One eye will be on Champions League play midweek, but for Barcelona, winning a home match against Valencia on Sunday is critical in the race to gain ground in La Liga. Trailing Real Madrid by seven points for the La Liga title has been the one poor mark on Hansi Flick's first season in charge of Barcelona.

Barcelona has only won one of their previous eight La Liga matches. Surely a home fixture against Valencia offers them the perfect opportunity to get their league campaign back on track. Barcelona

Barcelona are back in action against Valencia this weekend, looking for their first La Liga win of the year. The Blaugrana have just one win in their last eight league matches and have lost ground to both Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.

Barcelona must win against Valencia if they are to remain in touch with Real Madrid, who defeated Real Valladolid on Saturday night. The Catalans are currently 10 points adrift in the La Liga title