Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
All eyes will be on Estadio de Mestalla when Valencia and Barcelona face each other in the La Liga derby. Los Che suffered a shocking 2-1 loss to Mallorca at the weekend, with the team dropping to 9th place in the standings, and, as a result, the bookies see them as underdogs in Saturday’s clash. A man to watch in the home team will be summer signing Edinson Cavani, who scored his fourth goal of the season against los Bermellones, while defender Mouctar Diakhaby has joined Samu Castillejo and Jaume Domenech in the recovery room.
Barca, on the other hand, impressed in back-to-back wins over Villarreal (3-0) and Athletic Club (4-0), and given Valencia’s shaky defence, we predict that Xavi’s troops are going to pick up all three points from the match. Sergi Roberto has joined the likes of Memphis Depay, Andreas Christensen, and Ronald Araujo in Barca’s treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Edinson Cavani):
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Edinson Cavani is a professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a striker. The Uruguayan attacker was born in Salto on 14 February, 1987 and he began his senior career at Danubio. In 2007 he moved to Europe, signing a deal with Serie A outfit Palermo.
After scoring 34 goals in 109 league appearances for the Sicilian outfit, he joined Napoli in 2010. You should have in mind that Cavani scored a brace on his Napoli debut against Elfsborg in the Europa League. The Uruguay forward scored 78 goals in 104 Serie A games for the Partenopei and, as a result, big-spending French club PSG decided to sign him in 2013.
Cavani scored 19 goals for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign, but he was in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shadow during the season and he started a number of games from the bench. In 2011 the PSG attacker won the Copa America trophy with Uruguay as la Celeste hammered Paraguay 3-0 in the game for the title.
Highlighted Team (Barcelona):
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Barcelona is a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Barca were founded in 1899 and they are regarded as one of the greatest clubs in world football. The Catalan giants won their 24th La Liga title in 2016, with Luis Suarez winning “El Pichichi” award. Barcelona have won five European Cup trophies and a number of top-class players were part of the team in the past.
The likes of Hristo Stoichkov, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Pep Guardiola are some of many players that played for Barca in the past, but, no doubt, Leo Messi has established himself as the club’s trademark. Barcelona welcome their rivals at Camp Nou, the stadium that was built in 1957.
Barcelona’s local rivals are Espanyol, but the rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid is much bigger. The two La Liga giants face each other in “El Clasico”, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world football. Barca are famous for their football youth school La Masia as well.