Ernesto Valverde has named Barcelona‘s 18-man squad for their La Liga clash at home against Valencia as his side look to recover from their mid-week agony.

Barcelona are currently leading second-placed Atletico Madrid by 11 points in the table and are coming into the game after the shock exit from the Champions League at the hands of AS Roma.

The Blaugrana are unbeaten in the league so far, and will look to go past Real Sociedad’s record of 38 consecutive league games without defeat, as they now focus on domestic titles.

Among those who missed out of the squad were Ivan Rakitic, who sustained a finger injury in the game against Roma, Lucas Digne, Aleix Vidal and Yerry Mina.

Speaking ahead of the game, Valverde said, “I am expecting the same Valencia as always. They are in the middle of a great run with a system that is bringing great success. They are having an excellent season.”