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Barcelona vs Valladolid – La Liga Match Preview
Barcelona are just one victory away from the league title, and they will need to make the last decisive step to rule Spain for the second time in a row. They are a point above Los Blancos, and hence, a draw against Valladolid could cost them the Spanish League trophy. As for the Pucela, they are 3 points from the bottom even though they are in 16th position, and therefore, they could fall all the way down to relegation if ever they failed to fight back against the title holders.
Barcelona – Confident, Prepared, Prudent
Barcelona are aware that achieving their task successfully this weekend will give them their one and only cup this season, and they are quite confident that they will be able to sadden Real Madrid with a triumph over Valladolid. Despite the fact that Valladolid have collected several unsatisfying results this season, Barcelona have affirmed that they will not allow their mentality to be harmed by complacency–explaining that Valladolid were also possessing a bunch of reasons to play for on the last match-day.
Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid – La Liga Match Preview
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That is because having been dumped out from the Champions League by Lyon in a heartbreaking manner, Real Madrid and their supporters might approach the rest of La Liga season with mixed emotions.
This new phase in the current history of the Spanish giants starts with a match away to Valladolid.
Real Madrid – La Liga title for the club’s consolation
When Florentino Perez brought the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, and Kaka among other big names to transform the Galacticos into an all new all-star team, many Real Madrid fans thought it was a realistic thing to believe in Los Blancos’ potential to clinch the treble.
But after the shocking Copa del Rey exit that Real Madrid suffered in humiliating fashion in the hands of third tier side Alcorcon, and after Wednesday’s painful Champions League last sixteen exit, pessimistic doubts over the club’s fate are now resounding everywhere.
Real Valladolid vs Barcelona – La Liga Match Preview
Barcelona – Remaining cautious
Barcelona will be going into this game with the opportunity of temporary extending their lead at the top of the league table to 8 points, as Real Madrid come up against Malaga on January 24.
The Spanish champions currently lead the standings with 46 points – 5 points ahead of Los Blancos – as the gap between them and their rivals was widened at the weekend subsequent to Real Madrid’s failure to grab a win in their match against Athletic Bilbao.
Barcelona, in their home, scored 4 goals past Sevilla, in a game where all their superiority was highlighted. This weekend’s game should normally be an ordinary one for them, due to the fact that their opponents somehow seem harmless.
Real Madrid v Valladolid Spanish Primera La Liga Match Preview
In Spain, Real Madrid host Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu and Manuel Pellegrini’s men will be keen to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat which they suffered in the hands of Sevilla before the international break.
Lass Diarra back but six players to be missing
Los Blancos will have to deal with the absence of the phenomenal Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese winger, who featured for his country against Hungary, is set to spend up to one month on the sidelines.