#Match Information:

 

**Match**: [](#valencia) Valencia vs Barcelona [](#barcelona)

**Competition**: La Liga

**Date**: Saturday, 16th of December 2023

**Time**: 21:00 CET / 15:00 EST – [Convert to local time](https://www.time.is/1702756800)

**Venue**: [Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/CAMP_DE_MESTALLA_GRADA_DE_LA_MAR_2014.JPG) – 55000 capacity

**Referee**: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

 

#Lineups and Squads:

 

[](#barcelona) **Barcelona** – [Official squad confirmed](https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1735633812544016841/photo/1)

**GK**: ~~Ter Stegen~~, Iñaki Peña, **Ander Astralaga**, **Diego Kochen**

**DEF**: João Cancelo, Álex Baldé, Araújo, ~~Íñigo Martínez~~, Christensen, ~~Alonso~~, Koundé, **Pau Cubrsi**, **Héctor Fort**

**MID**: ~~Gavi~~, Pedri, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie, Gündoğan, **Marc Casadó**, **Fermín López**

**ATT**: Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, Raphinha, João Félix, **Lamine Yamal**, **Marc Guiu**

**Unavailable**: Ter Stegen, Íñigo Martínez, Alonso, Gavi (injured)

**Not called**:

 

[](#valencia) **Valencia** – Official squad to be confirmed

**GK**: Jaume Doménech, Cristian Rivero, Giorgi Mamardashvili

**DEF**: Cristhian Andrey Mosquera Ibarguen, Mouctar Diakhaby, ~~Gabriel Paulista~~, Thierry Correia, ~~Gayá~~, Cenk Özkacar, Dimitri Foulquier, Vazquez Alcalde, Yarek Gasiorowski Hernandis

**MID**: Hugo Guillamón, ~~Javier Guerra Moreno~~, André Almeida, Pepelu, Selim Amallah, Pablo Gozálbez

**ATT**: Sergi Canos, Hugo Duro, Diego López, Roman Yaremchuk, Alberto Mari Sánchez, Perez Martinez

**Unavailable**: Gayá (injured) Gabriel Paulista, Javier Guerra Moreno (suspended) André Almeida (doubtful)

**Not called**:

 

#Form guide:

 

**Valencia**

– **Form**: **[L]** W L D L

– **Goals scored**: 3

– **Goals conceded**: 8

– **Last match**: Getafe 1:0 Valencia – La Liga

**Barcelona**

– **Form**: **[L]** L W W D

– **Goals scored**: 8

– **Goals conceded**: 9

– **Last match**: Antwerp 3:2 FC Barcelona – Champions League

 

#Head-to-head:

 

– **Last meeting**: FC Barcelona 1:0 Valencia

– **Date**: Sunday, 5th of March 2023, 16:15 CET

– **Competition**: La Liga

– **Threads**: [Pre-match thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11i1yej/prematch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_la_liga/) | [Match thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11izezm/match_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/) | [Post-match thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/)

– **Highlights**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXQ48fRRX34

 

#Comments (Post-match thread):

 

Author: **mojojojo1108** | Score: **305** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13q8r/)**

> I feel like we say “these are the victories that you have to grind out to win titles” every week at this point.

Author: **BlackFanDiamond** | Score: **149** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13zvb/)**

> 1. There should be no arguing about our penalty taker.
> 2. It was 100% a penalty for Valencia.
> 3. Points.

Author: **Daed_Wings** | Score: **144** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13sxc/)**

> All the arguing over who is gonna take the pen made the Football gods angry. And now Araujo will be out due to the red. Some close howlers with the backpasses.

> Also hopefully Christensen was just cramping. Give him all the fluids if that were the case.

> 3 points is 3 points but this match is certainly one that i will erase from my memory and hopefully the players learn from this

Author: **CalmaCuler** | Score: **137** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb145uz/)**

> Kounde wanted to play CB so bad he made Araujo get a red card 😅

Author: **Hydrargyrum200u** | Score: **106** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13zv6/)**

> Ref MOTM TBH

> we should have conceded a pen and he blew the whistle 10 seconds early

Author: **Mrcyevon** | Score: **88** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13zkv/)**

> Can we go back to wining 4-0?

Author: **[deleted]** | Score: **75** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13ohe/)**

> 10 point CUSHION for the PUSHIN!

Author: **Mrcyevon** | Score: **66** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb14cid/)**

> Lewy coming back

> One more week for Dembele and Pedri to recover

> I hope is only 1 game red for Araujo

> Hope FDJ is ok

> Ugly win but +3

Author: **_Tonto_** | Score: **53** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13od2/)**

> Now the numbers of penalties between us vs Real Madrid make sense during the Negreira period, we were paying the refs to NOT give us pens to save us the embarrassment because we’re clowns when it comes to taking penalties.

> The fact that Xavi hasn’t set up an order of penalty takers causing Fati and Ferran to fight for the pen, and the fact that Kessié wasn’t even considered when he’s one of the best penalty takers in the world, is such a brainless decision by Xavi. What a circus from top to bottom…

Author: **Darksider123** | Score: **50** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13wfj/)**

> Ferran plays so well, and then makes some absolutely boneheaded decisions all of a sudden. Whyyyyyy?

Author: **Goatahmad** | Score: **41** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13vln/)**

> A win is a win but that was hard to watch

Author: **Goldeni3** | Score: **35** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb140oo/)**

> Despite Barca’s best efforts, Valencia walks away with 0 points

> Another tough win. The kind of win that’s the difference between 1st and 3rd on the table

Author: **lx240** | Score: **26** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb14lif/)**

> Ansu and Ferran both got to start and somehow both walked away with their confidence even more shot.

> Overall still dreaming of the day when we no longer have to say “these 1-0 wins are what end up securing the league.” Heads down until that day comes I suppose.

Author: **AiS9** | Score: **26** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13vpo/)**

> There is simply no reason Abde should be anywhere else but barcelona next season, ahead of fati/ferran on the LW. Do what you want with them but abde has shown so much more than them this season in a worse team.

Author: **samosa420** | Score: **25** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb140oq/)**

> > ref denied clear pen

> > ref blew the whistle earlier than the given ET

> > 10 men shithoused win

> I’m loving it! 👌🏼😂

Author: **Yiggity_Yins** | Score: **23** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13ths/)**

> It was a week with a lot of grit. But good results.

Author: **SparksNBolts** | Score: **23** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb14l5v/)**

> That’s our 9th game that we’ve won by a single goal after the World Cup. Xavi needs to sort out his tactics bc apart from busquets’ incredible pass to Raph and the penalty, we looked absolutely toothless. We’re clearly getting carried by our defense which too, ngl, has been incredibly lucky

Author: **__gp_** | Score: **22** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13v4z/)**

> Will araujo miss the real Madrid match?

Author: **tyrannosuarezwrecks** | Score: **13** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13smc/)**

> Important win thank god

Author: **aritra3776** | Score: **13** pts | **[Source](https://reddit.com/r/Barca/comments/11j2o8q/postmatch_thread_barcelona_vs_valencia_laliga/jb13vqj/)**

> Grind! Grind! Grind!

> In the end, lift the fooking trophy.

 

#Quotes:

 

 

#Latest News:

 

[[Article] – Xavi: ‘We have to stick together more than ever’](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3823519/xavi-we-have-to-stick-together-more-than-ever) – **fcbarcelona.com**

[[Squad] – The squad for Valencia v Barça](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3823419/the-squad-for-valencia-v-barca) – **fcbarcelona.com**

[[Article] – The lowdown on Valencia CF](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3822834/the-lowdown-on-valencia-cf) – **fcbarcelona.com**

[[Training] – Back from Belgium and back to work](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3822859/back-from-belgium-and-back-to-work) – **fcbarcelona.com**

[[Article] – When and where to watch Valencia v FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3821859/when-and-where-to-watch-valencia-v-fc-barcelona) – **fcbarcelona.com**

 

#TV/Online:

 

**[Livesoccertv](https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/4678441/valencia-vs-barcelona/)** | **[Liveonsat](https://liveonsat.com/europe-spain-laliga.php)** | **[FCBarcelona.com](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/3821859/when-and-where-to-watch-valencia-v-fc-barcelona)**

 

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