At three o'clock in the morning on April 30, 2024, Beijing time, in the 33rd round of La Liga, Barcelona will meet the challenge of Valencia at home. Who's going to be killed in this game? I'm going to give you some brief analysis of this game.
Barcelona held a press conference a few days ago, and president Joan Laporta announced that Xavi will continue to be the team's manager next season. This is good news for Barcelona, who have been in a slump in both the league and the Champions League recently. After losing the Spanish derby, Barcelona are 14 points behind Real Madrid with one game in hand, and the league title defense has almost come to naught, and Barcelona were eliminated by Paris in the knockout round of the Champions League. Now that Barcelona's morale is at a low point, Xavi's retention at this time seems to have injected a shot in the arm for Barcelona in the struggling situation, and the Barcelona players are also looking forward to stopping the decline at home.
Valencia finished 16th in the league last season and narrowly escaped relegation. However, the Bats have improved significantly this season and are currently in 8th place in La Liga. They are just one point away from seventh-placed Real Betis and are keen to qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League. It is worth mentioning that Valencia lost to Real Betis in the last round, ending the three-game winning streak and being overtaken by the opponent at the same time, losing the opportunity to qualify for Europe. The defeat in this game was not a small blow to Valencia's morale.
Although Barcelona's performance in the league this season has not been very good, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. In the last 6 meetings, the Barcelona team playing at home has an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw, and from the point of view of the record, Barcelona can be said to be a big nemesis of Valencia. Therefore, in this game, I am still optimistic that Barcelona, who is playing at home, can easily defeat Valencia and stop the decline of the league and the Champions League.