BAR vs VAL Copa Del Rey Semi Final Leg 1 Match Prediction-Team News

Barcelona vs Valencia

Copa del Rey, Spain

Valencia will be looking to find their form back when they visit Barcelona on February 1st. Valencia will be having a positive in the back of their mind that they defeated Barcelona 2-1 when they last visited Camp Nou in 2016. With Barcelona’s new recruits rearing to go, it won’t be easy for Valencia to take the first step towards the Copa Del Rey final.

Match Details:

When: February 01, 20:30 Local Time

Where: Camp Nou, Barcelona.

Barcelona Team News:

• Yerry Mina is expected to play in place of Mascherano.
• Ousmana Dembele and Thomas Vermaelen continue to be ruled out due to injuries.

Form (Recent first): W W W L W W

Last Result: (H) Barcelona 2-1 Alaves

Probable XI and Subs:

Ter Stegen; Pique, Umtiti, Yerry Mina, Semedo; Rakitic, Coutinho, Paulinho, Iniesta; Suarez, and Messi.

Subs: Cillessen, Roberto, Digne, Jordi Alba, and Paco Alcacer.

Key Players:

Lionel Messi, Iniesta and Luis Suarez

Valencia Team News:

• Goncalo Guedes is expected to miss the game due to an injury.
• Geoffrey Kondogbia and Ezequiel Garay are expected to return to the line up after recovering from their respective injuries.

Form (Recent first): L W L W W W

Last Result: (H) Valencia 1-4 Real Madrid

Probable XI and Subs:

Neto; Montoya, Garay, Coquelin, Lato; Parejo, Kondogbia, Gaya, Maksimoviç; S.Mina, and Rodrigo.

Subs: Nacho Vidal, C. Soler, S. Zaza, L. Vietto, A. Pereira, and Jaume Doménech.

Key Players:

Rodrigo, Coquelin, and Kondigbia.

India Fantasy Match Prediction:

Valencia will be looking for that away goal desperately to stay in the contest. So, one can expect goals to be hit by both sides. With Camp Nou backing the Catalans, a prediction in favour of Valencia would be difficult. The final scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Barcelona will be happily taken by both sides. Pick more players from Barcelona to stand a chance of winning.

Note: This BAR vs VAL match preview is based on our research and news sourced from various sources. You can select your own playing XI basis the team news.

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