Ernesto Valverde warns Barça ahead of Copa del Rey quarter-finals

Ernesto Valverde was very effusive for descartar that his team have had luck in the draw of quarter-finals of the Glass of the King after knowing that it will confront to the FC Barcelona in this round of the eight better of this season. And it is that although it will play in Saint Mamés in front of the culés, ensured that it is "one of the worst rivals that there was" in the bass drum.

The trainer of the Athletic Club spoke in press conference this Friday and explained that "there were a few rivals to avoid. But it is clear that the Barça is one of the favourites to win the Glass. It is a hard rival and suppose that they also thought that we are hard rival", said in the previous to the split suspender belt of this Saturday in front of the Valency in Mestalla.

Valverde, without too many positive memories of his stage culé

"It is an eliminatory attractive for all, beautiful to see. Fortunately we go it to live in Saint Mamés with illusion and with good expectations", said on the draw, but warning that "first it is the party of morning", puntualizó. Likewise it did not doubt it is to declare that "no longer I agree me of all that, now am in another phase", when being asking on his step of almost three years by the Barça.

Already being still in his analysis of the party, to contest this next Wednesday 24 January, stood out "the luck of not having to travel, to play in Saint Mamés with ours publish", but "against the champion of league", underlined. "We do not go to say that we have had luck because it is a hard rival, of the worst that there was in the draw and it is necessary to play it", added the 'Txingurri'.

Finally, Valverde admitted that although it is a party that has played already many times, results him special. "In some measure, is an eliminatory that in my case repeats along the time, but have illusion by the Glass as have all and suppose that will have this. It is a lovely competition, especially for the one who wins it", signalled.