Barcelona travel to Mestalla tonight — Lewandowski, Balde and Casadó available for Valencia clash

FC Barcelona go to Mestalla on Saturday for their last league game of the 2025-26 season, with kickoff against Valencia set for 21:00 local time. Barcelona’s official match page lists the fixture as LaLiga Matchday 38, while Valencia said the game will be played at Mestalla and broadcast by DAZN. Barcelona said on Friday that every available first-team player trained before the trip except Jules Kounde, a detail that points to Robert Lewandowski, Alejandro Balde and Marc Casadó being in contention for the match. ### Why are Lewandowski, Balde and Casadó being treated as available? Barcelona said on May 22 that “every available first-team squad member” took part in the final pre-match session at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, with Kounde the only first-team player not training with the group. Because the club singled out Kounde as absent and did not list Lewandowski, Balde or Casadó among the missing players, the clearest reading is that all three were available for selection. (fcbarcelona.com) Barcelona’s own squad and player pages also list Lewandowski and Balde as current first-team players, and the club’s coverage around the session did not report a fresh issue affecting either player before the Valencia trip. The same club news feed carried the training update alongside other first-team items ahead of the final round. ### What exactly is at stake in the table? (fcbarcelona.com) LaLiga’s official match page shows Barcelona entering Matchday 38 with 94 points from 37 games, already in first place. Valencia start the day ninth with 46 points from 37 matches. That means the game does not affect Barcelona’s status as league leaders, but it does sit inside the final round of the Spanish top-flight schedule. (fcbarcelona.com) Barcelona’s official preview page also frames the trip as the club’s last game of the season. On Valencia’s side, the club said the match corresponds to Matchday 38 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26. ### What did Barcelona say before the trip? Barcelona’s official site carried a pre-match item under the headline “We want to win the last game,” attached to coach comments published ahead of the Valencia fixture. (laliga.com) The club homepage also described the May 22 workout as the “final pre-match session of the season.” Friday’s training report added that six Barça Atlètic players joined the session: goalkeepers Eder Aller and Diego Kochen, plus Álvaro Cortés, Xavi Espart, Jofre and Tommy. (fcbarcelona.com) That suggests Barcelona supplemented the group in training while preparing for the trip to Valencia. ### Where and when can the match be followed? (fcbarcelona.com) Valencia said on May 19 that the match would be played on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 21:00 Spanish time at Mestalla. The club said fans could follow coverage through its official website and app, with DAZN providing the television broadcast. Barcelona’s official match page and LaLiga’s fixture page both list the same game on Saturday, May 23 at Mestalla, with kickoff shown as 21:00 CEST on Barcelona’s site and 21:00 in Spain on LaLiga’s Spanish-language schedule. (fcbarcelona.com) ### What is the next concrete step? Saturday’s 21:00 kickoff at Mestalla is the next milestone, with Valencia and Barcelona closing their 2025-26 league schedules in Matchday 38. (valenciacf.com) Barcelona’s match center and Valencia’s official site are both carrying pre-match information for the fixture. (fcbarcelona.com)