Guide to Tuesday's Albacete-Barça match: schedule, where to watch and lineups
Albacete hosts Barça this Tuesday at 9pm
BarcelonaAlbacete and FC Barcelona will face off this Tuesday (9 pm) at the Carlos Belmonte stadium in the Copa del Rey quarter-final. The Castilian-La Mancha side aims to continue making history in the competition after eliminating Álvaro Arbeloa's new Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Barça seeks to defend its title and increase its tally to 33 Copa del Rey trophies.
Albacete comes into this match after an epic victory over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey round of 16, thanks to a brace from striker Jefté Betancor late in the game to seal a thrilling 3-2 win. Barça is coming off a 2-0 victory against a solid Racing Santander side. In La Liga, Albacete defeated Zaragoza 2-0, while Barça secured a 3-1 away win against Elche.
Alberto González, the home team's coach, will be without Edward Cedeño, Jon García, Luis López, and Higinio Marín due to injury. However, Pepe Sánchez is expected to be available for the match after missing the last game with discomfort. For Barça, in addition to the already known absences of Andreas Christensen, Pablo Gavi, and Pedri, Raphinha Dias has been ruled out at the last minute with an adductor strain in his right leg.
Time and place of the match
The match will be played on Tuesday at 9:00 PM at the Carlos Belmonte stadium (Albacete).
Where to watch the match (television)
The match between Castilla-La Mancha and Catalonia can be watched on television via 3Cat and La 1 (TVE). It can also be followed live on ARA, minute by minute.
Probable lineups
Albacete (5-3-2): Raúl Lizoain; Vallejo, Javi Moreno, Javi Villar, Carlos Neva, Jonathan Gómez; Medina, Meléndez, Pacheco; Víctor Valverde and Jefté Betancor.
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Juan García; Cancelo, Cubarsí, Eric García, Balde; De Jong, Fermín, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and Rashford.
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Andalusian Committee) and Valentín Pizarro Gómez (Madrid Committee) in the VAR booth.