Barcelona and CD Leganés measure forces at Camp Nou, in a match for this phase of the Copa del Rey (8th Finals). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 games won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 20-01-2019, to the First Division, Barcelona won by (3‑1). O. Dembélé (32 ‘), L. Suárez (71’) and L. Messi (90 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Barcelona, and M. Braithwaite (57′), for CD Leganés.
Barcelona:
The home team arrives at this stage of the Copa del Rey (8th Finals) after having eliminated UD Ibiza, after a victory out by (1-2) in the previous tie. In the last match he played, for the First Division, he lost with Valencia out by (2‑0). In its last 10 home games, Barcelona records 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of their last 30 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Barcelona comes to this match after a 2-0 defeat, on the trip to Valencia, in a game for the Spanish championship. In the last match for the Copa del Rey of Spain, the home team beat Ibiza 1-2. In this game against Leganés, the new coach Quique Setién must play in 4-3-3, privileging the maintenance of the possession of the ball and the organized attacks: Frenkie de Jong is one of those responsible for inventing and creating the offensive process of the equipment. Lionel Messi is Barcelona’s top scorer in official matches, with 17 goals scored. For this game, the coach cannot count on Luis Suarez, a player who is recovering from an injury.
CD Leganés :
Until reaching this stage of the Copa del Rey (8th Finals), the away team eliminated: Ebro, Real Murcia and FC Andorra. In the last match he played, for the First Division, he drew with Atlético Madrid away by (0-0). In its last 10 away games, CD Leganés records 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Leganés comes to this game with a tie, to zero, on the trip to Atlético de Madrid, in a game for the Spanish first division. In the last match for the Copa del Rey, the visitors won the Ebro by 0-1. In this away game, coach Javier Aguirre must choose a defensive strategy, with a low block, looking for only the counterattack. Striker Martin Braithwaite is one of Leganés’ best weapons and the best scorer, with 8 goals scored. Szymanowski will be absent from this game due to an injury.
