Spain – Copa del Rey | Unionistas de Salamanca CF VS Barcelona; Friday, 19 January at 02:30 GMT +8

Unionistas, a 3rd tier Spanish football club, is performing well in the Copa Del Rey, eliminating several well-known teams. They beat Gijon 2-0 in the 1/32 finals and Villarreal in a penalty shootout. This is their third match in the Cup on home field, making it the most challenging duels. They will face top Spanish, European, and world clubs in Group 1.

Barcelona lost their final match in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid 4-1, indicating a potential below-average season. The LaLiga deficit to leaders Girona and Real Madrid is increasing, and the remaining competition, Copa Del Rey, is where Barcelona can stand out, having already reached the final.

Carlos Luaces Carreño, the Unionistas boss, has no fitness concerns ahead of the match due to a fully healthy team available.

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández faces multiple availability issues, including João Cancelo, Raphinha, Iñigo Martínez, Marc-André ter Stegen, Marcos Alonso, and Gavi, with Ronald Araujo and Lamine Yamal being suspended for the game.

Predicted lineups:

Unionistas

Goalkeeper: Pablo Caccharon
Defenders: Ekaitz Jimenez, Erik Ruiz, Ramiro Mayor, Carlos Gimenez
Midfielders: Alvaro Gomez Martin, Javi Villar, Hector, Asier Teljeira
Forwards: Alfred Planas, Mario Losada

Barcelona

Goalkeeper: Inaki Pena
Defenders: Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Alex Balde
Midfielders: Sergi Roberto, Ilkay Gundogan, Frenkie De Jong
Forwards: Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres

Over all competition record

Barcelona is expected to score multiple times against Unionistas, potentially leading to a 0-3 win with potential for more goals after the match.

Winning probability: Unionistas – 5% , Draw – 12% , Barcelona – 83%

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