Barcelona will take on The Camp Nou in the early hours of Sunday to face Valencia. The match is a focal point for fans around the world, and it's no surprise that some of the big stars have a place in both teams. The following five players are those who have played for Barcelona and Valencia in recent years.
Few players have been able to become legends at two different clubs, but Villa has done so in Barcelona and Valencia. In 2005, 23-year-old Asturias striker Villa came to Valencia and scored 129 goals for the club in the following five seasons, becoming the top five players in the club's history.
Long-term transfer rumors accompanied Villa, who eventually moved to Barcelona for 40 million euros in the summer of 2010 and lifted the Hercules Cup with Spain in the same year. Villa's first season in Barcelona helped the team win la Liga and the Champions League. Arguably this is one of Barcelona's most successful transfers in recent years.
David Villa has achieved great things in both Valencia and Barcelona. Between 2005 and 2010, Villa scored 129 goals for Valencia, ranking fifth in the club's all-time top scorer list. After moving to Barcelona, he helped the team win both La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles.
Jordi Alba came from the Valencia Academy, but in fact his football career began at the La Masia Academy in Barcelona. In 2005, with no vacancies in Barca's first team, Alba left the La Masia academy, moving first to Conelia and then to Valencia. As one of the most promising wingers in world football, Alba entered the Valencia first team.
After three successful seasons in the Valencia first team, he made the transition from left winger to left-back. Alba moved to Barcelona for 14 million euros in 2012 and has since played a huge role on the barcelona left side.
Left-back Jordi Alba from the La Masia Academy returned to Barcelona in 2012, having already made his time on the world stage. After returning to Barcelona, Alba consolidated his reputation as one of the best full-backs in world football.
Paco Arcecar played for Valencia and moved to Barcelona in 2016 for €30 million, where he spent two seasons. Born on the outskirts of Valencia, Arcecar joined the Valencia Academy as a child and made his first-team debut at the age of 17. Prior to joining Barcelona, Paco scored 43 goals in 124 games for Valencia and also received the team's captain's armband.
In his first season at Barcelona, Arcecar's goal-scoring efficiency per 153 minutes helped the team win the Copa del Rey and La Liga titles. Paco was then loaned to Borussia Dortmund, where he continued his highlights in the Bundesliga.
Paco Arcecar grew up in Valencia, where he has been playing since he was a teenager, moving to Barcelona in 2016 and winning both La Liga and Copa del Rey titles in the same year.
Retired Spain international Gatzca Mendeta made his mark in Valencia, playing for the East Coast team from 1992 to 2001. The most famous of these was winning the 1999 Copa del Rey, scoring the most spectacular goal of his career in the final against Atletico Madrid.
Since then, the Basque Country-based player has become the most expensive player in the history of Spanish football. He first moved to Italy's Lazio before returning to Barcelona on loan. Mendetta, now an ambassador for La Liga, is beloved by fans of both Valencia and Barcelona.
As one of the finest captains in Valencia's history, Gezca Mendetta led the team to two consecutive Champions League finals in the late 1990s. Prior to his loan spell with Barcelona, Mendietta was the most expensive player in Spanish history. In Barcelona, Mendetta fought alongside the likes of Luis Enrique and Patrick Kluivert.
Andre Gomez now plays for Everton in the Premier League, where Gomez travelled to the Premier League via Valencia and Barcelona. The Portuguese midfielder moved from Benfica to Valencia in the summer of 2014 and spent two impressive seasons at Valencia.
After winning Euro 2016 with the Portuguese national team, he signed for Barcelona in July of the same year. Gomez spent two seasons in Barcelona and won four trophies before being loaned to the Premier League.
Andre Gomez spent two successful seasons in Valencia from 2014 to 2016. He then moved to Barcelona, where he won four titles, including La Liga.