Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Athletic Bilbao
Match Time & Date:
24/01/2024
21:30
Prediction: 1-1
Barcelona
Sparkles will be flying when Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona lock horns at Estadio San Mames in the Copa del Rey quarter-final. The Lions aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Valencia and you should know that they are on a six-game winning run at home ahead of the visit of Barca. Inaki Williams is representing Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Asier Villalibre is pushing for a start. Oscar de Marcos is a major doubt, while Dani Garcia remains on the sidelines with injury.
The Catalans, on the other hand, showed character in their last league match, with the team beating Real Betis thanks to late goals from Joao Felix and Ferran Torres. As Xavi’s men have been impressive in front of goal of late, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Aforementioned striker Joao Felix is pushing for a start, while all Andreas Christensen, Raphinha, Inigo Martinez, Marcos Alonso, and Gavi remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Athletic Bilbao):
Athletic Club (mostly known as Athletic de Bilbao) is a Spanish football club from the Bask region which is playing currently in the Primera Division. The club from Bilbao is playing in the highest Spanish division since its founded in 1928 and is next to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona for a longest period of time in the Primera Division. Athletic de Bilbao used to play until 2012 in the San Mames stadium (also known as La Catedral).
Since 2013 the club is playing in anew stadium. Athletic Bilbao is known for its rivalry with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid was founded by Bask students in Madrid. The old relationship between both teams is visible in the red blue jerseys of both teams.
The second team Athletic de Bilbao is playing in the Segunda Division B in Spain. Athletic Bilbao won the Primera Division 8 times, the Copa del Rey 24 times, the Spanish super cup 2 times. Athletic de Bilbao didn’t won any prizes in Europe yet but managed to be the runner up in 1977 and 2012 in the UEFA cup.
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