Trailing in the La Liga title race by seven points, Barcelona will look to make up ground as they host struggling Valencia in domestic play on Sunday.

Barcelona return to Champions League action on January 21 as they head to Benfica, with Wojciech Szczesny in the starting lineup.

With Dani Olmo unavailable due to a muscular problem, Gavi is likely to operate as the attacking midfielder and Pedri will be key once again. Lamine Yamal should be providing his services from the right side of the pitch with Raphinha running down the other flank.

The Polish goalkeeper could hardly have had a worse game, yet there he was in the end to deny Angel Di Maria before Raphinha's winner

Barcelona would all-but secure their place in the Champions League round of 16 with a victory against Benfica at the Estadio da Luz, but they have had the worst possible start by falling behind in

Former Arsenal shot-stopper Wojciech Szczesny had an evening to forget on Tuesday after his 'brutal' challenge on a team-mate saw Benfica gifted their second goal of the game

FC Barcelona will travel to Portugal to face Benfica Lisbon on Tuesday, eager to continue their strong run of form in the UEFA Champions League on Matchday 7. The Blaugrana have been among the top teams in the Champions League this season,