SPOTIFY CAMP NOU, WEDNESDAY 21:00H

Rival of height! Barça plays its pass to the semis of the Cup against an inspired Real

Published:24/01/2023 - 21:55h

Updated:31/01/2023 - 19:56h

If the main objective of Xavi and his Barça is to win titles, a match like the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad has to be that blow on the table that every project needs.

The FC Barcelona will confront to a Real Sociedad very different to which goleó 1-4 in Anoeta in the beginning of the current League. In a party that the ones of Xavi neither played excelentemente, sufficed with a big Lewandowksi and a 'grey' second part of the Basques so that the Barça added his first victory liguera of the current season.

Almost six months afterwards the situation is very distinct, although the record between both teams in the Camp Nou does to foresee a classification culé to the semifinals of the Glass of Rey. The txuri urdin have 26 consecutive defeats in the Barcelona stadium, a series that tried to break, but that to his time plays an important paper in the previous of the meeting of this Wednesday (21:00 hours).

The Barça besides arrives with six triumphs followed, adding League, Glass and Supercopa, and the last defeat barcelonista traces back to 26 October 2022, in front of the Bayern Munich. From here, it has chained ten triumphs and a tie. The reality is that the meeting presents like the opportunity to see to the two Spanish teams more in shape of this 2023.

It returns the greater loomed

In addition to the poor record in front of the Barça, if something concerns to the ones of Imanol Bailiff is the presence of Robert Lewandowski. The forward fulfilled with his second date of suspension the past Sunday and will arrive mentally concentrated, and physically rested, to an eliminatory to only party and of venue. The best player of the Barça seems to have all smart to show in the Glass.

After his doublet in front of the Ceuta, the forward will have to go up his performance by the upper level that presents to play always in front of the Real. However, the pair with Ousmane Dembélé and the big moment of a footballer like Gavi, puts to the Pole like the main footballer to mark difference in the Spotify Camp Nou.

Admiration mútua

Xavi Hernández went through the room of press and left clear that considers very well the current football of the Real. The technician stood out that "the proposal of Imanol is the more resembled ours. The way to do the things, of pressure after loss... They like me a lot of things of the Real. Therefore I say that it is a gentleman instrument. They do not fit. The defensive line has it very worked. They are aggressive and dominate with the balloon", explained the míster culé.

Precisely to this that enumerated Xavi is to what will have to confront the Barça this Wednesday if it wants to be still in the fight of another title more this season. Leader in League, and with the Manchester United expecting in the Europe League, the Barcelona club can put to only a triumph more than playing the final of the Glass. Tournament of the that is absolute owner of the list of winners.