Many people say that Barça is the best Barça this season, but it is not absolute.
Although they bought Ferran Torres, Fati, Pedri and others also returned, but the record did not improve qualitatively.
Barca are still a problematic Barca team, the first to bear the brunt of the renewal of Ousman Dembele's contract, the striker has reached the point where he will be abandoned without renewal!
Dembele is now also struggling, even if he performs well in the training ground and shines, but it will not give him the opportunity to go to the away game with the team, because the top level has given Harvey the signal that Dembele has not renewed his contract, and Harvey directly removed Dembele from the list!
Also absent is the season's top scorer Memphis Depay, who has a muscle injury, and big center Luc De Jong is also absent due to the suspension, and there are only two first-team players left in the Barca front, Torres and Fati, and this game is likely to start with Hutgra.
On the contrary, Athletic Bilbao is in good shape, although it is 0-2 to Real Madrid, but it is already a good achievement in the consecutive finals of the Western Super League.
Their current injured players are only one of midfielders Vince Dole, with Villallivere and Belchche likely both returning to the squad after injury.
Last year's Copa del Rey they lost 0:4 to Barca, but that is Messi's Barca, this year's Barça internal and external troubles, Bilbao in the home of 40,000 fans to help, repeat last year's Western Super Cup final draw dragged to the penalty, even if the luck is good to be able to beat the cold to win is not known!