Thursday evening, at 20:30, Mestalla is playing back the semifinals of Copei del Rey between Valencia and Barcelona. The Catalans won the tour with 1-0.

A goal scored by Luis Suarez in the second half of the Camp Nou game is the only one to make the difference between the two clubs at the moment. But it brings an important advantage to guests. It is difficult to get back after you have lost your tour without signing up. Against Barcelona, ​​this task becomes infernal.

The Catalans have clearly dominated the Spanish football this season, while Valencia, after an impressive start, now has a series of five consecutive defeats. If defeats with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid are understandable, the failures with Las Palmas and Deportivo Alaves are hard to justify.

In Copa del Rey, the Catalans try to defend their trophy won last season. The seriousness with which he touches this competition is clear, given that Messi has been rested for much of the previous match in La Liga.

Barcelona is unbeaten in 23 of the last 25 matches played against Valencia in all competitions. Even on Mestalla, the latest victory of “bats” dates back to 2008.

Andreas Pereira is out of the circuit for three weeks after he suffered a foul on Sergi Roberto’s lap. Goncalo Guedes still has some medical problems, so Toni Lato and Jose Gaya should be left-handed owners.

Gerard Pique has a knee problem, but he should be the owner Thursday night. Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba played just over half an hour in the La Liga match, so they should be pretty fresh.

Valencia (4-4-2)
Domenech – Gaya, Garay, Paulista, Montoya – lato, Kondogbia, Parejo, Soler – Moreno, Mina

Barcelona (4-4-2)
Cillessen – Alba, Umtiti, Pique, Roberto, – Iniesta, Busquets, Paulinho, Rakitic – Suarez, Messi

PREDICTION: Barcelona to win @ 1.61