Barcelona will be bidding to avoid a third successive defeat in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign against Valencia at Mestalla on Saturday night.
Xavi's side suffered a 4-2 home loss to Girona in La Liga last weekend, with the result leaving them in fourth spot in the table, seven points off the summit, while Valencia were beaten 1-0 by Getafe in their last match, and Los Che have now dropped into the bottom half of the division.
Los Che went four games unbeaten in La Liga between October 7 and November 11, but they have now lost three of their last four in Spain's top flight, picking up just one point in the process.
Ruben Baraja's side have lost 2-1 to Girona and 1-0 to Getafe in their last two league fixtures, but they did manage to progress in the Copa del Rey on December 5 courtesy of a 2-1 success over Arosa.
Valencia finished down in 16th position in Spain's top flight last season, which proved to be their worst final placing since being relegated to the Segunda Division in 1985-86, so there is plenty of room for improvement this season, and there have been positives despite their recent issues.
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