these are the possible rivals of Barça in the quarter-finals

The FC Barcelona continues its week of celebrations. After ‘crushing’ Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España final (2-5), the Catalan team did the same against Betis (5-1) to secure qualification for the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. The azulgranas comfortably thrashed the verdiblancos and are now waiting for their opponent in the next round of the tournament.

This next knockout round will be the last to be played as a single match and will take place on February 4, 5, and 6. The draw will be held on Monday, January 20 at 1:00 PM, and the opponent of the culés will come from those already qualified: Valencia, Leganés, Getafe, and Atlético de Madrid and from the winners of the matches between Athletic Club–health, Royal Society–Rayo Vallecanoand Real Madrid–Celta.

Barça, against their ‘ghosts’

Having overcome the round of 16, Barça is preparing to face their ‘ghosts’ in the next round. Last season, the culés were eliminated from the competition at this stage after being defeated by Athletic Club in San Mamés (4-2). In that match, the team then led by Xavi Hernandez went into halftime with a lead thanks to goals from Lewandowski and Lamine Yamalbut Iñaki and Nico Williams turned the result around and gave victory to the locals.

Now, in a completely different present and established as the best team in Europe, those of Hansi Flick are favorites to win the title on April 26 at the La Cartuja stadium in Seville, seeking to return the team to the top in a championship of which they are the kings.