Both Valencia CF and RC Celta de Vigo are in the bottom half of their league’s table, with Valencia CF in 19th and RC Celta de Vigo at 13th.Valencia’s last game was a 7-1 defeat away

FC Barcelona Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Iñaki Peña (GK) – Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martin – Frenkie de Jong, Pedri – Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha – Robert Lewandowski.

One eye will be on Champions League play midweek, but for Barcelona, winning a home match against Valencia on Sunday is critical in the race to gain ground in La Liga. Trailing Real Madrid by seven points for the La Liga title has been the one poor mark on Hansi Flick's first season in charge of Barcelona.