FC Barcelona and Cultural Leonesa meet in the final of the 16th finals of Copei del Rey. The duel will be disputed Wednesday at 20:30 on Camp Nou in Barcelona.
In the tour of the double, the Catalans managed to put the Estonio Reino de Leon on the limit, score 1-0, through Clement Lenglet’s goal in the 90 + 1 minute, a duel in which Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were not present on land. In 2009, Barcelona managed to score in the 16th of Copei del Rey with a 7-0 overall score (2-0 away and 5-0 on home ground).
FC Barcelona:
Ernesto Valverde’s team faces a difficult week ahead of a weekend trip to Espanyol, a derby who claims to be a tough one, while next week he will play on his own at Tottenham, which no longer counts for the Catalans, who are already qualified in the Champions League play-off.
After a series of 3 consecutive non-victory games, Barcelona came back and managed to win two matches in the 2-1 turn in the PSV Eindhoven and 2-0 on home in front of Villareal.
Luis Suarez remains unavailable for the Catalans, while Messi and Philippe Coutinho could be rested by Ernesto Valverde.
Cultural Leonesa:
At 3 points off the 4th place in Segunda Division B, the band from Leon comes to this duel after a series of 5 games in which he scored 4 draws and a defeat. The last match was played in the Salmantino move, where they yielded 2-0, thanks to the double of Owusu Kwaben, a 21-year-old player.
For this game, Víctor Cea, the coach of the guests, does not have players unavailable.
Probable teams
FC Barcelona: Pena; Semedo, Chumi, Lenglet, Miranda; D Suarez, Alena, Vidal; Malcom, Munir, Dembele;
Cultural Leonesa: Palas; Saul, Garrido, Romero, Escalante; Beltran, Bernal, Marcos, Ortiz; Santana, Garcia;
PREDICTION: Over 3.5 goals @ 1.75
