All or nothing, the lineup for Barcelona vs Atlhetic Bilbao in Copa del Rey

Barcelona have had problems this season due to the team's poor performances in several important matches, especially in the 'Clasicos' against Real Madrid and the match against Girona. That made them now far away from the top of the La Liga standings, so it will be very difficult for them to repeat the title they achieved in the 2022/23 season.

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The positive thing for them is that they are still competing in all three tournaments. In addition to the Spanish league, they are in the round of 16 of the Champions League. There they will face Napoli on February 21 in Italy, and then play the second leg on March 12 in Catalonia. And in the Copa del Rey they are in the quarterfinals, after beating two teams from lower divisions such as Barbastro and Unionistas de Salamanca.

This Wednesday they will have their first tough challenge in the tournament. Now that they are among the top eight, there are no easy opponents: they will visit Athletic Bilbao at the Nuevo San Mames stadium. This will be a very difficult match for Los Blaugranas, as they will face one of the toughest teams in Spain. But it will also be an opportunity to show that they can compete at the highest level.

Coach Xavi Hernandez decided that Barcelona's lineup will be: Iñaki Peña; Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Alex Balde; Frenkie De Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres. Also on the bench will be Aaron Yaakobishvili, Ander Astralaga, Joao Cancelo, Hector Fort, Pau Cubarsi, Sergi Roberto, Fermin Lopez, Oriol Romeu, Joao Felix, Marc Guiu and Vitor Roque.

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For Los Leones it is a great opportunity

Athletic Bilbao are having a good season 2023/24. In La Liga they are in fifth place in the standings, just 3 points behind Barcelona. And this Wednesday they will have the chance to advance to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, so they will do their best to give the fans a joy. Coach Ernesto Valverde chose this XI: Julen Agirrezabala; Iñigo Lekue, Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri; Beñat Prados, Mikel Vesga, Malcom Adu Ares, Ohian Sancet, Nico Williams; Gorka Guruzeta.