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2024/25 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 4
FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Barcelona, Spain
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Kick-off is at 17h00
FC Barcelona will look to continue their winning form in
La Liga when they face Real Valladolid at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 August.
Current Form
Barca emerged as 2-1 winners over Rayo Vallecano away on 27 August as they extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Spanish top-flight.
Barcelona are also undefeated in their nine home matches in the league having eight victories and one draw at the Abanca-Balaídos.
Meanwhile, Valladolid were held to a 0-0 draw by CD Leganes at home on 28 August and they are winless in their last two matches in La Liga.
The White and Purple are also winless in in their last five away matches in the competition having registered one draw and four defeats as the visitors.
Team News
Marc Bernal, Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi are all on Barcelona's injury list, but Barca have no suspension issues coming into this match.
On the other hand, Bilbao have only one player (Anuar Tuhami) on their injury list at the moment and the club doesn't have suspension worries.
Quotes
“That’s why [Dani Olmo] is on our team. The first few minutes were not good for us, we didn’t press well," Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said after his side's win over Rayo.
"We couldn’t make any combinations, but in the second half the team and Dani played a great match. “When you look at the results from the last few years we expected a difficult match, but tonight we managed to win.
"In the second half we made good combinations and we got three more points, and it’s now nine out of nine.”
Head-to-Head
Valladolid beat Barcelona 3-1 in their last meeting in La Liga with the match taking place at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla on 23 May.
The win ended the White and Purple's seven-match winless run in the league against Barca who have recorded seven consecutive wins.
La Liga matchday 4 fixtures
Saturday, 31 August
17:00 - FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid
19:00 - Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid
19:15 - RCD Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano
21:30 - Valencia CF v Villarreal CF
21:30 - CD Leganes v Real Mallorca
Sunday, 1 September
17:00 - Deportivo Alaves v Las Palmas
17:00 - CA Osasuna v Celta Vigo
19:00 - Sevilla FC v Girona FC
19:15 - Getafe CF v Real Sociedad
21:30 - Real Madrid v Real Betis
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