Valladolid, Spain — Real Valladolid go face Barcelona on Saturday, May 3, for important La Liga matchday 34 as dem seek to bounce back from dem last match wey dem take suffer 5-1 for Real Betis hand. This match dey happen for Estadio Jose Zorilla and is wetin dem call crucial for both sides, different stories dey play.
Barcelona, wey dey on top La Liga table with 76 points, just come out from thrilling 3-3 draw against Inter Milan for their Champions League semi-final. For this match, dem wan make sure say dem maintain their lead for league, especially as dem dey eye di treble dis season. The home side, Valladolid, dey at di bottom with just 16 points, don confirm say dem go play for Segunda Division next season.
After di hammering from Betis, Valladolid no get choice again but to come give their best against Barcelona. Coach Álvaro Rubio talk say dem go try to spoil Barcelona plans. ‘We get nothing to lose. We go go all out,’ he talk. Players like Raul Moro, wey don score five goals this season, na hin dem go depend on.
Real Valladolid lineup fit look like dis: Ferreira (GK), Perez, Comert, Aidoo, Aznou, Machis, Chuky, Juric, Amallah, Moro, Sylla. Javi Sanchez and Kenedy no go fit play because of injury, while di others dey fit.
On di other hand, Coach Hansi Flick of Barcelona wey dey manage di team, fit adjust im squad due to di Champions League second leg wey dey come up. Alejandro Balde and Robert Lewandowski dey close to comebak, but di coach fit rest dem for dis one. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, wey dey come back from injury, go take im place for goal.
Barcelona fit play dis line-up: Ter Stegen (GK), E Garcia, Araujo, Christensen, Martin, Gavi, Pedri, Fatin, Fermín, Yamal, Torres.
As di match dey prepare to kick off, dem fans dey hopeful say Valladolid fit pull off upset for dem home ground. Last time, dem beat Barcelona when dem come visit for 2023. So, na David vs. Goliath clash dis wey everybody dey look forward to.
Kickoff time na 9:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. ET) and fans fit catch di match via ESPN+. Dis game fit determine di fate for di rest of di season for both teams, so make we see wetin go happen.
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