Barcelona are currently meeting Athletic Bilbao at San Mames for the most intriguing game in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. This is the final reconstruction of last season’s that comes already in the last 16 stages, and this time in the tough field of the Basques, who do not intend to give up.
Xavi’s team came to the meeting after the 3: 2 loss to Real Madrid in the Super Cup semi-final and in the shadow of the Osman Dembele storm, who was left out of the squad because he refuses to extend his contract with the team and is close to leaving. On the way to the eighth, Barça defeated Linars 1: 2, in what was also their last victory in all competitions.
On the other hand, the Basque team fought against Real Madrid on Sunday, but lost the title to them with 2: 0 in the final. Before that, Bilbao ousted Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals with a makeover and a great 1: 2 in the final minutes in Saudi Arabia.
After the same 0: 4 in the final in Sevilla where Leo Messi shone, the teams met earlier this season in San Mames in a game that ended in 1: 1 at the end of August. Inigo Martinez scored for Bilbao, and Memphis DePay, who was out of the squad today, scored his first goal for the Catalans and set up the game.