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Copa del Rey | Quarter-Finals
Jan 24, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
San Mames Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
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Barcelona

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Sancet (36'), Prados (82'), Herrera (109'), Williams (120+2')
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Lewandowski (26'), Yamal (32')
Xavi (17'), Christensen (17'), Torres (82'), Fort (84'), Yamal (95'), de Jong (115'), Roberto (117')

How Barcelona could line up against Athletic Bilbao

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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final with Athletic Bilbao.
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Barcelona manager Xavi will welcome two defenders back to the ranks for Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final with Athletic Bilbao at San Mames.

La Blaugrana prepare for the trip to the Basque region with five definite absentees in the form of Gavi (ACL), Raphinha (hamstring), Marcos Alonso (back), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back) and Inigo Martinez (hamstring), but Joao Cancelo (knee) and Andreas Christensen (ankle) are both back in action.

In the absence of Christensen and Cancelo at the weekend, 17-year-old Pau Cubarsi earned plaudits for his performance against Real Betis on his La Liga debut over the weekend, but he appeared to be cramping up towards the end and gave way to Joao Felix in the 81st minute.

Cubarsi should be given the green light to take on Athletic, but with Xavi affirming that both Christensen and Cancelo are ready for minutes, the former could be a straight swap for the teenager in the backline.

The rest of the Blaugrana backline should remain unchanged, as Inaki Pena also receives protection from Ronald Araujo, Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde if Xavi opts not to risk Cancelo from the off.

Given the calibre of opposition, Pedri, Ilkay Gundogan and Frenkie de Jong are seemingly primed to link arms in the engine room once again, although Sergi Roberto and Oriol Romeu will provide fresh legs if necessary.

Hat-trick hero Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski should be final third shoo-ins, but Lamine Yamal - purely for fitness reasons - could potentially lose his place to Felix, who complemented Torres's treble against Betis with an exquisite outside-of-the-boot strike.

Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, Gundogan, De Jong; Torres, Lewandowski, Felix

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid33266171224984
2Barcelona33227468392973
3GironaGirona33225669402971
4Atletico MadridAtletico33204962392364
5Athletic Bilbao331610753332058
6Real Sociedad331312846351151
7Real BetisBetis33121384139249
8Valencia33138123738-147
9Villarreal33129125455-145
10Getafe331013104145-443
11Osasuna33116163749-1239
12Sevilla33911134246-438
13AlavesAlaves33108153138-738
14Las PalmasLas Palmas33107163041-1137
15Rayo Vallecano33713132742-1534
16Mallorca33614132739-1232
17Celta Vigo33710163750-1331
18CadizCadiz33414152346-2326
19Granada3349203661-2521
RAlmeria33111213267-3514
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