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The Catalans look for three points in a rare Monday night game After a painful El Clásico defeat to end their defense of the La Liga title last weekend, Barcelona now focus on securing second place when they welcome Valencia to the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium for a rare Monday night game.
The full week of rest and training brought big news off the pitch as Xavi Hernández reversed his decision to leave in the summer and will remain the first team manager next season, and his job now is to ensure Barça finish above Girona in the table to earn extra prize money that will help the coach shape the squad in his image for the 2024-25 campaign.
Valencia are looking for a strong finish to the season and are still dreaming of a place in Europe, and an upset in the Catalan capital will be a major boost for one of Spain?s most traditional clubs. Here?s how we think Xavi will line up his troops for Monday?s battle.

Defense

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Sadly there are no Champions League commitments in the next two weeks and Barça had seven full days to recover from a demanding Clásico, so the coach can field his strongest possible lineup in this one.
Even though João Cancelo?s form has fallen off a cliff in recent weeks the Portuguese full-back is likely to remain in the starting lineup for this one, starting at left-back with Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo and Pau CubarsÃ...