Corberán highlights Barcelona’s investment ahead of Valencia clash

Valencia coach Carlos Corberán has framed Barcelona’s early-season form and spending as central to the challenge facing his side in their La Liga meeting, according to Yahoo Sports.

Barcelona have won their opening three league matches and are seeking a fourth consecutive victory. Their position was strengthened by Real Madrid dropping points against Real Betis in the same round.

Corberán described Barcelona as a team with “a lot of potential” and said the reigning champions had invested more than €170 million. The figure was presented as Corberán’s assessment and was not independently substantiated in the supplied report.

Valencia, by contrast, have collected one point from three matches and most recently lost to Deportivo La Coruña. Corberán said his staff’s priority was to show they could perform better than they did in their previous match.

Barcelona are also due to face Feyenoord in the Champions League midweek. Lamine Yamal’s availability for the Valencia match was uncertain after he reportedly missed training.