Match Previews

country flag LaLiga Round 2
Real Valladolid vs. FC Barcelona
Sat 25 August 2018 21:15
Referee
Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
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Real Valladolid

Last updated: Sat 25 August 2018 10:55
In Brief

There are no Real Valladolid players suspended for this match. They have injuries to Ivi, to Luismi and to David Mayoral.

Looking Back

Real Valladolid picked up a point in their first game back in LaLiga, drawing 0-0 away at Girona last weekend.

They lacked some firepower up top in that game and have tried to solve that by signing Duje Cop and Enes Unal in the transfer market.

Looking Ahead

There are no Real Valladolid players suspended for this weekend's match.

Real Valladolid are without David Mayoral for this match after he injured his ankle in pre-season. He isn't expected back until the start of September.

Luismi misses this match too due to an ongoing muscle injury.

Ivi is also out for at least one more week after he suffered an injury in the build-up to the season opener.

Points of Interest

Given that this is their first home game in the top division since 2014 and given that their opponent is Barcelona, a large home crowd is expected for this one.

FC Barcelona

Last updated: Sat 25 August 2018 10:58
In Brief

There are no Barcelona players suspended for this one. Carles Alena, Jasper Cillessen and Denis Suarez are out with injuries.

Looking Back

Barcelona kicked off their LaLiga campaign at home to Alaves and, although they initially struggled to break down their opponents' deep-lying defence, they eventually managed to thanks to an excellent performance from Lionel Messi and the introduction of Philippe Coutinho.

Looking Ahead

There are no Barcelona players suspended for this match.

Carles Alena remains out with a long-term injury to his right hamstring.

Denis Suarez has a more minor hamstring injury and he remains out.

Jasper Cillessen suffered a knock in training on Wednesday and is now out, meaning B team goalkeeper Jokin Ezkieta will be the backup goalkeeper.

Points of Interest

Rafinha and Paco Alcacer have both been linked with moves away from the club, yet they both remain at the club for now. They are not, though, included in the squad.

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Probable Starting 11
Probable Bench
Transfer in
  • Ruben Alcaraz (mid) – Girona; Ivi (mid) – Levante; Keko (mid) – Malaga; Alberto Guitian (def) – Sporting Gijon; Daniele Verde (att) - Roma; Duje Cop (att) - Standard Liege; Enes Unal (att) - Villarreal.
Transfer out
  • Deivid (r) (def) – Las Palmas; Isaac Becerra (sp) (gk) – Gimnastic; Jaime Mata (k) (att) – Getafe; Lukas Rotpuller (def) – Released; Sulayman Marreh (sp) (mid) – Watford; Nooh Al-Mousa (mid) – Al-Fateh; Toni Martinez (sp) (att) – West Ham; Giannis Gianniotas (sp) (mid) – Olympiacos; Javier Ontiveros (sp) (mid) – Malaga; Pablo Hervias (r) (mid) – Eibar; Borja Herrera (sp) (mid) – Las Palmas.
Transfer in
  • Malcom (mid) – Bordeaux; Clement Lenglet (def) – Sevilla; Arthur Melo (mid) – Gremio; Arturo Vidal (mid) – Bayern Munich; Marlon (def) – Nice; Rafinha (mid) – Inter; Munir El Haddadi (att) – Alaves, Moussa Wague (def) - Eupen.
Transfer out
  • Lucas Digne (sp) (def) – Everton; Aleix Vidal (sp) (def) – Sevilla; Andres Iniesta (r) (mid) – Vissel Kobe; Paulinho (sp) (mid) – Evergrande; Yerry Mina (sp) (def) - Everton; Andre Gomes (sp) (mid) - Everton; Jose Arnaiz (att) - Leganes.
Probable Starting 11
Probable Bench
Transfer in
  • Ruben Alcaraz (mid) – Girona; Ivi (mid) – Levante; Keko (mid) – Malaga; Alberto Guitian (def) – Sporting Gijon; Daniele Verde (att) - Roma; Duje Cop (att) - Standard Liege; Enes Unal (att) - Villarreal.
Transfer out
  • Deivid (r) (def) – Las Palmas; Isaac Becerra (sp) (gk) – Gimnastic; Jaime Mata (k) (att) – Getafe; Lukas Rotpuller (def) – Released; Sulayman Marreh (sp) (mid) – Watford; Nooh Al-Mousa (mid) – Al-Fateh; Toni Martinez (sp) (att) – West Ham; Giannis Gianniotas (sp) (mid) – Olympiacos; Javier Ontiveros (sp) (mid) – Malaga; Pablo Hervias (r) (mid) – Eibar; Borja Herrera (sp) (mid) – Las Palmas.

FC Barcelona

Last updated: Sat 25 August 2018 10:58
In Brief

There are no Barcelona players suspended for this one. Carles Alena, Jasper Cillessen and Denis Suarez are out with injuries.

Looking Back

Barcelona kicked off their LaLiga campaign at home to Alaves and, although they initially struggled to break down their opponents' deep-lying defence, they eventually managed to thanks to an excellent performance from Lionel Messi and the introduction of Philippe Coutinho.

Looking Ahead

There are no Barcelona players suspended for this match.

Carles Alena remains out with a long-term injury to his right hamstring.

Denis Suarez has a more minor hamstring injury and he remains out.

Jasper Cillessen suffered a knock in training on Wednesday and is now out, meaning B team goalkeeper Jokin Ezkieta will be the backup goalkeeper.

Points of Interest

Rafinha and Paco Alcacer have both been linked with moves away from the club, yet they both remain at the club for now. They are not, though, included in the squad.

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Probable Starting 11
Probable Bench
Transfer in
  • Malcom (mid) – Bordeaux; Clement Lenglet (def) – Sevilla; Arthur Melo (mid) – Gremio; Arturo Vidal (mid) – Bayern Munich; Marlon (def) – Nice; Rafinha (mid) – Inter; Munir El Haddadi (att) – Alaves, Moussa Wague (def) - Eupen.
Transfer out
  • Lucas Digne (sp) (def) – Everton; Aleix Vidal (sp) (def) – Sevilla; Andres Iniesta (r) (mid) – Vissel Kobe; Paulinho (sp) (mid) – Evergrande; Yerry Mina (sp) (def) - Everton; Andre Gomes (sp) (mid) - Everton; Jose Arnaiz (att) - Leganes.

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Game Score
Round 1
FC Barcelona - Alaves 3 - 0
Real Madrid - Getafe 2 - 0
Round 2
Real Valladolid - FC Barcelona 0 - 1
Round 3
FC Barcelona - Huesca 8 - 2
Round 10
FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 5 - 1