Football. ua brings to your attention the announcement of the return match of the semi-final match of the Cup of Spain.

Valencia and Barcelona once again clash with each other for the right to play in the decisive duel of the current Copa Del Rey. In the final, they are already waiting for Sevilla, the day before defeated Leganes.

Valencia - Barcelona Thursday, 22:30, Valencia, Mestalla. The first match 0: 1.

Hell Calendar of Valencia continues. "Bats" have already visited the Camp Nou and the Vanda Metropolitano, at home they took Real (all the matches were lost), and now here's to clash with Barcelona in the return match of the Copa Del Rey. After the exit defeat in the first match, the chances of "Los Ches" fell to the maximum. Few doubt that the guests will be able to excel at Mestalla at least once, and this will mean that the Marcelino team must be scored three times. Nevertheless, Mestalla is a magical stadium and miracles happen on it. Therefore, dismiss Valencia is not worth it - the team will give the fight to the Catalans.

Barcelona is now in great shape. The team confidently leads in the Example, beats various records and feels more than comfortable. Knock out "blue garnet" for Valencia will be a real feat. Tonight the hosts will be ready to "die" on the field for reaching the final and the team will only think about it. All forces will be thrown precisely on this game. Marcelino will think about the championship later.

As for the staffing situation, there is good news for Valencia. In the composition after the injury returns to the leader Goncalo Gedes. We risk to assume that the coach will release the Portuguese from the first minute. Gonzalo is the player who can play a key role in the match. Murillo and Pereira continue to be treated. Guests in the infirmary are Usman Dembele and Thomas Vermaelen, and the question is the participation of Gerard Piquet, who, despite initial disappointing forecasts regarding his damage in the match against Espanyol, still got in the application.

Injured: Pereira - Dembele, Vermaelen In doubt: Murillo, Gedes - Pique Interesting facts:.

- Barcelona did not lose in the Cup in 32 of the last 34 matches.

- Valencia could not beat Barcelona in 23 of the last 25 fights.

- In the last 5 of the 7 Copa del Rey matches, Barcelona kept its goal intact.

- In the last 3 Cup matches, Barca was scored at least 3 goals.

The words:.

Marcelino, Valencia's head coach:.

"We need to clearly understand how Barcelona will play and how it will try to get away from our, so to speak, traps. I am sure that my players are 100% motivated and they have a great desire to reach the final. My players will leave all the forces on the football field ".

Ernesto Valverde, the coach of Barcelona:.

"Considering how Valencia plays in the attack at his stadium, it seems to me that to reach the final we need to score a goal.

Players will be motivated from the very first second, because this is the country's Cup semi-final. Gedesh? This is the player you need to think about during the match. Gonzalo spends a wonderful season and can give us a lot of problems. We need to be careful ".

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Author: Alexander Puzik.