Match guide Valencia-Barça this Saturday: time, where to watch and lineups

BarcelonaBarça and Valencia will face each other this Saturday at the Mestalla stadium in a match corresponding to matchday 38 of La Liga, the last of this season. The Catalans come from comfortably beating Betis at the Camp Nou (3-1). They will close the season on a complicated ground and against an opponent who still has something at stake. For their part, the Valencians, after moving away from relegation, still have options to qualify for the Conference League, if they beat Barça, Getafe does not get any points and Rayo does not win, they will return to Europe 6 years later.

Barça has just won their last match at Camp Nou. In fact, the Blaugranas are closing the league with a clean sweep of home victories. A brace from Raphinha and a goal from Cancelo gave the victory to Hansi Flick's team in what was Robert Lewandowski's last match in the Barça shirt. For their part, Valencia comes from an in extremis victory against Real Sociedad, with a goal from Javi Guerra in stoppage time (3-4). Barça occupies first place in the La Liga standings with 94 points, and Valencia has accumulated 46, occupying ninth place. The Blaugranas' record is thirty-one wins, one draw, and five losses. The Valencians have twelve wins, ten draws, and fifteen losses.

Hansi Flick has the absences due to injury of Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres, and Fermín. Carlos Corberán, Valencia's coach, will not have Copete, Gayà, Beltrán, and Saravia, who are injured, and Cömert, who is suspended.

Time and place of the match

The match will be played on Saturday at 9 p.m. at Mestalla (Valencia).

Where can you watch the match (television)

The duel between Valencians and Catalans can be seen on television through Movistar LaLiga. It can also be followed live on ARA minute by minute.

Probable lineups

Valencia (4-2-3-1): Dimitrievski; Correia, Núñez,Tárrega, Vázquez; Ugrinić, Guido Rodríguez; Diego López, Javi Guerra, Rioja; Hugo Duro.

FC Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia; Eric Garcia, Araujo, Cubarsí, Cancelo; Gavi, Bernal; Roony, Olmo, Rashford; Lewandowski.

Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega (Cantabrian Committee) and VAR José Antonio López Toca (Cantabrian Committee).