Overview
- One week after a 6-0 defeat to Barcelona, Valencia return to Barcelona province to face Espanyol at RCDE Stadium.
- Valencia’s road record remains a concern, with 12 of 36 possible away points collected across their last 12 league matches.
- Carlos Corberán benches Javi Guerra for rotation, restores Pepelu to the XI, and installs Hugo Duro as the reference up front.
- Espanyol start Riedel and Pickel, keep Javi Puado alongside Kike García in attack, and ride a three-game home winning run.
- Pere Milla serves the second match of his suspension; both coaches emphasized mentality on Movistar Plus, and Valencia debut their red second kit.