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Valencia vs Barcelona, La Liga: Team News, Match Preview

*Standings at the time of writing

Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 17

Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi, Iñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso (out)

Valencia Outs & Doubts: Gabriel Paulista, Javi Guerra (out), André Almeida, José Gayà (doubt)

Date/Time: Saturday, December 16, 2023, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Sunday)

Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, València, Spain

Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

VAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea

How to watch on TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Viaplay Sports 1 (UK), Sports18 (India), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar LaLiga (Spain), others

How to watch online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Following one of their most embarrassing European losses ever away to Royal Antwerp in the Champions League group stage finale on Wednesday, Barcelona return to La Liga action looking to rebound from a rough week when they travel to one of the toughest grounds in the country as they face Valencia at Mestalla on Saturday Night Fútbol.