'FINAL' FOR BARÇA AGAINST VALENCIA

Barça, forced to beat Valencia to recover 2nd place in LaLiga

Published:28/04/2024 - 20:05h

Updated:28/04/2024 - 20:05h

FC Barcelona receives Valencia CF with the obligation to add three points that will allow it to surpass Girona in the LaLiga classification and get closer to the objective of ensuring its presence in the next Spanish Super Cup

The FC Barcelona, except an unexpected miracle, will finish the season without titles. The past week was tragic for the ones of Xavi Hernández, those who in question of five days, lost the opportunity to litigate by the Champions League, deleted by Paris Saint-Germain in quarter-finals, and remained without options to struggle by the traced back in LaLiga after falling in the Classical against the Real Madrid.

The distance in the domestic championship is of 14 points, to fault of six parties for contesting . The first will be against Valencia, this Monday from the 21:00 horass (9:00 PM CEST), in a party in which the only option is to win. In the previous, the Girona won with a lot of solvency to The Palms, in Big Canarian, to advance provisionally to the Barcelona, remain with the second position and 'dream' with the Supercopa of Spain 2025.

The difference with the gerundenses is of a point, to a week of the direct clash in Montilivi. The ones of Xavi are forced to carry the triumph in this day and have some 'margin' in the house of the Girona, where the ones of Michel only have lost a party (against the Real Madrid, in the first turn) and have signed two ties only. It is not a simple stage, by what the Barça will have to advance and do the works against the Valency of Rubén Stirs.

Like this it arrives Valencia to the duel in Montjuïc

The picture ché is in full battle to see if has options to play some European competition during the next season. Valencia is conscious that win in Montjuïc would be a hit on the table regarding his aspirations and thus they will try to recover the senda of the victory, after falling in the last day in his visit to the Real Betis (1-2). The Valencians have added four triumphs in his last six parties, with a defeat and a tie. Only they have fit two goals in this period (received in Benito Villamarín).

It stirs it has achieved that his team improve considerably his defensive provision and will be a point that will play against of the interests of the Barça, place will have to 'litigate' more than the account to find spaces and plant in the area of Giorgi Mamardashvili, that has to Valencia like the third team less goleado of LaLiga in 32 parties: 34 targets against, by detras of Real Madrid (22) and Athletic (33).

This yes, like visitor is as more they have suffered, with a bagaje of ten tropiezos (five defeats and five ties) in which they have fit 70% of the goals in this course (24, of 34). Only they have won in six opportunities, whereas the Barça home has kept a register of twelve triunfosm a tie and three defeats, with 'alone' 19 goals against, of 37 in all what goes of course.

The Barça, without options to fail

The ones of Xavi Hernández know what is at stake and that do not have allowed to lose, because they could finish suffering more than the account in this end of season. Besides, in case to leave points, would be allowing that the Real Madrid proclaim champion in the next day. Only they need four points more and, if the Barça 'puncture', with a tie would be 'smart' to celebrate the alirón in Santiago Bernabéu against the Cádiz the Saturday 4 May.

For the ocaión, foresees that the Barcelona picture will go out with his XI of gala, without rotations. The most sensitive drop is the one of a Frenkie of Jong that fell lesionado in the Classical and aims to lose what subtracts of season, by what all seems to indicate to that Pedri González will return to the alignment after going out from the bench in Santiago Bernabéu. Of rest, expects that Xavi repeat his approach.

Xavi knows that there is a lot at stake

In the previous, the egarense recognised that "we are well, have the aim to attain the second place. The aim of minima have it near, be in Champions. Valencia is a rival that has a lot of merit, Stirs is doing a big work. Dynamic team, with speed in front, young, competes well... But we play home and we expect to attain the three points".

Likewise, it has recognised that "have trained very well, with total sincerity. We have had time to train more. I see to the team very well. I ilusionado, thrilled and with all the energy of the world to prepare the next season" and that only are slopes of Valencia, without thinking in the visit to Montilivi: "The most important is morning. It is a direct rival, already said it when we play against them in the first turn. There is an aim of minima that is to classify for the Champions and another interesting, the Supercopa".