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Probable Lineups
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Missing Players
| Player | Reason | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Canales | Out | |
| Hedwiges Maduro | Out | |
| Adil Rami | Doubtful | |
| Bruno | Doubtful | |
| Vicente Guaita | Doubtful | |
| Miguel | Doubtful | |
| Mehmet Topal | Doubtful | |
| Éver Banega | Doubtful | |
| Aritz Aduriz | Doubtful | |
| Pablo Hernández | Doubtful |
| Player | Reason | Status |
|---|---|---|
| David Villa | Out | |
| Ibrahim Afellay | Out | |
| Andreu Fontás | Out | |
| Pedro | Out | |
| Andrés Iniesta | Out | |
| Adriano | Doubtful | |
| Seydou Keita | Out |
Team News
- Valencia cruised into the semi-final, beating Levante 7-1 on aggregate.
- Midfilder Banega picked up an injury against Racing and is doubtful for this match.
- Topal and Aduriz suffered heavy blows to their heads last time out and were taken to hospital. Both players are fit and healthy but remain doubtful for this match.
- Emery may have difficulty finding enough players to make up a full XI here since he could also be without Rami, Miguel and Pablo Hernández through injury.
- Barcelona suffered a setback in their pursuit of another La Liga title when they drew 0-0 against Villarreal last time out. The Catalans are now seven points behind Real Madrid.
- Despite his shoulder injury, Alexis featured for a few minutes against Villarreal. However, he may not start this one.
- Andrés Iniesta won’t play as he still recovering from injury.
- Winger Pedro hasn’t trained with the team and won’t feature in this match.
- Pinto will start once again after a good performance against Madrid proving Guardiola was right to put his trust in him.
Prediction
- Valencia face a tough challenge having in a hurting Barcelona side that will be extra motivated to win the Cup now that they are so far behind Real in the league.
- Barcelona drew at Valencia earlier this season - a 2-2 tie in La Liga. They wouldn’t mind repeating that score this time out.
- Expect a great match at Mestalla as Valencia always challenge Barça at home. The ‘ches’ could take advantage of Barcelona’s injuries; however, they have a couple of injuries themselves.
- PREDICTION: 1-1 draw.
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See all 3 commentsbarca might be happy to get a draw, but valencia certainly wont be. I think there could be an upset here, valencia 2-0
barca will go all out to get a win here because theyll have to concentrate on the cup now. the league almost seems out of reach
Usually Valencia may facy their chances against a Barca side with that many injuries and an awful away record. But, they themselves are incredibly short-handed at the moment and could struggle