Barça Common brings you three speaking factors forward of Barcelona vs Valencia.
The primary of the doubleheader
Barcelona will certainly tackle Valencia tomorrow in La Liga as a part of Matchday 21, however it is going to solely be the primary of two conferences between the 2 sides within the coming weeks.
Whereas the league fixture between the 2 Spanish giants has been mounted for months, they drew one another within the Copa del Rey quarterfinal earlier this week and can thus lock horns as soon as once more within the cup very quickly.
Tomorrow’s conflict in opposition to Valencia shall be at Montjuic, giving Barcelona the house benefit as they give the impression of being to crawl again into the title race.
Successful with momentum, nonetheless, shall be essential as they face off once more within the first week of February at Mestalla within the Copa del Rey and the boldness they garner in tomorrow’s residence conflict would be the driving power for the essential away sport subsequent month.
Earlier this season, Barcelona took residence a 2-1 win over Valencia at Mestalla with a brace from Robert Lewandowski giving the workforce three factors. They may look to do the identical tomorrow and assert their dominance for the double-header with a much bigger margin of victory.
Rotations deliberate
Relaxation for Pedri and Gavi? (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
Hansi Flick’s males have been taking part in shut to 2 video games per week for over 20 days now and the schedule reveals no indicators of slowing down.
The truth is, the subsequent time Barcelona get per week off between two video games is simply after the conflict in opposition to Sevilla on the tenth of February and the Blaugrana have 4 video games to take care of earlier than that break.
The supervisor will thus look to begin implementing key rotations within the coming video games and it’ll begin tomorrow in opposition to Valencia as indicated by Flick in his pre-game press convention.
For starters, the coach identified that Pedri might begin from the bench in opposition to Valencia as a result of the workforce wants recent legs. It may thus be Marc Casado who begins alongside Frenkie de Jong, who has impressed in latest video games together with his cameos.
The third participant in midfield might properly proceed to be Gavi, but it surely won’t be stunning to see Fermin Lopez earn a begin as a part of Flick’s rotations.
The German coach can even look to rotate in defence, albeit in management, and Gerard Martin and Eric Garcia might get begins on the night time. No modifications are anticipated within the ahead trio given the workforce’s urgent want for a win.
Urgency in La Liga
Barcelona have simply not been at it in La Liga. Their super type within the Spanish Tremendous Cup, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey has not carried into the league and the standings at the moment are worrying.
Actual Madrid have taken full management of the leaderboard and sit on 46 factors after 20 video games, a staggering seven factors forward of Barcelona.
The Catalans have been taking part in the higher soccer, however their incapacity to transform it into factors in La Liga has harm them badly. Already seven factors behind, it’s essential that they discover their footing as soon as extra.
Having drawn in opposition to Getafe and dropped factors of their final league outing, Flick’s males shall be decided to take three factors tomorrow night time and meet up with the leaders.
Atletico Madrid dropping factors in opposition to Villarreal will solely encourage them additional, for a win tomorrow will take them to inside three factors of Diego Simeone’s facet and probably 4 factors of the leaders ought to Los Blancos drop factors.
