Two Copa del Rey aficionados will square off in a tantalising quarter-final on Wednesday night, as Athletic Bilbao host Barcelona at San Mames.
Two Copa del Rey aficionados will square off in a tantalising quarter-final on Wednesday night, as Athletic Bilbao host Barcelona at San Mames.
Athletic Bilbao has an odd of 5.18(bet ₹100 and wins ₹518 if Athletic Bilbao wins).Bet Now
If this match ends with a draw then the odd is 3.33(bet ₹100 and win ₹333 if the match draws).Bet Now
Barcelona has an odd of 2.35(bet ₹100 and wins ₹235 if Barcelona wins).Bet Now
Match: Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona
Date: January 25, 2024
Time: 01:45 AM (IST)
Venue: San Mames Stadium
Match Prediction-SS vs BH BBL Final Match Betting Tips and Match Prediction
Semi-finalists in each of the past four editions of the Copa del Rey – as well as clinching runners-up medals in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 tournaments, where both finals were played two weeks apart – Athletic Bilbao have continued to flaunt their knockout prowess since the 2023-24 campaign began.
A one-time Copa del Rey winner with upcoming foes Barcelona, Valverde – who also led Athletic to the 2014-15 final during his second of three spells in charge of the club – has overseen a quartet of relatively straightforward successes in the current edition, where Rubi, Cayon, Eibar and Alaves have been no match for Wednesday’s hosts.
Simon; Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Berchiche; Herrera, Prados; Muniain, Sancet, N. Williams; Villalibre
Mixing it with the Spanish heavyweights is still no mean feat for Athletic, who are out to make it seven home wins on the trot when Barcelona pay a visit to the Basque Country, but the Blaugrana capitalised on their slip-up to knock them off their podium position at the weekend.
While the effervescent Lamine Yamal and top-flight defensive debutant Pau Cubarsi produced performances far beyond their teenage years against Real Betis, the headlines belonged to Ferran Torres, who took home the match ball courtesy of a heroic hat-trick alongside setting up Joao Felix’s sublime outside-of-the-foot strike.
Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, Gundogan, De Jong; Torres, Lewandowski, Felix
In spite of their well-documented shortcomings, Barcelona remain as sharp as a tack in the final third, scoring in each of their last 15 contests and netting at least two goals in seven of their last eight battles. La Blaugrana will certainly not have it all their own way at San Mames, where familiar opponents Athletic have dispatched teams for fun in recent weeks, but the Lions often lose their attacking bite when faced with a wall of Barca shirts and should fall just short as Xavi’s side deny them a fifth successive semi-final appearance.
Athletic Bilbao 1-3 Barcelona, predicted by us.
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