It does few hours that the FC Barcelona retells with all his effective, but already does some days that prepares the visit to Balaídos to face the eighth of final of the Glass of Rey. In the party of gone against the Celtic of Vigo, the Catalans want to encarrilar an eliminatory that will not be simple, but besides will try esquivar a data that has them lastrado in the last times.

And it is that the clash against the Galicians will be the first party of the 2018, and the Barcelona pretend to aim a new victory to correct a negative series. Première the year no gives them badly, but the tendency has changed in the last three seasons and Ernesto Valverde has taken good note of this.

In the past course, and precisely in the tournament copero, the Athletic imposed 2-1 in Saint Mamés. In the campaign 2015-16, already in LaLiga, went the Espanyol the one who started a tie without goals, and just a year before, the Real Sociedad did to cost the problems culés in Anoeta to carry an adjusted triumph by the minimum (1-0).

Since it started the 21st century, the Barça has faced 18 premières, and in 10 of them has attained to go out victorious. In 4 more it left with a tie, and only in 4 fell defeated. The team is prepared to struggle by all the titles and are beginning him to arrive reinforcements, so begin with good foot the 2018 would be the best of the news.

The results of the Barça in the start of the year

  • 5/1/2000: Barça-Real Sociedad, 3-1 (League)
  • 3/1/2001: Ceuta-Barça, 0-3 (Glass)
  • 6/1/2002: Barça-Saragossa, 2-0 (League)
  • 5/1/2003: Barça-Recre, 3-0 (League)
  • 4/1/2004: Racing-Barça, 3-0 (League)
  • 9/1/2005: Villarreal-Barça, 3-0 (League)
  • 3/1/2006: Zamora-Barça, 1-3 (Glass)
  • 7/1/2007: Getafe-Barça, 1-1 (League)
  • 2/1/2008: Barça-Alcoyano, 2-2 (Glass)
  • 3/1/2009: Barça-Mallorca, 3-1 (League)
  • 2/1/2010: Barça-Villarreal, 1-1 (League)
  • 2/1/2011: Barça-Raise, 2-1 (League)
  • 4/1/2012: Barça-Osasuna, 4-0 (Glass)
  • 6/1/2013: Barça-Espanyol, 4-0 (League)
  • 5/1/2014: Barça-Elche, 4-0 (League)
  • 4/1/2015: Real Sociedad-Barça, 1-0 (League)
  • 2/1/2016: Espanyol-Barça, 0-0 (League)
  • 5/1/2017: Athletic-Barça, 2-1 (Glass)