The FC Barcelona knows very very what is to delete to the Athletic of the Glass of the King in the last times, so much in finals as in previous rounds, and by this reason is optimistic of face to the double clash that will carry him to measure against the Basques from the next month of January of 2017, first in Saint Mamés and afterwards in the Camp Nou.
The eighth of final between both teams will be argued, but the reality is that, throwing an ojeada to the precedents, there are firm reasons to believe seriously in the classification of the ones of Luis Enrique for quarter-finals, as long as the FC Barcelona follow showing the dynamic and offensive game of the last weeks.
The most curious of everything is that, of the three seasons that carries Luis Enrique in the Barça, in all they has had to confront to the Athletic of Bilbao in the Glass of Rey. In the season 2014-15 the Barça of "Struggle" already surpassed in the final in the Camp Nou by 3-1 to the Basques, whereas the past campaign, in quarter-finals, the Barcelona happened of round after winning the two parties (1-2 in Bilbao and 3-1 in Barcelona).
The Barça, the worst nightmare of the Athletic in Glass
In the last years, besides, the FC Barcelona has turned into the "Black Beast" of the Basque group, to the that has prevented him opt to the title in three occasions more: the final of the 2008-09 in Valencia (4-1), the one of 2011-12 in the Calderón (3-0) and in the round of the eighth of final of the 2010-11 (0-0 in the Camp Nou and 1-1 in Bilbao), possibly this last the most adjusted of all.
The fact to confront to a rival of level already in the first days of the month of January will do that the FC Barcelona initiate the second stretch of the season 2016-17 with the concentration by the clouds, as it has to be if it wishes to opt to all the titles this season.