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The Cup quarterfinals at stake: Barça look to confirm their great moment in Ceuta

Published:18/01/2023 - 21:43h

Updated:24/01/2023 - 18:32h

FC Barcelona set itself the goal this season to lift titles again and 2023 already brought the first. The second part of the season is ahead and the Copa del Rey is presented as another great opportunity

Everything is served so that the FC Barcelona visit this Thursday to the Ceuta in the eighth of final of the Glass of Rey. The team of Xavi won the Supercopa does less than 100 hours and already has to happen the page and concentrate in a party that could put it to three victories more than another title for this season.

The Barça, maximum winner of the competition, arrives with all the best that has to the party, although the Barcelona trainer has decided to do some rotations and give rest to some important footballers. In addition to the absence of Memphis Depay in the list, in the middle of his traspaso to the Athletic of Madrid, the míster neither will do to travel to other two headlines.

Already in the own previous press conference to the party Xavi declared that "the only that goes to rest is Ronald". "It finish with some annoyances. It is not at all grave, but as it came of injury will give him rest. The rest is available. All will go for Ceuta except one or two that are more fatigados", explained the trainer egarense. That another that has not gone in in the list finally is Frenkie of Jong, title the past Sunday in Riad in front of the Real Madrid.

The best yes will be

One that yes could play his first party of Glass of the King is Robert Lewandowski. The Polish forward has been summoned by the egarense and surely was from the beginning in the party taking into account that for the weekend will not be available by sanction. On the '9', Xavi equally wanted to explain that "it suffered a hit in the back and will see as it is, but the idea is that it avenges, for the weekend is sanctioned and have he".

Good moments

Several players of the staff arrive in a big form. Andres Christensen has turned into an authentic safe in the defence culé and this cost him some elogió of part of his trainer. "It has taken a step forward, it is to taste, comfortable, aggressive, fast, although it do not seem it, him fichamos because we thought that could mark differences and is doing it", mentioned Xavi.

Another footballer that has exploded even more, if it is this possible, has been Gavi. The midfield player of 18 years was the best player on the field in front of the Madrid in the Supercopa and outlines like another of the headlines in the half of the field culé. As inner or as 'false' left extreme has certified his intensity and capacity to create danger, something that in front of a team that surely will try to go out to defend could be key.

12 years ago the Barça already surpassed an eliminatory in front of the Ceuta, and did it completing his trip in helicopter, something that will repeat . Xavi Hernández has confirmed in front of the means that expect to travel until Málaga and from there do the necessary flights so that the staff fly and can avoid the sea, something that the same ex footballer of the Barça cleared that it is not at all simple before a party.