Barcelona have already gained the Spanish Tremendous Cup this season, and they’ll have their eyes on additional success within the Copa del Rey, for which they’re one of many favourites alongside Actual Madrid and Atletico Madrid. They may hope to progress to the ultimate 4 of the competitors after they tackle Valencia of their quarter-final tie on Thursday.
It has been a near-flawless begin to 2025 for the Catalans, who’ve gained seven of their first 9 matches (D2) to start out the calendar yr. They may hope to hold on that run on the Mestalla, and they are going to be buoyed by having crushed Valencia 7-1 solely 9 days in the past.
Nonetheless, it ought to be a way more aggressive event on the dwelling of Los Che. Hansi Flick can be eager to hold on the cup run, though he may decide to make some adjustments forward of the weekend’s journey to Sevilla of their subsequent La Liga fixture. If that occurs, there may very well be possibilities for Dani Olmo to start out.
Olmo has been out with a muscular harm during the last two weeks, however in response to Sport, he ought to be given the medical inexperienced gentle earlier than Barcelona journey to Valencia on Thursday. He was concerned in coaching on Tuesday, and barring any last-minute setbacks, he ought to be advantageous to make an imminent return to motion.
Alongside Pau Victor, Olmo is presently registered on a brief foundation after Barcelona obtained a precautionary measure from the Greater Sports activities Council (CSD). Provided that La Liga and the Spanish Soccer Federation are combating exhausting to have this revoked, the membership can be eager to have the midfielder out there as a lot as attainable, provided that they may lose him for the rest of the season if the case is misplaced. For now, he ought to be again in rivalry later this week.