Barcelona travel to Valencia on Saturday as Quique Setien’s side look to maintain their place at the top of La Liga.
The champions are currently leading Real Madrid on goal difference with Setien just two games into his tenure.
A 1-0 win against Granada was followed by a flat win against Ibiza in the Copa del Rey in midweek, although Antoine Griezmann’s double provided goalscoring promise in the absence of Luis Suarez.
Valencia have endured mixed fortunes as of late, thrashed 4-1 by Mallorca last weekend as captain Daniel Parejo was sent off.
Here is everything you need to know:
1/53 50 most expensive January transfers
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2/53 49= Andre Schurrle (£18m)
Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea (2013)
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3/53 49= Olivier Giroud (£18m)
Arsenal to Chelsea (2018)
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4/53 49= Andre Ayew (£18m)
West Ham to Swansea (2018)
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5/53 49= Jonny Otto (£18m)
Atletico Madrid to Wolves (2019)
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6/53 48. Gianni Imbula (£18.2m)
Porto to Stoke (2016)
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7/53 47. Manuel Akanji (£18.7m)
Basel to Borussia Dortmund (2018)
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8/53 46. Guido Carillo (£19.1m)
Monaco to Southampton (2018)
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9/53 45. Erling Haaland (£19.2m)
RB Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund (2020)
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10/53 44. Enzo Perez (£19.5m)
Benfica to Valencia (2015)
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11/53 40= Yohan Cabaye (£20m)
Newcastle to Paris Saint-Germain (2014)
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12/53 40= Odion Ighalo (£20m)
Watford to Changchun Yatai (2017)
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13/53 40= Morgan Schneiderlin (£20m)
Manchester United to Everton (2017)
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14/53 40= Theo Walcott (£20m)
Arsenal to Everton (2018)
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15/53 38= Nemanja Matic (£21m)
Benfica to Chelsea (2014)
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16/53 38= Miguel Almiron (£21m)
Atlanta to Newcastle (2019)
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17/53 36= David Luiz (£21.5m)
Benfica to Chelsea (2011)
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18/53 36= Stanislav Lobotka (£21.5m)
Celta Vigo to Napoli (2020)
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19/53 35. Paco Alcacer (£22.7m)
Barcelona to Borussia Dortmund (2019)
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20/53 34. Luis Suarez (£22.8m)
Ajax to Liverpool (2011)
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21/53 33. Juan Cuadrado (£23.3m)
Fiorentina to Chelsea (2015)
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22/53 30= Ramires (£25m)
Chelsea to Jiangsu Suning (2016)
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23/53 30= Dimitri Payet (£25m)
West Ham to Marseille (2017)
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24/53 30= Lucas Moura (£25m)
Paris Saint-Germain to Tottenham (2018)
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25/53 29. Goncalo Guedes (£25.5m)
Benfica to Paris Saint-Germain (2017)
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26/53 28. Reinier (£25.6m)
Flamengo to Real Madrid (2020)
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27/53 26= Gabriel Jesus (£27m)
Palmeiras to Manchester City (2017)
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28/53 26= Cenk Tosun (£27m)
Besiktas to Everton (2018)
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29/53 25. Wilfried Bony (£27.5m)
Swansea to Manchester City (2015)
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30/53 24. Inigo Martinez (£28m)
Real Sociedad to Athletic Club (2018)
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31/53 23. Dejan Kulusevski (£29.8m)
Atalanta to Juventus (2020)
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32/53 22. Willian (£30m)
Anzhi Makhachkala to Chelsea (2013)
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33/53 21. Krysztof Piatek (£30.9m)
Genoa to AC Milan (2019)
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34/53 20. Lucas Paqueta (£31.4m)
Flamengo to AC Milan (2019)
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35/53 18= Shoya Nakijima (£31.5m)
Portimonense to Al-Duhail (2018)
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36/53 18= Edin Dzeko (£31.5m)
Wolfsburg to Manchester City (2011)
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37/53 17. Julian Draxler (£34.1m)
Wolfsburg to Paris Saint-Germain (2017)
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38/53 16. Leandro Paredes (£34.7m)
Zenit to Paris Saint-Germain (2019)
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39/53 15. Andy Carroll (£35m)
Newcastle to Liverpool (2011)
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40/53 14. Cedric Bakambu (£35.3m)
Villarreal to Beijing Guoan (2018)
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41/53 13. Jackson Martinez (£35.7m)
Atletico Madrid to Guangzhou Evergrande (2016)
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42/53 12. Juan Mata (£37.1m)
Chelsea to Manchester United (2014)
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43/53 11. Lucas Moura (£38m)
Sao Paulo to PSG (2013)
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44/53 10. Alex Teixeira (£38.5m)
Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning (2016)
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45/53 9. Paulinho (£44.2m)
Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande (2019)
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46/53 8. Fernando Torres (£50m)
Liverpool to Chelsea (2011)
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47/53 7. Oscar (£52m)
Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG (2017)
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48/53 6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£56m)
Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal (2018)
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49/53 5. Diego Costa (£57m)
Chelsea to Atletico Madrid (2017)
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50/53 4. Aymeric Laporte (£57.2m)
Athletic Club to Manchester City (2018)
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51/53 3. Christian Pulisic (£57.5m)
Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea (2019)
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52/53 2. Virgil van Dijk (£75m)
Southampton to Liverpool (2018)
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53/53 1. Philippe Coutinho (£106m)
Liverpool to Barcelona (2018)
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1/53 50 most expensive January transfers
Click through the gallery to see the biggest deals, steals and flops in history.
Getty
2/53 49= Andre Schurrle (£18m)
Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea (2013)
Getty Images
3/53 49= Olivier Giroud (£18m)
Arsenal to Chelsea (2018)
EPA
4/53 49= Andre Ayew (£18m)
West Ham to Swansea (2018)
West Ham United via Getty Images
5/53 49= Jonny Otto (£18m)
Atletico Madrid to Wolves (2019)
Getty Images
6/53 48. Gianni Imbula (£18.2m)
Porto to Stoke (2016)
AFP/Getty Images
7/53 47. Manuel Akanji (£18.7m)
Basel to Borussia Dortmund (2018)
EPA
8/53 46. Guido Carillo (£19.1m)
Monaco to Southampton (2018)
Getty
9/53 45. Erling Haaland (£19.2m)
RB Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund (2020)
Borussia Dortmund/AFP via Getty
10/53 44. Enzo Perez (£19.5m)
Benfica to Valencia (2015)
AP
11/53 40= Yohan Cabaye (£20m)
Newcastle to Paris Saint-Germain (2014)
2015 VI-Images
12/53 40= Odion Ighalo (£20m)
Watford to Changchun Yatai (2017)
Getty Images
13/53 40= Morgan Schneiderlin (£20m)
Manchester United to Everton (2017)
Getty Images
14/53 40= Theo Walcott (£20m)
Arsenal to Everton (2018)
Reuters
15/53 38= Nemanja Matic (£21m)
Benfica to Chelsea (2014)
Twitter/@ChelseaFC
16/53 38= Miguel Almiron (£21m)
Atlanta to Newcastle (2019)
Getty Images
17/53 36= David Luiz (£21.5m)
Benfica to Chelsea (2011)
GETTY IMAGES
18/53 36= Stanislav Lobotka (£21.5m)
Celta Vigo to Napoli (2020)
AFP/Getty Images
19/53 35. Paco Alcacer (£22.7m)
Barcelona to Borussia Dortmund (2019)
AFP/Getty Images
20/53 34. Luis Suarez (£22.8m)
Ajax to Liverpool (2011)
EPA
21/53 33. Juan Cuadrado (£23.3m)
Fiorentina to Chelsea (2015)
Getty
22/53 30= Ramires (£25m)
Chelsea to Jiangsu Suning (2016)
Getty Images
23/53 30= Dimitri Payet (£25m)
West Ham to Marseille (2017)
Getty
24/53 30= Lucas Moura (£25m)
Paris Saint-Germain to Tottenham (2018)
AFP via Getty Images
25/53 29. Goncalo Guedes (£25.5m)
Benfica to Paris Saint-Germain (2017)
EPA
26/53 28. Reinier (£25.6m)
Flamengo to Real Madrid (2020)
Getty
27/53 26= Gabriel Jesus (£27m)
Palmeiras to Manchester City (2017)
Visionhaus
28/53 26= Cenk Tosun (£27m)
Besiktas to Everton (2018)
Getty
29/53 25. Wilfried Bony (£27.5m)
Swansea to Manchester City (2015)
Getty
30/53 24. Inigo Martinez (£28m)
Real Sociedad to Athletic Club (2018)
GETTY IMAGES
31/53 23. Dejan Kulusevski (£29.8m)
Atalanta to Juventus (2020)
AP
32/53 22. Willian (£30m)
Anzhi Makhachkala to Chelsea (2013)
Getty
33/53 21. Krysztof Piatek (£30.9m)
Genoa to AC Milan (2019)
Getty
34/53 20. Lucas Paqueta (£31.4m)
Flamengo to AC Milan (2019)
EPA
35/53 18= Shoya Nakijima (£31.5m)
Portimonense to Al-Duhail (2018)
Getty
36/53 18= Edin Dzeko (£31.5m)
Wolfsburg to Manchester City (2011)
Getty Images
37/53 17. Julian Draxler (£34.1m)
Wolfsburg to Paris Saint-Germain (2017)
Getty
38/53 16. Leandro Paredes (£34.7m)
Zenit to Paris Saint-Germain (2019)
GETTY IMAGES
39/53 15. Andy Carroll (£35m)
Newcastle to Liverpool (2011)
Getty
40/53 14. Cedric Bakambu (£35.3m)
Villarreal to Beijing Guoan (2018)
Getty
41/53 13. Jackson Martinez (£35.7m)
Atletico Madrid to Guangzhou Evergrande (2016)
Getty Images
42/53 12. Juan Mata (£37.1m)
Chelsea to Manchester United (2014)
Manchester United via Getty Imag
43/53 11. Lucas Moura (£38m)
Sao Paulo to PSG (2013)
Getty Images
44/53 10. Alex Teixeira (£38.5m)
Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning (2016)
AFP/Getty
45/53 9. Paulinho (£44.2m)
Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande (2019)
Getty Images
46/53 8. Fernando Torres (£50m)
Liverpool to Chelsea (2011)
Getty
47/53 7. Oscar (£52m)
Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG (2017)
Getty
48/53 6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£56m)
Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal (2018)
PA
49/53 5. Diego Costa (£57m)
Chelsea to Atletico Madrid (2017)
Getty
50/53 4. Aymeric Laporte (£57.2m)
Athletic Club to Manchester City (2018)
Getty Images
51/53 3. Christian Pulisic (£57.5m)
Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea (2019)
PA
52/53 2. Virgil van Dijk (£75m)
Southampton to Liverpool (2018)
REUTERS
53/53 1. Philippe Coutinho (£106m)
Liverpool to Barcelona (2018)
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When is it?
The match kicks off at 3pm (BST) on Saturday 25 January.
How can I watch it?
The game will be broadcast live on LaLiga TV via Premier Sports with coverage beginning as early as 11am.
Team news
Valencia: Los Che will be without Dani Parejo due to suspension, while Cristiano Piccini, Goncalo Guedes and Manu Vallejo are all ruled out with injury. However, striker Rodrigo may be able to return from a knee injury amid links that he could move to the Nou Camp this month, meaning Maxi Gomez may well miss out on a place in the starting eleven.
Barcelona: Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti and Arturo Vidal are all likely to return, while Nelson Semedo and Ansu Fati could drop to the bench. Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez remain absent, while Neto is also a doubt having sprained his ankle against Ibiza.
Predicted line-ups
Valencia: Domenech; Wass, Paulista, Diakhaby, Gaya; Cheryshev, Kondogbia, Coquelin, Soler; Rodrigo, Gameiro
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Lenglet, Umtiti, Pique; Roberto, Busquets, De Jong, Rakitic, Alba; Griezmann, Messi
Prediction
Valencia have a strong recent record against the Spanish champions, famously defeating them in the Copa del Rey final last year to end the club’s trophy drought. However, Barcelona are likely to be re-motivated after a somewhat disappointing performance against Ibiza under Quique Setien. Antoine Griezmann found form in the fixture, scoring twice, while Lionel Messi was rested. Ultimately, the superior quality should shine through.
Valencia 1-3 Barcelona
