Barcelona will look to get back to winning ways this Tuesday when they travel to Estadio José Zorrilla to face struggling Real Valladolid.
The hosts’ struggles continued last Friday as they were beaten 2-0 by fellow strugglers Cadiz. The result means they remain in the relegation zone ahead of this round.
However, they are level in points with 17th-placed Getafe but have a worse goal difference. So it seems increasingly likely that their season finale meeting with Getafe, who they beat away earlier this season, could decide where they place football next season.
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Coach Paulo Pezzolano said he wants his side to “be prepared for what is coming. But he will wish for a good result here as they can move out of the drop, albeit temporarily, if they avoid defeat.
However, they have lost their last five games, including back-to-back defeats at home. But, a run of just one defeat across six games (W3, D2) at home before that pair of defeats should give them some measure of confidence.
Meanwhile, La Liga champions Barcelona will travel to Estadio José Zorrilla on the back of a disappointing 2-1 loss to Real Sociedad.
After beating Espanyol to be crowned last champions last week, Xavi’s men couldn’t defeat Sociedad, eventually falling to fourth-placed Sociedad in a La Liga game for the first time since 1991.
But Xavi wasn’t bothered that his side lost after they “celebrated for practically the whole week.” Instead, the coach declared that Barca’s 27th top-flight title win was something they “will build on.”
He wouldn’t want to record back-to-back La Liga losses, though, while they are also desperate to keep their record against Valladolid in La Liga, having never lost a league H2H since March 2014 (W7).
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