Valencia shall be aiming to enact revenge on Barcelona when the 2 groups face off of their Copa del Rey quarter-final tie on Thursday. The Catalans have been 7-1 winners of their final assembly 10 days in the past on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, however this encounter shall be performed at Los Che’s residence of the Mestalla.
It won’t be simple for Valencia to drag off the shock, provided that Barcelona have began 2025 in superb type. Nonetheless, they’ve appeared to show issues round barely for the reason that arrival of recent head coach Carlos Corberan, and so they have now their final two matches on the Mestalla (vs Actual Sociedad and Celta Vigo).
Nonetheless, Valencia have been dealt a big blow within the final 24 hours, as Corberan confirmed throughout his pre-match press convention that he shall be with out the companies of right-back Dimitri Foulquier and striker Hugo Duro for the match towards Barcelona, as per MD.
“Foulquier underwent exams attributable to discomfort and won’t be accessible tomorrow. Of the remainder of the gamers, Hugo Duro is in an analogous scenario. He has not educated with the group, these discomforts are nonetheless current and tomorrow he’s additionally not within the squad with the crew.”
Duro’s absence is a specific blow for Valencia, as he has scored in his final three appearances towards Barcelona. Los Che might want to depend on Umar Sadiq or Rafa Mir to be their beginning striker on the Mestalla, whereas Max Aarons – who arrived on mortgage from AFC Bournemouth through the winter switch window – is about to make his first begin.
It ought to be a compelling encounter between Valencia and Barcelona. Each groups will imagine that they’ve an excellent likelihood of constructing into the ultimate 4 of this season’s Copa del Rey, however just one will get there.