Barcelona take on the visitors Valencia in the round 33 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, April 29th at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (Barcelona).
Barcelona have faltered this season. The Blaugranas haven't been shining for quite some time, considering their reputation as a historical giant. There was cause for optimism a year ago. But it's clear now that winning the Spanish Super Cup and La Liga in 2023 was a bright, pleasant, but still an exception. This is convincingly demonstrated by the current season, and it's not surprising that in winter, after a 1-4 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid and an extra-time exit from the Copa del Rey against Athletic, Xavi publicly announced that he would leave early in the summer. Against this backdrop, the Champions League became a breath of fresh air. Unlike 2021 and 2022, the Catalans managed to advance from the group stage, even winning their quartet. And then, confidently defeating Napoli (a solid home victory after a draw in Italy), they pleasantly surprised with a victory in Paris. But at home, after opening the scoring against PSG, they ended up losing heavily after Araujo was sent off. After such a setback, they could have just played out the season, especially after losing El Clásico to Real Madrid.
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Valencia are one of the country's most popular teams, with demanding fans... and an eccentric owner. The decision by Peter Lim in 2022 to replace Bordalás, who led the club to the cup final (only losing to Betis on penalties), with Gattuso was significant. It wasn't in vain that they called for Baraja in the winter of last year - his legendary status at Mestalla helped shield against the failures of that campaign. But Rubén not only lifted his charges, preventing them from being relegated to Segunda last spring. This season, the Bats managed to start winning right from the start. And as a result, they are currently in a fierce battle to return to European competitions, aiming to finish in 7th or even 6th place. In this regard, it's important that they started April with minimal, but crucial, victories over Granada and Osasuna - both times 1-0 away from home. In the last match, they faced a direct competitor, Betis. They wanted to distance themselves from them, but instead, they lost 1-2 and fell behind Los Verdiblancos.
This season, after 5 consecutive defeats, Los Ches managed to at least draw at home against the Catalan giants at the Mestalla. The Cules are considered clear favorites and should finally win after a couple of setbacks. Let's bet that the hosts will manage to secure victory both in the first half and in the match.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win the first half and the match.
