Barcelona vs Valladolid
LaLiga 2018-19
Venue: Camp Nou
Date: Saturday, 16 February 2019
Kick-off time: 7:45pm
Barcelona are looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Valladolid to the Nou Camp on Saturday evening.
The champions have been held in their last two La Liga outings, at home to Valencia and in last Sunday's goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao.
Add the 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey Clasico in between those and you have to go back to January 30 for their last win.
Barcelona team news
Asked whether defender Samuel Umtiti could return soon following a long layoff with a knee problem, Ernesto Valverde said on Friday: “We have time to assess before Lyon (on Tuesday) and decide.
"He hasn’t played much and we have decisive games ahead, but he is important and he has to be playing. We will wait and see.”
January arrival Jean-Clair Todibo is unlikely to feature just yet, though.
“He is training with us,” Valverde said. “But we haven’t been able to play him in a competitive game or a friendly yet. I have a good impression of him: he’s powerful, strikes the ball well, he’s young… but we have to see him in a competitive situation.”
Score prediction: Barcelona 3-0 Valladolid
With the visitors just three points clear of the relegation zone, Barcelona will be confident of rediscovering their winning touch ahead of their Champions League meeting with Lyon next week.
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Match odds
- Barcelona to win: 1/7
- Valladolid to win: 20/1
- Draw: 15/2
First goalscorer odds
- Lionel Messi: 17/10
- Ousmane Dembele: 4/1
- Ivan Rakitic: 8/1
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