Valencia — Best pictures!

Barcelona will travel to Valencia for one of the central matches in La Liga this weekend. The two sides could not have more diverging goals: while the Catalans are dreaming of a Liga title after a long pause, Valencia are in a ruthless fight for a spot

The week’s World Top 23 was marked by the return of Spain striker David Villa. The Valencia forward racked in 35 rating points in the week thanks to a double in Valencia’s 2:1 win over Real Betis. He now has 218.54 points over all, second only to Wolfsburg

Barcelona blew apart Sevilla 4:0 in La Liga action yesterday, while Valencia easily brushed aside Real Betis 2:1. The Catalans are now back 6 points clear of immediate followers Real Madrid in the standings, while Valencia have closed the gap with Sevilla

Valencia crushed Sevilla’s resistance with a 3:1 win in La Liga action on Sunday, reviving their hopes for a third place at the finish line: the gap with Sevilla has now shrunk to 5 points.

The last match in the Spanish championship was successful for Raul (pictured left) and David Villa – both strikers scored to improve their ratings, and their teams recorded important wins.