Barcelona go into yet another Copa Del Rey final this season and are set to face Athletic Club Bilbao. Alley sport brings you the Barcelona predicted lineup vs Athletic Club along with other details building up to this game. Another feather in their Copa Cap is on the cards this time around. And they’ll be looking to make sure they add a trophy to a season in which they could end up behind both the teams from Madrid.
Koeman and his men have a chance to add another trophy to the illustrious achievements by the Catalan giants. They have to go up against Athletic Club as part of this final matchup. After a deflating loss in the El Classico, this will be the perfect fixture to bring them back to their best.
Barcelona vs Athletic Club, Preview :
Barcelona go into their latest week of domestic football action as they take on Athletic Bilbao. Making sure they come away with a good result will be integral as they’d like to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Real Madrid in their last game. Their form otherwise has been that of a world class team, but making sure they get their consistency back will be a question as they go into this fixture.
Athletic Club on the other hand will believe they have a chance to do the unthinkable and come away with a win themselves. Contributing to an upset will be top priority from their perspective, and they’ll want to attack this fixture knowing that they have nothing to lose, which might just give them an edge on the day of the final.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Athletic Club, Team News :
Koeman has a barrage of issues in terms of injuries and suspensions. There’s 4 people on the list of injuries and another 4 on the list of people who are at risk of suspension. Not the best circumstances to have to deal with going into any finals.
Moussa Wague is out due to a patella rupture, Ansu Fati suffered a meniscal laceration, Phillippe Coutinho ruptured his outer Meniscus, Sergi Roberto is out due to a muscle injury, Gerard Pique is out because of a Medial Collateral Ligament knee injury, and lastly, Neto is out due to a sprained ankle. Apart from this, Lionel Messi, Clement Lenglet, and Frenkie De Jong at risk of suspension with 4 yellow cards.
Athletic Club aren’t as unfortunate in terms of their injuries and suspensions. They have just one player under each category of injury and risk of suspensions. Pero Nolaskoain is out due to an ankle injury, and Unai Vencedor is at a risk of suspension after racking up four yellow card this campaign.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Athletic Club :
GK- Ter stegen
CB- Clement Lenglet
CB- Frenkie De Jong
CB- Mingueza Garcia
LWB- Jordi Alba
CM- Gonzalez Lopez
CM- Sergio Busquets
RWB- Sergino Dest
CAM- Antoinne Griezmann
CAM- Lionel Messi
ST- Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Athletic Club, Prediction :
Barcelona have a chance to add to their trophy collection for the season by starting with the Copa Del Rey finals. At least it’s how Ronald Koeman should see this fixture if he wants to end this season on a high and work towards achieving the glory they’d have hoped to receive this season. Making sure they assert authority and dominate from the get go will be their top priority.
Athletic Club on the other hand will have a mountain to climb if Barcelona get into their stride. Precisely why they’ll be looking to put up a wall and try and muster up a few waves of attacking play themselves. As they’ll be looking to end their season on a high as well.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Athletic Club, Livestream :
While La Liga matches are telecasted on Sony ESPN, Copa Del Rey matches are not shown in India. However, you can still watch the match on the SONY LIV app from your phone. Apart from which it can be found streaming on Jio Tv.
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