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Barcelona vs Athletic live for the end of the King’s Cup. the party of today it is played from 21:30 local time and is broadcast via ESPN, DAZN, SKY Sports and DirecTV Sports in different parts of the world. In this preview you will know how to see live football from TV or any online platform from a mobile. In addition, follow the commitment from the web minute by minute.
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Barcelona and Athletic Club and will face for the fourth time in the last 13 seasons in a final of the Copa del Rey to which the expression of “Groundhog Day” could be applied, popularized as a result of the film ‘Trapped in Time’, in which the same situations were repeated over and over again.
So far in the 21st century, all the finals played between the Barcelona and Vizcaya teams have always ended in victory for Barça. In addition, Barça managed to win these duels with big scores: 4-1 in the 2008-09 season, 3-0 in 2011-12 and 3-1 in 2014-15.
The Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman, He is confident that his players will regain, in the final of the Copa del Rey to be played this Saturday in Seville against Athletic Club, the “energy” they had before the break due to the commitments of the national teams.
“You don’t have to motivate players before a final. They know what they have to do, but you have to put a lot of energy into it. In the last two games, we’ve lost a little energy without the ball, maybe after the selections, but it’s no excuse.”, Stated in the preliminaries of the final, which will be played at the stadium of La Cartuja in Seville.
Which TV channels broadcast Barcelona vs Athletic live?
If you are in Spain, the final between Barcelona vs Athletic will be broadcast on the DAZN and Telecinco channels, which will offer the match on the Internet and with access from your mobile any mobile device or Smart TV. DAZN can also be viewed via Movistar +, channels 59 and 60, for subscribers to Premium, Total Plus Fusion and Motor packages.
If you are in the United States, to watch Barcelona vs Athletic for the final of the Copa del Rey can be seen live from 15:30 (3.30 PM, Washington) and 12:30 (12.30 PM, los Angeles), through the following channels: ESPN +.
In South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Brazil, the final of the Copa del Rey of Athletic Bilbao against Barcelona can be watched live on the following schedules and TV channels: DIRECTV Sports, ESPN and SKY Sports.
How to watch Barcelona – Athletic live stream?
DAZN is a streaming service that belongs to Perform Group. The service is dedicated to sports, offering live and on-demand event broadcasts from various properties. In addition, DAZN2 on Movistar + on channels 59 and 60
You can also watch it via Telecinco, which is a Spanish television channel that broadcasts openly via DTT and other operators. You can watch the Telecinco website live here.
What time does Barcelona vs Athletic play live in the Copa del Rey?
In Argentina from 4.30 pm via DirecTV Sports
In Bolivia from 15:30 hours via DirecTV Sports
In Brazil from 4:30 pm via ESPN Brazil
In Canada from 3:30 pm unconfirmed
In Chile from 15:30 hours via DirecTV Sports
In Colombia from 2.30 pm via DirecTV Sports
In Ecuador from 2.30 pm via DirecTV Sports
In the United States from 3: 30-12: 30 p.m. via ESPN +
In Mexico from 2.30 pm via Sky Sports
In Paraguay from 15:30 hours via DirecTV Sports
In Peru from 14:30 hours via DirecTV Sports
In Uruguay from 4.30 pm via DirecTV Sports
In Venezuela from 15:30 hours via DirecTV Sports
How does Barcelona get to the Copa del Rey final?
Looking ahead to the match, Koeman’s Barcelona still have doubts about Gerard Piqué’s condition. The Catalan center-back trained again with the group last week after injuring his right knee in the Copa semi-final against Sevilla, played at the beginning of March.
However, Piqué did not play a minute of last Saturday’s Classic and, against Athletic, Koeman could choose to leave him on the bench again. Thus, Ronald Araujo and Clement Lenglet would be the two defenders who will occupy the defensive axis if he finally decides to do without the 3-5-2 and recover the defense of four. If not, Óscar Mingueza would be the third center, accompanied by Sergiño Dest and Jordi Alba on the sides.
In this possible 4-3-3, in the middle of the field will be the usual Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong and Pedri González, while in the front Antoine Griezmann would regain the title to accompany Ousmane Dembélé and Leo Messi in the trident.
How does Athletic Club get to the Copa del Rey final?
Athletic face the game still depressed by the defeat in the final two weeks ago against Real Sociedad (0-1), the Basque derby that was to determine the champion of the previous year and which was delayed to this by the pandemic and to play with public. Something that couldn’t be either.
A team that dreamed of a historic and unprecedented treble has not yet recovered from the psychological blow and, after the blow received in a rivalry clash that almost euphoric, it seems that this year with three finals and at least one title may leave you disappointed.
As for the physique, two defenders like Yeray Alvarez and Yuri Berchiche arrive just but seem to have recovered from the muscle overload they suffered nine days ago at the Reale Arena in the league replay of the final already in San Sebastian. If they do not play, it is also clear that they will be replaced by Unai Nuñez and Mikel Balenziaga, their natural substitutes. Balenziaga was already a starter in both Super Cup and Nuñez matches in the semifinals against Real Madrid.
How will they form Barcelona – Athletic for today’s match?
Barcelona: Ter Steguen; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Pedri; Dembélé, Griezmann and Messi.
Athletic: Unai Simó; De Marcos, Yeray, Íñigo Martínez, Yuri; Berenguer, Dani García, Vesga, Muniain; Raúl García and Williams.
Barcelona vs Athletic: statements of the protagonists
Ronald Koeman, Barcelona coach: “You don’t have to motivate players before a final. They know what they have to do, but you have to put a lot of energy into it. In the last two games, we’ve lost a little energy without the ball, maybe after the selections, but it’s no excuse.”, He said at a press conference.
Marcelino, Athletic Club Coach: “We are in a very good situation to face the game. All this passing, before, during and after this final makes me think that these footballers, our players, played with a huge backpack on top of their shoulders “, declare prior to Barcelona – Athletic.
Athletic Club plays its 50th final
The final that will be played this Saturday in La Cartoixa will be the final number 50 that Athletic Club will play in competitions with a cup format, ie life or death in the qualifiers and final, in a single match, in a single tie or final in four with semifinals and final.
In total, Athletic have played three European finals, one in the Latin Cup, one in the UEFA Cup and another in the Europa League, each of these competitions precursors to the next; 40 Cup finals -Saturday will be 41ª-; 5 in the Super Cup and one in the Eva Perón Cup -Precursor tournament of the Super Cup-.
The first of these finals was the 1902 Coronation Cup which the Basque club has as its first Cup and the trophy is on display in its display cases; the last one was the one of the past day 3 before the Real Society also in the Carthusian monastery.
Barcelona vs Athletic: clashes for the final of the Copa del Rey
1920.05.02 | Athletic 0-2 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
19/07 & 1932 | Athletic 1-0 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
1942.06.21 | Athletic 3-4 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
1984.05.05 | Athletic 1-0 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
13/05/2009 | Athletic 1-4 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
25/05/2012 | Athletic 0-3 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
2015.05.30 | Athletic 1-3 Barcelona | End of the King’s Cup
Who will referee Barcelona vs Athletic for the Copa del Rey?
Juan Martínez Munuera will be the main referee of the match between Barcelona vs Athletic that will be played this Saturday, April 17 in La Cartoixa. It should be mentioned that the collegiate debuted on August 17, 2013 with a Real Sociedad – Getafe. He has since led 164 games to the top tier.
Ronald Koeman plays his first final with Barcelona
The Dutchman Ronald Koeman, coach of Barcelona, will have the possibility of lifting his first title with Barça next Saturday, in a turbulent season for the Catalans that the ‘orange’ has been able to reverse to compete en LaLiga and fight for the cup title.
Koeman arrived at the Catalan club the day after the dismissal of Quique Setión, who sat on the bench in that 2-8 against Bayern. He came to rebuild a team in depression and has gradually been redirecting the direction of Barça.
if the Barcelona takes the title – his thirty-first in history – would be the first for the Dutchman as Barça coach, in his first season at the club, and the third for him. The Dutchman has already shown what it is like to win one King’s Cup.
He won the Copa del Rey in 1990 as a player for Barcelona and in 2008 he won it as coach of Valencia, a team that had then replaced Quique Sánchez Flores and was fighting not to go down to Second.
Barcelona vs Athletic: the curse of Barça in Seville
Sevilla will host the Copa del Rey final, where Barcelona vs Athletic will be the protagonists in a single match to define the champion of the 2020-2021 season. When was the last time the Barça team won a title in this city? It was May 10, 1925. He went to the Copa del Rey, against Arenas, and ended with a result of 0-2 in favor of the Catalans.
96 years have passed since that match and Barcelona will play a final again in Seville, this time at the La Cartoixa stadium against Athletic from 21:30 local time.
In January, the Catalans faced the ‘Lions’ in the final of the Spanish Super Cup and Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring with five minutes left in the first half, but De Marcos equalized immediately afterwards. The ‘Little Prince’ again gave the advantage to his team in the 77 and, when Barcelona was close to the title, Asier Villalibre dressed as a hero and signed the tie, in the 90, to force the extension. A goal from Iñaki Williams gave the victory to Marcelino.