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Rematch in the quarterfinals of the Kings’ Cup, which became unexpectedly quite interesting, of course, mostly due to the results of the first game. Barcelona lost only one match this season, not counting the Super Cup, and it was exactly against Espanyol in the first round when the score was 1-0. It was not expected, and it was not expected that Barca would achieve no goals, however, Espanyol now has reasons for a certain optimism now, although they have experienced a difficult championship defeat last weekend and Barcelona recorded a victory. The first duel of these two clubs at the start of the season was resolved in favour of Barcelona at Nou Camp for 5-0.

FC Barcelona

Given that championship is becoming a little uninteresting for Barcelona, because they have created a truly huge difference compared to their rivals, the Cup comes out in the foreground and now they have a challenge that seems far more than all they had in La Liga. In moments when they looked really invincible, they have failed against Espanyol for the first time, and they did not manage to shake the net of their opponents, and then they received a goal in the finish.

Simply, it was not Barcelona's day. Proof is a missed penalty for Messi, which is really rare. The composition was changed, but not so far as to have justification, and they returned on the winning track on Sunday when they mastered Betis with 5-0. True, all goals have been achieved in the last half hour of the game and duo Suarez-Messi was really great. Mascherano and Rafinha left them in the meantime, while some players have problems with injuries.

Probable lineups FC Barcelona: Cillessen – S.Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Digne – Busquets, Paulinho, Rakitic – Messi, L.Suarez, Deulofeu

Espanyol

This is a very modest season for Espanyol, however, the possible elimination from Barcelona would have completely changed that rating, and the fact that they only won their city rivals this season has greatly improved the mood in the ranks of Espanyol. For now, this minimal triumph is not worth much and they are aware of what expects them at Nou Camp, but they have not made much use of this victory to raise their confidence, which is best illustrated by the difficult home defeat of Sevilla in the championship last weekend.

It was 3-0 for the guests, and a series of four games without defeat had been interrupted, of which they won three times, looking only at the championship, and they had a series of four games in which they did not lose. It was a pretty much changed composition comapred to the one which overcame Barcelona. Now coach Flores will probably make some new changes, and it is clear he cannot count on Jurado and Piatti, and probably also J.Fuego, who was injured in the match against Sevilla.

Probable lineups Espanyol: Di.Lopez – Navarro, O.Duarte, Naldo, Martin – Melendo, Da.Lopez – Darder, S.Garcia, Granero – Baptistao

Verdict:

The fact that they lost in the first round will be motivation for the football fans of Barcelona, ​​and the fact that they only had a bad day was showed in the championship on Sunday. Espanyol has completely failed on Sunday and there was always a chance that they would have a bad night at Nou Camp and a tough defeat.

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