Athletic Bilbao – Barcelona, Prediction – Copa Del Rey

⏩ Last chance for Bilbao to make his season memorable

Athletic Bilbao recently lost 0-1 in the Copa Del Rey final to Real Sociedad, but this was the postponed final last season. Now is the final for this season and the opponent is far scarier. Bilbao’s form is not good at all with 1 victory in the last 9 matches if we do not count the success over Levante, which came in extra time after 1-1 in regular time, however. In La Liga, Bilbao is in the middle of the table with no ambitions for anything more this season, so the cup is their only hope for a good season.

👌 Copa Del Rey is extremely important to win for Barça and Koeman in particular

Barcelona lost El Clásico, but still only 2 points behind Atletico Madrid, who are 1st, so this defeat was not fatal for the Catalans. Given that they did not play poorly, it is unlikely that the loss was so severe. Barça are in top form and at the moment Koeman is gaining more and more the trust of the owners, even though Barca got eliminated of the Champions League. It is clear that they need fresh faces inside the club to change the status quo, but at the moment the Dutchman is doing his job.

We expect Barcelona at the peak of its capabilities

 Expert view: Barcelona have won Copa Del Rey 30 times – the most of all teams. More interestingly, the second in this ranking is not Real Madrid, but Athletic Bilbao with its 23. Bilbao have several important absences before the match, and for Barça, only Coutinho and Fati are out, but it is expected that Pique will finally return to the team. We think that Barcelona are much stronger than Bilbao and will beat them, as Real Sociedad did a few weeks ago. Prediction – Barcelona to win at 1.55.