Barcelona Vs Athletic Bilbao playing for the cup of a king they both dont like

The Catalans and the Basques will play tonight in Copa del Rey. Athletic always perform amazingly in the cup regardless of their Liga's performance. They will miss Llorente for this match and that's a huge upset. Yet, there is another match to play at their cathedral. So if they keep the result close till then, Llorente may have a saying to complicate Barca's journey in the competition. But will they have a chance to do so tonight?

I think it all depends on Pep's plan for the match. What kind of selections can we expect for this game? Normally, some first team players get a rest in the cup, but I think today the selection will be as strong as possible. There is a X-mass break coming and there is nothing worse than finishing the year defeated. This is a very aggressive team coming to the Camp Nou and Pep will think twice before taking them lightly.

Tomorrow I will publish a post about youth players and their chances to earn a promotion to the first team. Tonight we can enjoy another match and maybe we will have another chance to see Thiago and co performing against Athletic. Till then it is refreshing to rewing the highlights of Copa del rey final 2009 and the celebrations that followed.