Probable Lineups

4-3-3
4-4-2

Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison

(18) 11 Goals 7 (13)
33.9 Average Age 32.5
179.9 Average Height (cm) 182.1
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Copa del Rey.

Missing Players

Barcelona
Valencia
Player Reason Status
Rafinha Out
Marc-André ter Stegen Out
Luis Suárez Out
Ousmane Dembélé Doubtful
Player Reason Status
Denis Cheryshev Out

Team News

Barcelona
Valencia
  • Marc-Andre ter Stegen is absent with a knee injury, removing any doubt that Jasper Cillessen will hold his place as Barcelona's cup goalkeeper.
  • Luis Suarez is sidelined due to injury, which paves the way for Lionel Messi to lead the line with support from Philippe Coutinho and Malcom.
  • Clement Lenglet and Sergi Roberto should be preferred to Samuel Umtiti and Nelson Semedo in defence for the favourites.
  • Marcelino doesn't have many selection concerns, with only Denis Cheryshev missing out with a knee injury.
  • Ezequiel Garay has recovered from injury and should partner Gabriel Paulista at centre-back.
  • Cristiano Piccini should feature ahead of Daniel Wass at right-back, while Geoffrey Kondogbia has recovered from a long-term injury for the final in Seville.

Prediction

  • Barcelona didn't finish their league season in the strongest of fashion, as Eibar's high-intensity approach saw Valverde's side drop points at Ipurua.
  • Both of the LaLiga games between Valencia and Barcelona ended in draws this season, meaning that the Copa del Rey final should be a very tightly contested affair.
  • Valencia ended their league season with three consecutive victories and will fancy their chances of causing an upset on Saturday evening.
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User Predictions

Comments (129)

 
  • A great Messi is not always enough in a shitty team. He is trying hard but can't save their asses every game alone, even though he does quite often ...

  • For all Messi´s haters like @john2james :-D. Football is not about Messi and Ronaldo only, When Ronaldo played absolutely useless in the Semi and Final in UCL last year, Real Madrid simply won and saved Ronaldo's ass. When Ronaldo was injured in the Euro Final, Portugal easily won and saved Ronaldo's ass. When Messi played absolutely poop or was MOTM like today's match, his teams didn't protect Messi's ass. These important matches are not about Messi or Ronaldo, but about teams. Yes, throwing all the blame on Messi is your very productive life, but these are the facts. And yes, Messi's haters will not agree with me, but that is life :-D

  • @JimmyHopkins Omg, sorry for double comment but this is my crappy net :-D I'm not spamer like our friend @john2james :-D

  • For all Messi´s haters like @john2james :-D. Football is not about Messi and Ronaldo only, When Ronaldo played absolutely useless in the Semi and Final in UCL last year, Real Madrid simply won and saved Ronaldo's ass. When Ronaldo was injured in the Euro Final, Portugal easily won and saved Ronaldo's ass. When Messi played absolutely poop or was MOTM like today's match, his teams didn't protect Messi's ass. These important matches are not about Messi or Ronaldo, but about teams. Yes, throwing all the blame on Messi is your very productive life, but these are the facts. And yes, Messi's haters will not agree with me, but that is life :-D

  • Congratulations Valencia for winning Copa del Barca! Congratulations Valverde for destroying Barcelona!

  • @GioMonaldo Its Messi...How many times, u mock Messi's team mates and coaches for Messi bottling at important time?

  • @john2james Nowadays you are literally the only person in the world beside Ronaldo himself that still thinks Ronaldo is better than Messi.

  • @john2james Just look at the ratings bro... U are delusional. But of course in ur mind messi should have 5 and every other player a 10.. Messi WILL win the ballon dor and he will win more in the upcoming years.. But of course in ur delusional mind u will talk about nonsense like cheating, corruption or whatever.. Much like cr7 sister on twitter.. Ehemm.. Let me correct myself much like cr7 LOL

  • @john2james This time I will also put part of the blame on Messi. Happy? PS: still Messi >>> Mr Challenge

  • @john2james he and penaldo are both finished. two losers , nowhere to be found in critical moments this season for their teams!

  • @GioMonaldo Its not valverdes fault alone. The fans and the team hierarchy who stubbornly believe in the "our one and only plan is short passes through the middle" system are all in it. Evolve already. Both Man City and Liverpool play a version of total football and they both have many players who have admirable physical qualities. I am surprised that no 1 is talking about this.

  • @GioMonaldo your idol couldnt save you tonight, he only scored tap-in. now i bet that he loses copa america and announces retirement in july at the age of 32 . hahahahhahahahahha

  • Congrats Valencia! Barca is crap, Valverde out please... Messi is MOTM and GOAT as always, but Barca lost anyway... and don´t worry 6th Golden boot is home and 6th Ballon d´Or is waiting for Messi :-D and Messi´s haters kill me now :-D

  • @JimmyHopkins 6th ballondor for even bottling a local cup hahaha..

  • @john2james so when Ronaldo scored vs Ajax when Juve got knocked out he is a fighter, when Messi scores in a cup final and still loses he is a bottler?

  • @KlaasJanHuntelaar They are Ronaldo pathetic fankids like john2james, dont worry :-D

  • @KlaasJanHuntelaar he has a habit of bottling matches when he is made captain..

  • @john2james Ronaldo bottled a 4-3 Golden Boot lead... 4-6 now.... And in a few months he will have bottled a 5-5 Ballon D'Or tie... tough luck huh

  • @Boeree ballondor for bottling trophies..51 goals wasted.

  • To that salty son of a troll : messi is man of the match but the team is so shit that they loose but penaldo the useless and noisy player lost a penalty in ucl final penalties after extra times but the other player in manchester united saved his ass loool , ronaldo is not even in the conversation

  • @Salazarchokhof i knew you were stupid!! who scored the goal in that game and got united to the penalty shootout in the first place

  • @BSN when u bottle a penalty it really means u have nice sense of bottling ,when others didnt carry him then penaldo is still that cartoon hero penaldo that u want to overrate ?! dont use such childish and stupid excuses ! Lol

  • @Salazarchokhof so messi is a bottler for missing that penalty against chile? that's your same logic

  • Omg , how unlucky is messi , just see how big of a gap is between him every other player in whole world , always does the best ... but his teams are like crab !!! For argentine squad nobody can do nothing but in barca , definitely with a good managment we can have decent enough players !!! I always told , bartomeu decisions wasted so much money on lords and still no solid alternatives for our ancient lost players like puyol and etc ... , the defense is disaster however in front nobody even move if opponent press messi with 3 or 4 players ! (Theres a player that not even one player manmarks him but his salty fans compare him to messi to put him in messi level , get the hell out of here u prick pickels ;b)

  • @Salazarchokhof you mean ronaldo right? so did you just say ronaldo doesn't get marked!!! either you're stupid or so butthurt you went stupid

  • @BSN i have never seen a player tracking him only in last year semi finals , so if u wanna lie and he WaS MaN mArKeD ! I dont wonder cuz ur a penaldo fan , triggered by ronaldos live in social medias lool

  • @Salazarchokhof than you have never watched his games i guess, at least tell you saw how KOKE was marking him the whole game this season, and of course got destroyed like 3 times

  • @BSN three words , football doesnt worth lying , one word bonus for u , dont lie ,,, lol :)

  • @Salazarchokhof lie!! is that your comeback? go watch the games son

  • @BSN Messi had 12 shots and scored once. That's more wasteful than unlucky for a player on his level. As for man marking. If you play up front and hang forward then you should be getting marked by the back four. Man marking Ronaldo would be stupid as he doesn't free roam. You only try to man mark players that free foam all over the park.

  • @Champion most of the shots have hit the defenders cuz it was crowded infront of him , cuz he was simply manmarked , i doubt u understood cuz ur a penaldo fan , a hater cat agree with the truth !

  • @Champion 12 shots that most of them was when 4 or more players were infront of him !!! Why ? Cuz simply he was manmarked by atleast 4 players to not let him do anything , hes pretty good at shots outside of the box and thats why , ur penaldo cartoon hero cant do out side , thats why they focus on other creative players to ban the their progress ! Penaldo always in penalty box ,till penalty box juve plays with 10 players , so why the hell should they manmark penaldo ?! defenitely penaldo fans are on smth lol

  • @Champion nonsese. The players were tryng to get valverde out. To thats it. But they dd it quietly. Thanks guys

  • How much evidence do we need that Messi carries this dreadfully ordinary Barcelona? Not one of the midfield would be on the bench at Manchester City.

  • @iluveverton Now lets jump to Man city..:) and bottle there and then do the same, like u do with argentina and now Barcelona

  • @iluveverton You said it man..

  • 1-2 Rodrigo to crush uefalona fans hearts !!!

  • @stefanm break what hearts lol after the liverpool game no one has a heart anymore

  • @stefanm like VAR crushed your heart? LOL

  • @GioMonaldo tell me who was right boy? Go now to the bed take few medications and try to sleep because this will hurt a lot... Hahhahahahahah

  • Ronaldo bottled a 4-3 Golden Boot lead... 4-6 now

  • @Boeree Bottler is bottling trophies for fun these days..haah

  • @john2james Imagine if Messi lost the domestic cup in the first round 0-3 against Atalanta... haah

  • Fun fact: Valencia are undefeated against Barca this season, 2 draws in La Liga and this disaster.

  • Time to say goodbye to Valverde. He is a good coach for an average team but not for a team like a Barca....

  • @Taha25 Messi is the reason. No offense, its the truth

  • I am happy. I hope they can now change our coach. And that bartomeo

  • In April we were hoping for a Treble, but all we got now is trouble. Valverde out!

  • please please Valverde, Coutino, Arthur, Dembele ,Malcom and Jordi Alba get out of the team for next year....

  • Well done Valencia , deserved this cup. We played against Mallenco and Offside Goals

  • @batman88 Last time Ronaldo won a Domestic Cup was 5 years ago...

  • @batman88 Offsides were when Real played against B.Munich last time. This time it was clear that ball was coming from the GK

  • @batman88 Valencia deserved it yes, but learn the rules Jesus fuck that’s not offside

  • Come on Valencia, you can score more goals.

  • Sack valverde as soon as match is finished

  • @Djey, 100%

  • I cannot understand why everyone in barca is backing valverde. Lets say that hypotheticly everything that has happened is not valverdes fault at all.. LOL (Just for the sake of the argument). He still needs to get sacket. Lets look at real madrid for example... If u fail u get kicked... even if u are unlucky. We do not accept failure. That is what a big club should do... Not to mention that valverde is a shit coach. PS: To all my dear colleagues who bashed me at the start of the season when i was criticizing Valverde... TOLD YAAA!!

  • @k.1 even unluck can be the couch failure ! Zizoo has three balls , as u saw he hit a player in WC final with one of them , having ball makes u lucky ,see without referees mistakes these three years they were eliminated ! having no fear makes u lucky , just see valverdes defensive formation and his hairs , this is a solid truth

  • Not the best way to end the season, but hey, IT IS WHAT IT IS...

  • Where was "GOAT" , the best player ever said by Uefalona fans... ? Hahahaha I honestly think if he loses now Copa America- guy will cry everyday ,everynight and will probably retire at the age of 32. Hahahahhahahaha!! Bravo Valencia !!!

  • @stefanm If you put attention, the score is actually 1-2. That one goal from the losing side was scored by the player you mention. Also If you put some extra attention, whoscored gives the award "man of the match" yo the most valuable player on the pitch (based on statics, not opinions). The player you are refering to also got that award (easy to spot as a star on the field, really). I hope that helps!

  • @TheJesus That helps normal people, not clueless madridiots like him :D

  • @GioMonaldo Says the delusional barka dog who was saying stupid stuff like treble incoming..LOl.

  • @stefanm ?? Messi was man of the match. That's where he was ...

  • @stefanm ur blind then ! :) just see the ratings !!! Penaldo fans cannot ever understand football is not tennis or futsal that one person role can be that much crucial !!! Its 11 players , im done with penaldo fans :)

  • @stefanm messi is MOTM and the team ratings super shit so obvioysly they loose ! , u came here to see smth else but come on , lets cry more LOL :)

  • Messi scored a offside goal, rating9.0 again

  • @brucelian blind. Where was the offside? ball came from the GK

  • @brucelian yeah pretty sure all his career goals are offside to you

  • Divock Origi killed Barca

  • Messi will donate this cup again just like he did a few weeks ago in UEFA Champions league. Great messi.

  • @brucelian why not you donate your life to the world so we get more oxygen? waste of space

  • @BarcaPlsLetMeDown bottler

  • @brucelian Last time Ronaldo won a Domestic Cup was 5 years ago...

  • this barcelona team is pretty finished

  • Messi out or not for this match?

  • @kevo1414 no

  • I hope this match end 0-4. Valverde OUT. Fuc king son of a bit ch.

  • To be honest to me it seems like barca players want valverde sacked and arent trying, on the second goal pique and semedo falling asleep even tho it shouldve been easily defended, and on the attack they play just fine up untill they're in front of goal then they just stop trying.

  • @Feeherii It's a cup final, if even one of them is doing this deliberately it's just disgusting. They must react in the dressing room, not on the pitch. It's not only being disrespectful to the manager but also for themselves, club and fans.

  • @Byakuya I know but bartomeu has made it clear he isnt sacking valverde, would rather lose 1 cup than suffer for the next 2seasons under valverde

  • @Feeherii If that is the case, then everyone playing for Barcelona should be kicked out from that club. You get paid millions each week and u play like this for fans who pay to watch them?

  • 2-2

  • Tough match, Valencia ain't Real Madrid. Hopefully we can complete the double and end this season on a high note. Visca Barca! haha madrid!

  • @GioMonaldo I would be shocked if Valencia didn't win 3-0.

  • @GioMonaldo, there's no way. This is a failed season again. Messi FC can't do anything without Messi's brilliance.

  • @GioMonaldo I think you misspelled haha Barca

  • 5-0 Barcelona to finish off Valencia the way they finished off Sevilla in the last final.

  • @CrazyBarcaFan00 keep dreaming valencia aint sevilla

  • @stefanm If losing this cup means sacking Valverde then I hope that Valencia is not Sevilla

  • @CrazyBarcaFan00 Valverde was confirmed to stay by the board, don't you read news?