Wednesday, FC Barcelona will travel to the Rayo Vallecano field for the 8th finals of the Copa del Rey. Both teams will want to win this match in order to reach the quarter-finals.
Rayo Vallecano will pass a big test against Barça. The 4th team in the Liga2 standings has not qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition since the 2001/2002 season. Until their defeat on Saturday against Mallorca (3-1), the Franjirrojos remained on 5 consecutive victories in all competitions. To reach the 8th finals of the Copa del Rey, they successively beat Teruel (3-2 a.p), Haro Deportivo (3-1) and the resident of Liga, Elche (2-0).
Distanced in the title race, FC Barcelona, 3rd 10 points behind Atletico, can draw on their solid experience in the Copa del Rey. The Catalan club is the most successful formation (30 crowns). If he seems far superior to Rayo, Barça is sluggish at the moment but he wins. In 3 of their last 4 matches, the Blaugranas have been forced to play 120 minutes. This was the case in the semifinals of the Spanish Supercup against Real Sociedad (1-1, 3-2 tab), in the final against Athletic Bilbao (3-2 ap) and in the round of 16 of the King’s Cup against Cornella (2-0 ap). FC Barcelona remains on a victory in Elche (2-0) in La Liga.
The Rayo Vallecano is full for this meeting. In the workforce of the club in the Madrid suburbs, several names are well known. The substitute goalkeeper L. Zidane, the Peruvian international Advincula, the important midfielder Trejo (23 matches) passed through Toulouse or the substitute striker Ulloa crowned champion of England with Leicester in 2016. The top scorer of this formation is none other than the young Antoñín (20 years old, 7 goals).
On the Barça side, the important Dest, Roberto, Pique, Fati and Coutinho are still absent. Suspended during Barça’s last two outings, Messi is back in the squad. A list which also includes the name of midfielder Moriba (18 years old), tenured in the previous round at Cornella. Koeman could once again give substitutes playing time to get a place in the quarter-finals.
The match will be played behind closed doors.
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
FC Barcelona has won their last 13 matches against Rayo Vallecano.
Despite the rotation of the workforce, Barça should logically win and qualify for the quarter-finals. Barcelona victory!
Betting Tips: FC Barcelona wins by 2 goals or more
Odds: 2.07
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