Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona
Spanish Copa del Rey
Date: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Kick-Off at 20:30 UK / 21:30 CET
Venue: Estadio Municipal Reino de Leon (Leon).
Following on from their Clasico showdown with Real Madrid on Sunday and a busy schedule to come, supervisor Ernesto Valverde will honestly use this fixture as a danger to rest a number of his key gamers and deliver others at the fringes an opportunity.
A couple of footballers Barcelona enthusiasts have been keen to peer more from as of late are wingers Ousmane Dembele and Malcom.
In the case of Dembele there had been reviews that Barcelona aren't glad together with his conduct off the pitch. According to Sport, key individuals of the squad and Valverde were no longer impressed when he wasn't ready to come on in the conflict with Sevilla these days.
This fixture will without a doubt provide Dembele with an opportunity to reveal what he is capable of, albeit towards 0.33-tier opposition. Per Squawka, when he's within the right temper, Dembele can be such an asset:
Malcom, meanwhile, is likewise set to get a risk to feature to the meagre 25 mins of football he has played for Barcelona in view that his transfer from Bordeaux in the summer season.
While absolutely a large skills, as of but he's no longer been trusted with tons movement in La Liga or the UEFA Champions League, even though this opposition seems primed for him to get a run out.
Malcom has really been linked with a likely switch far from Barcelona as early as January following his hard begin to lifestyles in Catalonia. According to Lluis Miguelsanz of Sport, the Blaugrana were requested by using Inter Milan approximately his availability.
Despite his problems, if Malcom can discover a few shape there may be no question he can offer some thing to the Barca cause:
Valverde can also observe different kids, including Carles Alena, Sergi Samper and Munir El Haddadi.
Leonesa will look to make the maximum of this uncommon opportunity to move up in opposition to a international-class outfit, and if Barcelona let complacency creep into their game there is a hazard they are able to make subjects awkward.
The third-tier facet have commenced the Segunda Division B campaign nicely after their relegation final season and sit down in fourth function in the desk. Even so, there may be a chasm in first-rate on display on this stumble upon, and Barcelona should take a healthful lead into the second one leg on the Camp Nou.
Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona: Head-to-head
The aspects met every other at this stage of the opposition returned within the 2009/10 season.
Barcelona superior 7-0 on aggregate.
Blaugrana received the away fixture zero-2 before bagging five inside the reverse fixture at Camp Nou.
Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona: Prediction
Cultural Leonesa took advantage of the simpler draw to reach this stage. They eased past the fourth-department side Lorca zero-3 in the previous spherical ten days in the past. They have usually been in precise contact currently winning 5 and drawing one among last 5 suits throughout competitions. The cutting-edge of successes got here on Saturday whilst Victor Cea’s guys noticed off Internacional three-1 at domestic.
The gulf in high-quality between the 2 groups in huge, but we are able to try to take gain of the 1.Eighty three odds supplied for the hosts now not to lose with the aid of three or greater desires distinction here. Valverde will use a reserve squad right here which is why we are able to instead lower back the Under 4.Five desires FT guess at 1.40.
Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona: Bet Tips
Cultural Leonesa +2.5 handicap @ 1.Eighty three (5/6)
Under 4.Five dreams FT @ 1.40 (2/five).
