The Catalan giants have largely struggled to show their best form in the opening months of the 2020-21 campaign and are currently down in fifth position in the La Liga table, eight points off the summit.

Ronald Koeman's side suffered a 2-1 loss at Cadiz in their last away league game on December 5, while they were held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how Barca could line up when they face Valladolid, who have shown improvement in recent weeks but are still down in 17th position in the table.

POSS BAR XI vs. VAL

Out: Sergi Roberto (muscle), Gerard Pique (knee), Ansu Fati (knee)
Doubtful: Ousmane Dembele (hamstring)

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Barca boss Koeman will again be unable to call upon injured trio Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique and Ansu Fati on Tuesday, while Ousmane Dembele remains a major doubt due to a hamstring problem.

Dembele has recently returned to training, but it seems more likely that the France international will feature against Eibar on December 29 than be involved in this game.

There are expected to be changes from the side that started against Valencia, with Clement Lenglet expected to come in for Oscar Mingueza in a defensive position.

Frenkie de Jong should return in the middle of the park, meanwhile, with the Netherlands international potentially replacing Philippe Coutinho, who found it difficult to make his mark against Los Che.

Martin Braithwaite is expected to retain his spot in a wide area, though, while Pedri should also be involved in the final third alongside Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi.