Barcelona return to La Liga motion on Saturday as they tackle already-relegated Actual Valladolid on the Estadio Jose Zorrilla. A victory for Hansi Flick’s facet would see them transfer seven factors away from Actual Madrid, who usually are not in motion till Sunday.
With this match sandwiched in between the 2 legs of their Champions League semi-final tie towards Inter, Barcelona are anticipated to relaxation quite a few starters for the journey to Valladolid. And in keeping with Sport, precisely eight adjustments can be made by Flick to the facet that took to the sector on Wednesday on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
The massive information is that Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will make his first look in over seven months. The German goalkeeper suffered a critical knee damage in September, and having made his return to the matchday squad for final weekend’s Copa del Rey, he’s now anticipated to take to the sector for the primary time in 2025.
Andreas Christensen made his first look in eight months when he got here on towards Inter in midweek, and he’s additionally anticipated to start out. Hector Fort, Ronald Araujo, Gavi, Fermin Lopez, Ansu Fati and Pau Victor are in line to return into the facet too, with Gerard Martin, Frenkie de Jong and Ferran Torres being the one ones to stay within the line-up from the Inter match.
Valladolid can be out to revive some satisfaction towards Barcelona, as that’s all they’ve left to play for. They misplaced the reverse fixture 7-0 earlier within the season, so they may hope to trigger an upset. Former La Masia star Adam Aznou is in line to start out for La Pucela, and the attacking menace is predicted to return from Raul Moro, who is predicted to go away in the summertime.
Barcelona ought to win this one comfortably, however the anticipated adjustments does give Valladolid extra of an opportunity to trigger an upset. Nothing might be taken without any consideration by the Catalans, who must win as a way to maintain Actual Madrid at arm’s size.