After learning their road to the knockout stage of the European competition will be difficult, Barcelona will look to improve their La Liga form as they host Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
The “group of death” includes Barcelona along with Inter Milan. The group stage begins in early September and the Blaugrana will want to improve quickly.
In the season’s first match, the club was held to a draw and then won 4-1 against Real Sociedad. The first half against La Real highlighted Barcelona’s weaknesses, but the introduction of Ansu Fati early in the second-half proved to be crucial to a comeback.
In their first game back in the Spanish top-flight, Valladolid were thrashed by Villarreal, but they bounced back with a hard fought draw against Sevilla in Matchweek 2. A 51 per cent stake in the club was purchased by a former Brazilian international.
Barcelona was drawn in a group with Inter.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Real Valladolid
UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
Date | Sun, Aug. 28 | Sun, Aug. 28 | Sun, Aug. 28 | Mon, Aug. 29 |
Time | 18:30 BST | 13:30 ET | 13:30 ET | 03:30 AEST |
TV channel | Premier Sports 1, LaLigaTV | — | TSN4 | — |
Streaming | Premier Player HD | ESPN+ | TSN.com, TSN app | Optus Sport |
The match between Barcelona and Real Valladolid will be shown in the United Kingdom on LaLigaTV and on Premier Sports 1 in HD.
In the United States, La Liga matches all season long can be watched on the streaming service.
Canada: La Liga matches can be seen in Canada all season long on TSN, as well as streaming on TSN.com and the TSN app.
The English top flight signed a new deal with the English top flight through 2028, but Australia’s only TV network for the English top flight is Optus Sport.
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Barcelona vs. Real Valladolid projected lineups & team news
Although Samuel Umtiti’s loan departure to Italian side Lecce eases the books a bit, it remains to be seen if Barcelona can register new centre-back Jules Kounde in time for the match this weekend. Kounde could leave the club for free if he isn’t registered for domestic competition by the transfer deadline.
The introduction of Ansu Fati was crucial to Barcelona’s victory over Real Sociedad last weekend, and it will be interesting to see if the manager gives him a chance to start. Xavi has a weekly decision to make between Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele on the right flank.
With Robert Lewandowski leading the line andSergio Busquets back from suspension, it is unlikely that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong will feature from the start.
Alex Balde could get another chance to be a difference-maker after he played well against Real Sociedad.
The projected starting lineup is Ter Stegen (GK), Balde, Garcia, Christensen, Roberto, Busquets, Pedri, Fati, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
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The centre-back was sent off in last weekend’s game and will be out for the match. He was sent off from the bench, along with Marcos Acuna, who had already been withdrawn.
Sergi is yet to get off the mark this season after returning from a loan at Rayo Vallecano. The club’s captain is Roque Mesa.
Real Valladolid projected starting lineup: Masip, Escudero, J. Fernandez, J. Perez, L. Perez, Mesa, K. Perez and Anuar.
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Real Valladolid betting pick & prediction
SkyBet (UK), DraftKings (USA), and Sports Interaction (Canada) give odds.
Similar to La Real, Valladolid could give Barcelona trouble with a tenacious showing in the middle of the field.
The Catalan side are too strong and talented to be held down for a long time, and the options for Xavi off the bench are unparalleled in European play. The newly promoted side will be overwhelmed in the second half.
The second half was the highest scoring half.
Barcelona is expected to beat Real Valladolid.
DraftKings | Sports
The interaction is happening. |
SkyBet | |
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Barcelona win | -700 | 1.14 | 1/8 |
Draw | +700 | 7.42 | 15/2 |
Real Valladolid win | +1200 | 15.00 | 18/1 |
Both teams
To get Y/ N. |
+120 / -150 | 2.01 / 1.63 | 11/10, 4/6 |
Over / Under
3.5 goals in a game. |
-105 / -130 | 1.94 / 1.81 | 4/5, 10/11 |
Barcelona -2.5 | +110 | 2.14 | — |
Real Valladolid +2.5 | -150 | 1.69 | — |