Barcelona meets with Valencia in the final of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Saturday, May 25th at Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla)
The Catalan club has not won Copa del Rey yet, but the players and the coaching staff are sharing plans in case of winning the match for the trophy. In particular, the head coach Ernesto Valverde said that if his players win the cup, the festivities and the championship parade would not take place. The thing is that the specialist wants to give his men a rest immediately after the end of the game and send them on vacation, because many of them will have to join their national teams on June 3. Given the fact that Barcelona confidently won La Liga, its players deserved to rest after a long season.
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Recently, the future club of Antoine Griezmann is probably the most discussed topic in world football. Apparently, the French player will continue his career in the Catalan club. He will definitely not stay in Atletico, as the Madrid club itself has already announced. So far, the financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but it is likely that Barca will pay 120 million release fee. It is also possible that the exchange will take place - Philippe Coutinho may leave in the opposite direction. The capital of Catalonia waited for Griezmann a year ago, and then even serious negotiations were conducted, but a salary of 23 million a year made him stay in Madrid. In the current season, the Frenchman did not manage to take the trophy with the Simeone’s team, so he will come to Barcelona, where he will agree to lower wages. Many of Barça’s players didn’t want to see him in the team, but the defeat to Liverpool meant only one thing for the Catalans – they need reinforcement to regain the Champions League.
At the start of this season, the Bats fell ill with a draw fever. They finished 10 of 14 matches with a peaceful outcome, and also lost and won twice. Such a start was terrible for an ambitious team, which was near the relegation zone. However, closer to the New Year, Valencia began to gain momentum, and its position in the standings was getting better.
And the Bats managed to make a final spurt at the finish line. In the last round, they beat Valladolid away (2:0), thanks to goals of Soler and Rodrigo. Thanks to this victory, Valencia finished fourth in the standings, which gives the right to play in the Champions League qualification next season. However, the main sensation of the season, Getafe, lost this opportunity - in the last round in the home arena, the team from a small town of the same name missed a victory over Villarreal in the last minutes, so the next season Getafe will play in the Europa League group.
In this season of La Liga, Valencia did not lose to Barcelona - a peaceful outcome was recorded twice. The fights between Blaugrana and the Bats are quite prolific. As for the last victory of Valencia in head-to-head meetings, it was recorded 3 years ago. Since then, the teams have already managed to hold 8 matches.
Bookmakers believe that Ernesto Valverde’s players are favorites of the match. The Bats were not bad in the current season - they secured a ticket to the Champions League for the next season and reached the semi-finals in the Europa League. But it is unlikely that they are at such a level to compete with the Catalans. The Blaugrana will surely attack throughout the game, so their victory seems more likely.
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win
