Previews
MIÉ 20.01.2016
RC Celta - Atletico (20:30)
The Vigo team, after a match full of excitement at the Balaidos Stadium, beat Levante 4-3 and strengthened morale to face Atlético Madrid in the Cup competition. Eduardo Berizzo will have the significant absence of Nolito, still recovering from his injury, but in return will have available the new signing, Beauvue.
Saul Ñíguez, Fernando Torres, Tiago Mendes, Lucas Hernández and Guilherme Siqueira are not in the call of 19 players given by Diego Pablo Simeone before traveling to Vigo. Atlético will try to repeat the league result achieved ten days ago, when they won at Balaidos 0-2.
Athletic Club - FC Barcelona (21:00)
Just half an hour later will begin the clash between Athletic Club and FC Barcelona, in what will be a rematch of the Copa del Rey last season final. Athletic coach, Ernesto Valverde, will be without the injured Ibai Gomez and Raul Garcia. Before the Cup tie, Valverde, unveiled the paths by which the match should cross for their own interests: "We know it's going to be difficult and it is very important for us not to concede goals.”
Meanwhile, Luis Enrique, coach of FC Barcelona, travels to Bilbao with the absences of Claudio Bravo, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Rafinha, Jordi Alba and Mathieu. With a spectacular record of 12 consecutive games undefeated, the Barca team and the Asturian manager are aware that the clash will have nothing to do with the one they played last weekend at the Camp Nou. "The match will be totally different from the league game," said the Azulgrana coach.
Valencia CF - UD Las Palmas (J-20:30)
The Che team not just find a regular line in LaLiga, but showed strength in the Cup against Granada CF. Now they are facing a UD Las Palmas who played a frantic Cup tie against SD Eibar and now visit the Mestalla Stadium in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
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Gary Neville will take on the Canary side with the absence of Enzo Perez and Sophiane Feghouli, Gayá and Javi Fuego doubtfuls for the game. In Quique Setién's side, Angel, Bigas, Javi Castellano and Hernan won't be available for this match.
Sevilla FC - CD Mirandés (J - 21:00)
Sevilla and Mirandés will face in the match that will close the first legs of the quarterfinals. Unai Emery, who has available all his squad except for Nico Pareja, is wary of an opponent who has already shown great performances in the Cup, nor does Coke. "We have close precedents of Mirandés knocking out two teams of Liga BBVA, teams that give us a lot of trouble when we faced them in the championship," said the full back.
Mirandés comes with the excitement of being the only team from Liga Adelante at stake, and the aim of getting into the semifinals of this competition as they did on the 2011-12 course. "We want a good result that allows us to fight for the pass in Anduva,” It is the general feeling in the Burgos team in the words of the player A. Ortiz.
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