We have three matches to enjoy in the Spanish La Liga on the 28th of August including the meeting between Barcelona and Real Valladolid.
The game will be played at the Camp Nou and the hosts begin the weekend in 5th place on 4 points while the visitors are in 17th place with 1 point to their name.
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Barcelona come into the match on the back of a good 4-1 win at Real Sociedad last weekend. Barcelona opened the scoring in the first minute of the game but conceded an equaliser just 6 minutes later.
Into the second half and Barcelona took the lead in the 66th minute before adding a third only 2 minutes later. The Catalan giants sealed maximum points with a fourth goal 11 minutes from time.
That result means Barcelona are undefeated this season but they started the campaign with a poor 0-0 draw at home with Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Busquets was sent off at the end of the match for a second bookable offence to cap a disappointing start to the season.
Trends show Barcelona are unbeaten in 22 of their 25 most recent La Liga matches.
However, they have lost 3 of their last 6 home league games and have won only 2 of those 6 fixtures, so Barcelona will be aiming for an improvement in-front of their own fans. Barcelona have kept only 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home La Liga matches.
Real Valladolid travel to the Camp Nou having picked up their first point of the season thanks to a 1-1 draw at Sevilla.
It was a good result for Real Valladolid and they took the lead in the 80th minute. However, they could not hold on to the lead for the final 10 minutes of the match and Sevilla equalised before both teams had a player sent off.
Real Valladolid started their season with a disappointing 3-0 loss at home against Villarreal. All 3 of the goals came in the second half and having been level at half time, Real Valladolid would have been hoping for a better result.
Away form in La Liga shows Real Valladolid have failed to win any of their last 11 away trips in the league. They have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Team news and Barcelona should be at full strength for this match. Sergio Busquets returns from suspension and could start in midfield.
Real Valladolid will be without the injured duo of Gonzalo Plata and Shon Weissman. They also have a player suspended with Jawad El Yamiq having to sit this one out following his red card last week.
Barcelona cannot afford to drop more points at home early in the season. Real Valladolid have a poor recent away record in La Liga but could find the back of the net.
That means Barcelona will need at least 2 goals to win the game and that is something they should be able to achieve.