Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
31/08/2024
17:00
Prediction: 3-0
Valladolid
After surviving Rayo Vallecano in the suburbs of Madrid, Barcelona will look to retain top position in the standings when they take on Real Valladolid at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Saturday afternoon. Lamine Yamal once again proved his worth in the midweek triumph and, no doubt, all eyes will be on the Spanish superstar this weekend. Dani Olmo, who scored the winner against Rayo, is likely to make his full La Liga debut with Barca on Matchday 4. Bernal has joined the likes of Christensen, Araujo, de Jong, Fati, and Gavi in the recovery room.
La Pucela, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with Leganes on Wednesday evening, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Catalonia. Given Valladolid’s nine-game losing run in Barcelona, anything but a routine home win would be a big sensation. Morocco midfielder Anuar should be the only absentee in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
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