Piatti received the ball at the right side of the guest area but he was too selfish and his shot was blocked. He could have passed the ball back to a team colleague in a better position aswell.

Canales, just onside, ran into the Barcelona aera but the angle was too sharp for a shot so he tried it with a cross-pass but nobody was there to get it.

Three minutes are added to the game.

Guaita with one fist before Dani Alves can reach the ball at the Valencia six-yard box.

Another fast combination by the guests but this time Guaita is in between.

Jordi Alba with a well-timed cross-pass into the Valencia area but Xavi was blocked in the last moment.

Pedro with a shot from about 14 metres after a nice combination over three Barcelona players but Guaita was there with the save.

Iniesta with a dribbling inside the Valencia area against Canales, goes past him but Ricardo Costa clears with a slding tackle at cost of a corner.

Valencia now are defending with 11 men. Only Barcelona still attacking.

Xavi with a nice dribbling past Canales before he is stopped with a foul in the midfield.

Messi with the shot himself but his free kick ended in the Valencia wall.

Dangerous free kick position now for Barcelona, 20 metres in front of the Valencia net.

Fast attack by Valencia. Cissokho with the pass towards the penalty point and Tino Costa's shot then was deflected at cost of a corner.

The free kick came a bit long but at the far post Puyol somehow managed to get the ball towards the net. Guaita caught the ball with problems.

Pereira trips Jordi Alba on the left wing. Free kick Barcelona.

It's a completely open match. A goal could happen at any time for any ot the two teams.

Fábregas receives the ball at the right outside lane and he is through but the ball is out of the pitch.

The guests are clearly going for the next goal now. Valencia have to defend most of the time.

Fábregas with the through ball to Messi who stood at the right side of the Valencia area. Instead of looking for a shot himself, Messi tried it with a cross-pass that went wide.

Tino Costa with a hard free kick past the wall but the ball landed just where Valdés stood.

Jordi Alba with a handball in front of the Barcelona area and the home fans want him to be booked.

Guardado with a lot of hard work tonight. He just blocked a ball deep in the Barcelona half.

Once more Messi doesn't make it through the Valencia defense. It's not the day of the Argentinian.

Xavi with the pass to Messi whose shot from inside the area was blocked before Messi commited a foul.

The guests now try it with their well-known short passing game. That is the only real option to get past the stable Valencia defense.

Handball by Dani Alves in the midfield. The fans want him to see a card.

One minute is added to the first half.

Soldado with a shot from the second row. Valdés had his problems when he tried to make the save.

Fabregas with the pass to Alba who waited on the left side of the Valencia area. When he tried to give the ball back to Fabregas a defender was in between.

Barcelona had problems to get the ball away after the corner but then they had a counter. And which Barcelona player lost the ball? Messi!

Pereira with a cross from the right outside lane, earns a corner kick for the hosts.

After this shock moment the guests from Barcelona try it with far more offense.

Free kick by Tino Costa from the half field but the guest defense can clear the ball in their own area.

A lot of space for Valencia on the right wing but Jordi Alba blocks the last pass.

Dangerous return pass by the Barcelona defense. Almost Soldado was in between but in the end the ball came to Valdés.

Guardado tries to start a counter attack for Valencia over the left wing but his pass doesn't get through.

If you are wondering why Barcelona super star Lionel Messi has not been mentioned once so far. He is almost invisible in the first half hour and had not one dangerous situation...

Great effort by Cissokho. First he ran to the outline to just keep a ball in game and then he shot it against Pedro to get a throw in.

Valencia with the next corner. Valdés can barely box the ball away but the referee gave a free kick in favour of the Barcelona goalkeeper for a little push by Cissokho.

Long ball for Pedro who waited on the right wing but at the Valencia area he didn't controll the ball well and had to break up the attack...

Iniesta with the through ball to Fábregas who waited on the left wing - offside.

Double chance for Guardado. Twice he and the home fans claimed a penalty for handball but both times the Barcelona defenders cleared the ball correctly.

Xavi loses the ball at the Valencia area. The hosts try it with a counter attack immediately but nobody helped Soldado on the right wing before his pass to Banega was not placed well and the situation was over.

Iniesta receives the ball at the left outside lane but again he has his problems with Valencia defender Pereira who closed the way.

Ricardo Costa throws his body into a shot and lands very unlucky. He clearly injured his right leg there and leaves the pitch for further treatment.

The free kick from the left side didn't bring Barcelona anything as Fábregas commited a foul in the area.

Valencia lose the ball in the midfield and Pereira was only able to stopp Iniesta on the left wing with a foul.

Bernat with a nice dribbling in the midfield, earns a free kick against Busquets.

The hosts try it with very early pressing deep in the Barcelona half. By now Barcelona have their problems with that.

Banega with a corner from the left side - the first for Valencia in this game - and Adil Rami's header goes over the corssbar.

Guardado with the first shot for the home side but it went wide.

Sergio Busquets received a hit against his right leg and there is a short break now.

Valencia with a bit of luck. When they tried to get the ball away after a fast Barcelona attack a defender hit his team colleague with a shot before the situation was finally cleared.

First corner of the game, for FC Barcelona, from the left side. Piqué's header went just wide.

Jordi Alba with a well-timed cross from the left outside lane and in the middle Pedro just missed the ball!

Long ball by the hosts. Valdés left his net and cleared at the border of the Barcelona area just before Soldado could reach the ball.

After half a minute only Adil Rami already gives former Valencia player Jordi Alba a taste for tonight with a hard check in the midfield.

The teams are on the pitch and the game can start very soon.

Starting lineups:

Valencia CF: Guaita - J. Pereira, Rami, R. Costa, Cissokho - T. Costa, V. Ruiz - Bernat, Banega, Guardado - Soldado

FC Barcelona: Valdés - J. Alba, Mascherano, Piqué, D. Alves - Fábregas, Busquets, Xavi - Iniesta, Messi, Pedro

Referees: González González

Valencia CF are 7th in Primera División with 33 points in 21 games. Although the team from East Spain often disappointed this season, they are just two points behind the Champions League spots. For FC Barcelona the season is almost perfect. They are first in the table with 58 points and a 19-1-1 record. This earned them an 11-point advantage over Atlético Madrid and they even have 15 points more than their archrivals Real Madrid.

In recent weeks Valencia showed a clearly improved image and won four of their last five league matches. Still not everything was perfect for them as they had a setback against Real Madrid who they faced in the league (0-5) and in the quarter finals of the Copa del Rey (0-2/1-1). For Barcelona the 2-3 away loss against Real Sociedad two weeks ago was a real shock after 12 consecutive wins in the league but they gave the right answer last Sunday at home against CA Osasuna (5-1). In the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals they grabbed a 1-1 away against Real Madrid despite not playing too well on Wednesday.

After having been a serious opponent for FC Barcelona in the first years of the new millenium, Valencia CF were most often chanceless against the Cantalans in the Camp Nou afterwards but in their own Mestalla Stadium they were able to keep most games close and they had an 0-3-1 record in their last four home matches against Barcelona.

We can expect another close game between the two teams but everything but another Barcelona win should be a huge surprise.

Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.