Hoping to avoid a second dose of cup misery in the space of a week, Barcelona visit third-tier Unionistas for their Copa del Rey last-16 encounter on Thursday evening.
Xavi's side suffered a 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in the final of the Supercopa de Espana on Sunday, while their hosts progressed this far in the Copa del Rey thanks to a penalty-shootout success over Villarreal in the last 32, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
UNIONISTAS vs. BARCELONA
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UNIONISTAS
Out: None
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Martinez; Camus, Mayor, Gimenez, Jimenez; Nespral, Villar; Planas, Serrano, Gomez; Slavy
BARCELONA
Out: Joao Cancelo (knee), Ronald Araujo (suspended), Lamine Yamal (suspended), Gavi (ACL), Marcos Alonso (back), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back), Raphinha (hamstring), Inigo Martinez (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pena; Fort, Kounde, Christensen, Balde; Lopez, Romeu, Pedri; Torres, Roque, Felix
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
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