K-ball expert Nango analyzes the Spanish Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona

4:30 Copa del Rey Bilbao vs Barca

This game is a single game in the Round of Sixteen of the Copa del Rey, and there are many unpopularities from the matches that ended in the Round of Sixteen.

Home side Bilbao is currently 10th in the league, the team has always been very interested in cup matches, as the second most won the Copa del Rey (24 times), the intention of this game is conceivable. This season, the team has performed well defensively, conceding 17 goals and the second least team in La Liga, and with a neat lineup, both the strength and the will of the game cannot be underestimated.

The away team Barca is currently only 6th in the league, and the morale of last week's Super Cup semi-final defeat to Real Madrid is bound to be affected, and the overall performance in the recent past is also very low. There are many problems that Xavi has faced after taking over the team, dembele's contract renewal problem, and Depay did not participate in pre-match training. Fortunately, the team has a week of adjustment time, relatively in the case of poor league performance, and as the team that has won the most Copa del Rey, this game will inevitably go all out.

Fundamentally, Barca's overall positioning is higher than Bilbao, the official support to Barca can be said to be the lowest in recent years, in the home team Bilbao's overall defensive ability is outstanding, the away team Barca's recent overall performance is flat, in the current situation of greater interest in the cup in the context, I personally feel that this game will not score too many goals, up to 2 goals in the whole game.