Hercules holds on to a curious statistics to give confidence of face to the meeting of this Wednesday in the Camp Nou, against a FC Barcelona that theoretically would not have to have too many problems, in spite of the absence of the "MSN" and of Gerard Hammered, to achieve the pass to the eighth of final of the Glass of the King after the 1-1 harvested in the party of gone.
And it is that the combined Alicante has achieved the gesta to win in the Camp Nou during his two last visits, produced in the seasons 1996/97 and 2010/11.
The first time attained to defeat to the FC Barcelona of Sir Bobby Robson (2-3), after tracing back the two initial goals of the FC Barcelona, work of Luis Enrique and Ronaldo Nazario. Pavlicic, Visnjic and Eduardo Rodríguez marked for the Valencian team, in some points that were vital so that the Barça finish losing the League that season.
Hercules won to the Barça of the era Guardiola
The last clash between both clubs in the Camp Nou resolved with two goals of the Paraguayan Nelson Valdez, that allowed to Hercules surpass to the FC Barcelona of Pep Guardiola (0-2) in the Barcelona sanctuary.
Luis Enrique, that already knows what is to lose live against Hercules in the stadium barcelonista, does not wish that it go back to happen and by this reason will play only with players of the first team, with the aim to keep the concentration to the maximum before the team initiate the holidays of Navidad. The precedents, joined to the 1-1 of the party of gone, are a warning that the Barcelona will have to have very present not to go out escaldado.