Even after signing Daniel Olmo, Barcelona doesn’t look like a serious competitor to Real for the championship, especially since Athletico is having a more successful transfer policy. Away against Valencia, only one result is expected from Hansi Flick, the German must debut as a Catalonial head coach with a win.
It seems, Barcelona got a comfortable opponent to start in La Liga, as Valencia had a bad pre-season. In six friendlies, they won only once. Valencia signed only Rafa Mir, who was unwanted at Sevilla. Right now things are complicated with selling Giorgi Mamardashvili to Liverpool, without the Georgian goalkeeper, the team risks dropping in a relegation battle.
After three straight wins at the start of pre-season, Barcelona lost to Milan (2:3 after pen) and Monako (0:3). However, Hansi Flick openly played reserves, allowing national team players to recover after an exhausting season. Likely, in the first round, Robert Lewandowski in attack will be helped by Daniel Olmo and Lamine Yamal, Vitor Roque should also get time (3+1 in four friendlies).
In the last four seasons Barcelona beat Valencia six times in eight head-to-head meetings. At Mestalla, the stressed Valencia won’t compete with the motivated Barcelona.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
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18/5
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11/4
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73/100
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49/50
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4/5
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333/100
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27/10
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77/100
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1/1
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4/5
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|
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333/100
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11/4
|
4/5
|
1/1
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4/5
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|
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18/5
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11/4
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39/50
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|
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7/2
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13/5
|
4/5
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19/20
|
83/100
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|
|
16/5
|
13/5
|
83/100
|
19/20
|
83/100
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Rubén Baraja
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
|
In squad
|
|||
|
Giorgi Mamardashvili
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Jaume Doménech
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Stole Dimitrievski
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Cenk Özkaçar
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Cristhian Mosquera
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
César Tárrega
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Dimitri Foulquier
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Jesús Vázquez
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
José Luis Gayà
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Mouctar Diakhaby
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Thierry Correia
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Yarek Gasiorowski
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
André Almeida
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Hugo González
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Hugo Guillamón
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Javier Guerra
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Martín Tejón
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pepelu
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Alberto Mari
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Dani Gómez
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Diego López Noguerol
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Fran Pérez
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Hugo Duro Perales
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Rafa Mir
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Samu Castillejo
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Sergi Canós
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Hans Flick
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
|
In squad
|
|||
|
Iñaki Peña
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Marc-André ter Stegen
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
|
Andreas Christensen
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Clément Lenglet
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Eric García
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Gerard Martín
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Hector Fort
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Iñigo Martínez
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Jules Kounde
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Mikayil Faye
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pau Cubarsi
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ronald Araújo
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Álex Balde
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Álex Valle
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
|
Dani Olmo
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Frenkie de Jong
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Marc Bernal
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Marc Casadó
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pablo Martín Páez Gavira
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pablo Torre
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pedri
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
İlkay Gündoğan
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ansu Fati
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Fermin Lopez
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Ferrán Torres
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Lamine Yamal
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Pau Víctor
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Raphinha
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Robert Lewandowski
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
|
Vitor Roque
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
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