Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona Argentine return from suspension
Lionel Messi will return for Barcelona in the King’s Cup on Tuesday night, playoff in playoff against 16 Rayo Vallecano in Vallecas after losing the last two games by sanction.
He Blaugrana it had to be dispensed with Messi in the two victories against Cornella and Elche after being sent off in the final defeat of the Spanish Super Cup against Athletic, although, although Barcelona they won both games, they were not the most convincing victories.
Barcelona needed extra time to beat Cornella in Second B in the previous round of the Cup, so MessiThe return is a timely boost for the match against Rayo.
In addition, the Vallecas team is one of the favorite opponents of the Argentine, as he has scored 17 impressive goals in 10 games against them.
Ronald Koeman he will hope to have more on Wednesday night in order to avoid another dreaded period of extra time and the consequent toll that will affect players ’legs.
The game is over too BarcelonaThe road marathon, being the eighth of this month.
When Barcelona welcoming Athletic to the Camp Nou on Sunday 31 January will be their first home game of 2021.
Returning home alive in the Copa del Rey is essential, especially after this series of matches has lost them in the Super Cup.
It remains to be seen Koeman will stay with net to the goal for the raig game, though Ronald Araujo can be rested, as Clement Lenglet was in the last game, that is, another start for Samuel umtiti.
raig, meanwhile, have several absences due to injuries and reasons related to COVID, with Emiliano Velázquez i Jose Pou being the last absent confirmed by the chief Andoni Iraola.
Fourth place in LaLiga SmartBank, the Red Fringes enter the game after a defeat against Real Mallorca and ahead of a tough trip against the leader of the league, Espanyol.