December is the time of Christmas and you should know that La Liga players get good vacation during Christmas time compared to EPL players. I guess that Valencia players are not thinking about Xmas break at this moment. Instead, they are thinking of the financial crisis that the club is facing at this moment. So, if you feel that the work of Barcelona has been cut out already thanks to the financial problem of their opponent team then I would not argue with you too much. The financial crisis has affected everyone, even the golf industry too.
The advantage that Barcelona is going to have is that it is going to be a home match. Home match is always good for its supporters. They should feel even happier to entertain a financially struggling club. Of course, you should never write Valencia off completely. They have seen impressive success in the last one decade both in Spain and in Europe.
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