The draw of semifinals of the Glass of Rey has offered perhaps the most difficult rival for the FC Barcelona. The Catalans know very well to Valencia, but in one of the most classical clashes of the national competitions, the majority of meetings decide by details. The precedents smile slightly to the culés, but leave several warnings.
In the tournament copero are 15 the occasions in which they have seen the faces to double party, and the balance is favourable to the Barcelona, that won 9 eliminatory by 6 of his rival. Explaining all the competitions with commitments of gone and turn, the register equalises a lot, since in Supercopa and European championships the blanquinegros add 4 triumphs more.
The one of the course 2017-18 will be the fourth semifinal that contest Barça and Valency in 21st century, after the ones of the campaigns 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2015-16. Although the first aimed it to him the 'che', the following fell for the ones of the City Condal, with a clear victory by 7-0 in the Camp Nou that decanted the last of them.
In the last 10 years have seen few victories valencianistas (24 duels in all the competitions, 14 victories culés, 8 ties and 2 defeats), but there is a very serious warning of face to this eliminatory. In Mestalla will not be at all easy to win, and the proof is that in his four last visits in Glass of Rey, the Catalans did not attain to go back with a triumph. This does almost compulsory to go out of the Camp Nou with a favourable result.
Valverde, warned; Messi, prepared
In spite of the requirement that suppose so much the double clash like the calendar, Ernesto Valverde knows well to the one who confronts , since in addition to having gone through his bench, already has crossed like trainer of the Barça with the Valency in his feudo. That party was marked by a tremenda controversial referee's, but left some positive symptoms and the feeling that the Txingurri has the keys to go back to go out airoso. It touches to apply them on the lawn.
Another of the Barcelona antidotes will be Leo Messi, that has to the blanquinegros like fourth favourite victim. They are 24 goals those that has aimed in 27 commitments, although in Mestalla costs him something more (his production limits to 8 so many) and in the Glass of the King has reduced his influence. In four meetings has done three targets, but all they concentrated in the 7-0 of the season 2015-16.