Valladolid 1-2 FC Barcelona Highlights, La Liga: Raphinha, Fermin Lopez Goals Send Barca Seven Clear Ahead Of El Clasico

And that's that! Real Valladolid, who leading at half-time, saw surrender their lead to Barca with goals from Raphinha and Fermin Lopez as the La Liga leaders stabilized their lead at the top. The Catalans are seven points clear at the top of La Liga.

Barcelona take on the already-relegated opponents Real Valladolid in the La Liga 2024-25 fixture. Hansi Flick will have his one eye on the Inter leg in San Siro on Wednesday and could make some changes to his starting XI tonight.

Previous meetings: 99
Barcelona wins: 66
Draws: 16
Valladolid wins: 17

The first-half is underway between Barcelona and Real Valladolid with key Barca stars rested ahead of their UCL leg.

What a start for the hosts! A huge deflection and the already-relegated side have scored! Ivan Sanchez tries to whip in a cross but it takes off a Ronald Araujo deflection and it finds at the back of the net.

Wow! Valladolid are on fire at the moment. The hosts turn in the opposition box and take a grounded shot but the returning Marc Andre-Ter Stegen stoops low and saves to keep his side going 0-2 down.

The returning Ansu Fati, who was out with injury, is found in the middle by Pedri but the Spanish winger's shot hits a Valladolid player and goes for a corner. The corner is taken but no danger for the hosts.

Barca, who are down 0-1, have pinned the hosts in their own half and Ansu Fati is slowly finding his feet in the game. Fati, who was away at Brighton last season, is showing glimpses of his quality.

Ronald Araujo seems to have indicated to the Barca bench of a sub, Pau Cubrasi seems to be the likely replacement, but the latter sits down again and Araujo is ok to continue.

Catalan youth product Danny Rodriguez takes a shot from long way off, but the ball swirls away and goes wide off the Valladolid goal. A shot nonetheless from the visitors.

Ansu Fati could do with a good performance tonight, and help his morale as he takes another shot from the Valladolid box. The shot is saved but Fati is looking lively.

The youth product Dani Rodriguez is getting his arm strapped, potentially looking to be a dislocated shoulder as Lamine Yamal is suited up and ready to come on.

A heavy challenge from Anuar on Gerad Martin and the ref blows for a foul and awards a free-kick to the visitors. Fermin Lopez lines one up but it hits the Valladolid defence and the danger is thwarted.

The hosts are heavily marking Lamine Yamal, sensing the wonderkid is the dangerman here and could be the key in giving the hosts a goal. Yamal is doing is best to get his side in the game but Valladolid players are hoofing everything away.

Four mins added on in the first-half stoppage-time and it remains whether Valladolid hold onto their slender lead. The hosts have been brilliant in defending their 1-0 lead against the La Liga leaders. It's top vs bottom.

Valladolid almost look to break on the counter but the ball does not find the hosts forward and the ref blows the whistle to bring an entertaining half to an end.

Flick and Barca ring in the changes as Raphinha and Frenkie De Jong for Pedri and Ansu Fati. Big 45 minutes for the visitors especially with Real Madrid's tie tomorrow against Getafe.

Raphina and Frenkie De Jong are the ones that have been brought on to make an impact. Barca now have an attacking duo of Raphina and Yamal upfront. Big 45 mins for Valladolid defence.

Raphinha takes a free-kick but Valladolid keeper parries it away as Barca look to pile on the pressure.

Substitute Raphinha equalises for Barcelona! What a start for the visitors. The changes work as Lamine Yamal crosses in the Valladolid box but the hosts keeper thwarts it away only to find Raphinha who makes no mistake in levelling the game.

Barca are in the lead! Fermin Lopez scores as Gerard Martin finds a low cross to the Spanish star who makes no mistake to score and give his side a deserved lead.

Hansi Flick brings on Dani Olmo for Pau Victor.

Valladolid too make changes of their own, with Juanmi Latasa and Amath Ndiaye replacing Mamadou Sylla and Anuar Tuhami.

Lamine Yamal does a nice skill and finds right-back Hector Fort, who beats two Valladolid players and manages to shoot but his ball hits the post and the defender is surprised.

Barca travel to San Siro for the Champions League second-leg against Inter and at the weekend, have to face El Clasico rival, Real Madrid. A win tonight could help them distance away from Madrid ahead of the big clash next weekend.

Ter Stegen, who has been quiet, is brought into action for perhaps the second time in this match, as the ‘German keeper thwarts away after an unmarked Juanmi Latasa shot hits the keeper but he pushes it for corner.

On: Chuki and Florian Grillitsch.

Off: Ivan Sanchez and Selim Amallah.

Gavi pulls up and another injury for Hansi Flick. The German boss will be scratching his head as to how many players does he pick ahead of a crucial week. On comes Eric Garcia for the midfielder.

Lamine Yamal cannot believe his luck that he hasn't scored there. His strike has been cleared off the line brilliantly by Antonio Candela. A huge slice of luck for the hosts.

Barca defender Ronald Araujo is booked for a foul on the Valladolid player and has to be on his toes going in the final few mins of the game.

Lamine Yamal makes football look so easy as he goes past two, three players but has to come back as a foul on a Barca player that wins them a free-kick.

Raphinha again lines up a free-kick outside the Valladolid penalty area but the Brazilian hits way over the bar. It is looking comfortable three points for the visitors.

Five minutes of injury time added on.