Previews
WED 10.02.2016
Valencia CF - FC Barcelona (Wednesday 10 February, 21:00 CET)
Valencia were put to the sword at the Camp Nou as Luis Enrique's charges offered a masterclass in the art of football and goalscoring in a seven goal rout. The home side ripped the Valencia backline to pieces with Luis Suarez bagging four and Lionel Messi hitting a hat-trick.
However, Gary Neville's troops will not go down without a fight. In the wake of defeat against Real Betis, the hosts will be desperate to give a good account of themselves in front of their own fans. Indeed, it is worth remembering that the only victory of Neville's reign came in the Copa del Rey and if one thing is true of football, it is its knack of producing the unexpected. As for the Valencia supporters, they've already done their bit by creating the following hashtag on Twitter: #ElValenciaSiempreSeLevanta (Valencia always bounce back).
RC Celta - Sevilla FC (Thursday 11 February, 20:30 CET)
Following on from the 4-0 hammering inflicted on their side at the Sanchez Pizjuan, the Celta faithful are holding out for a miracle comeback. The two sides locked horns again on Saturday, in a game which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
Eduardo Berizzo's men have high hopes of doing something in the competition, having already knocked out Atletico Madrid in a 3-2 win at the Vicente Calderon on a night which saw the Galicians become the first side this term to have breached the Atletico rearguard on three occasions. What's more, this is the first time in 15 years that Celta have reached the Copa del Rey semi-final stage and they'll be doing their utmost to ensure that they don't blow their big chance now.
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