Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona face in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, in an exciting meeting in Vallecas, in a single match format that means that if one day the favorite team cannot win, it will be left out. The Vallecas stadium It is a small field that can be uncomfortable for the Blaugrana, as was seen in Cornellà, in the previous round, in which they reached extra time.
Barça, to continue with the good dynamics of LaLiga
In LaLiga Santander Barcelona It arrives in good dynamics, with four consecutive victories that have allowed the team to rise to third position in the qualifying table. The blaugrana add 37 points and come from winning at Elche (0-2), thanks to the many of Frenkie De Jong and Riqui Puig, who achieved his first goal as a first team player.
It is likely that Ronald Koeman choose to perform rotations in the face of this meeting of Copa del Rey, with minutes to players who are not habitual, as in the case of the Riqui Puig, Junior Firpo or Neto in goal. He Barça faces his second game of the Copa del Rey, since he competed in the Spain Supercup and did not enter until the previous round, against UE Cornellà, Second Division B.
Messi returns to the summoned list
He Barça has not been able to count on Messi in his last two games, since he was sanctioned for the expulsion of the final of the Spain Supercup. Thanks to this obligatory rest, K
oeman has chosen to summon him to go for this meeting, if he wins they have a tough confrontation next weekend in LaLiga Santander against him Athletic Bilbao, precisely against him he lost the title of the Super Cup.
El Rayo fights for promotion in LaLiga SmartBank
He Vallecano Ray, meanwhile, occupies the fourth place in the standings with 37 points, although it comes from losing last weekend to the Majorca, also played in Vallecas, by 1-3. The Vallecanos have as their main objective to achieve promotion, so they will also have to have their minds in their next challenge against him. Spanish, in a direct duel for said objective.
In the Copa del Rey, the Vallecanos defeated Elche in the last round 2-0, thanks to the goals of Tiago Manuel Days and of Alejandro Catena. Having clearly eliminated a team of First division It shows the dangerousness of this competition format, which has already been seen as a single match that is highly prone to generating big surprises.
When is Rayo Vallecano – Barça played?
The game is played today, Wednesday, January 27, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Rayo Vallecano – Barça?
The encounter can be seen by DAZN, the platform that broadcasts the Copa del Rey. It can also be seen in open by Telecinco, channel of Mediaset. You can follow all the information about the match and the round of 16 of the competition on the website of Sports world.