After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won't be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for.

The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they bid to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

Barca, fourth, are two points behind the top two after a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano before the international break in which Hansi Flick's side were outplayed.

After being given permission to play away at the start of the season so the Camp Nou could be readied, Barca's time ran out.

They did not announce the venue for their game against Valencia until Tuesday, in the hopes they would get the permits they needed t

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