Barcelona and Valencia meet at Estadio Benito Villamarín, in a match for this phase of the Copa del Rey (Final). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to Barcelona, which has 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 12 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 02-02-2019, ended with a draw by (2-2).
Barcelona:
Until reaching this phase of the Copa del Rey (Final), the team eliminated: Real Madrid, Sevilla, Levante and Cultural Leonesa. In the last match they played, for the First Division, they tied with Eibar by (2-2). In its last 8 matches for the Copa del Rey, Barcelona has 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
The Barcelona comes to this game with a draw, 2-2, in the displacement to Eibar, adding the second game followed without losing in official matches. To reach this final of the Copa del Rey, the Catalan club beat the great rival, Real Madrid. In this game against Valencia, the great goal of coach Ernesto Valverde will be to attack in a more organized way, with successive slow attacks, thus maintaining his goal to zero. The great highlight at the individual level is the Argentine Lionel Messi, player who scored 50 goals in 49 official games. For this game the coach does not have Nélson Semedo, Ter Stegen, Rafinha, Luis Suarez, Dembélé and Coutinho, players recovering from injury.
Valencia:
Until reaching this phase of the Copa del Rey (Final), the team eliminated: Real Betis, Getafe, Sporting Gijón and Ebro. The team comes to this match after a victory with Real Valladolid by (0-2). In the last 8 matches they played for Copa del Rey, Valencia have won 5, tied 1 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have turned the score in 2. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 matches for all competitions: they have suffered 10 of their 24 goals between minutes (76′-90) ‘).
The Valencia comes to this game with a victory, by 0-2, in the displacement to the land of Valladolid, adding in this way the second successive win, both for the championship. In the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, the Valencian club beat Real Betis. In this match against Barcelona, coach Marcelino Toral must maintain the usual 4-4-2, benefiting a medium or low block and counterattacks, exploring the best way to space the opponent’s back. The forward Rodrigo is the great highlight of this Valencia, with 14 goals scored in several competitions. On the other hand, Dani Parejo is the one responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. For this game the coach can not count on Denis Cheryshev, due to injury.
