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Feb 2, 2019 at 5.30pm UK at ​Camp Nou (Barcelona)
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Barcelona
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Valencia
Messi (39' pen., 64')
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Gameiro (24'), Parejo (32' pen.)

Lionel Messi's record vs. Valencia

Ahead of Barcelona's home match against Valencia this weekend, Sports Mole looks at Lionel Messi's record against Los Che.

Barcelona can move further clear at the top of La Liga with victory over Valencia at Camp Nou on Saturday evening.

The Catalan giants are already five points better off than second-placed Atletico Madrid, who are not in action until the following day.

Barca will have star man Lionel Messi in their ranks for this weekend's showdown - bad news for Valencia, as the Argentine superstar has a formidable record against them.

Here, Sports Mole looks at that goalscoring return in a little more detail.

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Messi has faced Valencia on 25 occasions in La Liga - a joint-high alongside Atletico - and has been involved in 32 goals.

Against no other side does the five-time Ballon d'Or winner boast a better return, scoring 22 goals and setting up 10 more.

The 31-year-old scored braces in both league fixtures two seasons ago and, while he fired a blank across 180 minutes in 2017-18, he responded with a goal in the 1-1 draw earlier this season.

In other competitions, meanwhile, Messi scored a hat-trick against Los Che in in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final clash nearly three years ago to the day, but he fired blanks in the other five semi-finals played against Valencia since 2008.

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Barcelona duo Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi celebrate a goal against Leganes in La Liga on January 20, 2019.
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona22155260233750
2Atletico MadridAtletico22128232141844
3Real Madrid22133637261142
4Sevilla22106636231336
5Getafe228862518732
6AlavesAlaves229582227-532
7Real Betis229582626032
8Valencia2261242420430
9Real Sociedad228682725230
10EibarEibar227872930-129
11Levante227693240-827
12Athletic Bilbao2251162328-526
13Leganes226882227-526
14Real Valladolid226791928-925
15Espanyol2274112536-1125
16Celta Vigo2266103436-224
17GironaGirona225982331-824
18Rayo Vallecano2265112638-1223
19Villarreal2231092331-819
20Huesca2236132139-1815

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