Overview
- Carlos Corberán frames the trip as a response to last season’s 12-1 aggregate drubbings, stressing concentration over any specific system after working with back fours and fives.
- Barcelona are without Lamine Yamal plus injured regulars Marc-André ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi, while midfielder Marc Bernal is cleared to return on the bench.
- The match moves to the Johan Cruyff Stadium with an attendance of about 6,000, including roughly 290 Valencia supporters, in a facility that does not meet LaLiga’s usual capacity threshold.
- Valencia welcome back captain José Luis Gayà from suspension, with attacking places contested by Arnaut Danjuma, Diego López, Hugo Duro, Dani Raba and Largie Ramazani.
- Valencia have not won away to Barcelona since 2016, adding weight to Corberán’s emphasis on mentality as the team looks to compete far better than in last season’s 7-1 and 5-0 defeats.