La Liga: FC Barcelona vs Real Valladolid: Match Preview and Live Stream

Barcelona continue their pursuit of first placed Real Madrid with a trip to the northeast of Spain to face relegation battlers Real Valladolid. The Blaugrana were rocked this week by captain Carles Puyol's announcement that he'll be leaving the club this summer, but there's little time to react with the title race still on.

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Real Valladolid injuries and suspensions

Out: Jeffren (hamstring).

Barcelona injuries and suspensions

Out: Andrés Iniesta (personal reasons), Carles Puyol (muscle), Jordi Alba (muscle). In Doubt: Gerard Piqué (calf).

Jeffren is Valladolid's only missing player to due injury as he'll be sidelined with a hamstring problem. Andrés Iniesta will miss the match for personal reasons while Gerard Piqué's calf continues to be an issue.

Projected lineups

LIKELY LINE-UPS

Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdés; Adriano, Mascherano, Pique, Montoya; Busquets, Xavi, Fàbregas; Pedro, Messi, Alexis

Valladolid (4-3-2-1): Mariño; Carlos Peña, Jesus Rueda, Mitrovic, Rukavina; Rossi, Alvaro Rubio; Rama, Oscar, Larsson; Javi Guerra

MATCH PREDICTION

It could prove a tricky match sandwiched in between the international break and a Champions League game... But Barcelona should still have enough quality to see off a team stuck in the basement.

Barcelona 3-1 Valladolid

Real Valladolid: Diego Mariño, Antonio Rukavina, Jesús Rueda, Stefan Mitrović, Carlos Peña, Álvaro Rubio, Daniel Larsson, Fausto Rossi, Valdet Rama, Manucho, Javi Guerra

Barcelona: Victor Valdés, Dani Alves, Marc Bartra, Javier Mascherano, Adriano,Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Cesc Fábregas, Alexis Sánchez, Lionel Messi, Neymar.

Match Date/Time: 4 p.m. local, 10 a.m. ET

Venue: Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain

TV: beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports en Español (U.S.), Canal+ Liga (Spain)

Online: beIN Sports Play (U.S.), beIN Sports Play (Canada)