Copa | Semifinal: Valencia CF - FC Barcelona 0-3 agg.

[Messi983]

Suarez (again) and Alba are in danger to miss the final if they get a yellow card today.

 

[Barcaman]

Didn't Suarez already miss one due to suspension?

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Didn't Suarez already miss one due to suspension?

He missed last seasons final.

 

[wisconsincule]

I’m excited for this one. Hopefully we score one early to make the match much more entertaining.

 

[5ergio_Busquets]

Cillesen
Semedo Pique Umtiti Alba
Roberto Rakitic Busquets Coutinho
Messi Suarez

 

[Kuchi]

what time is the game tonight? Local time?

 

[Ghostmaster]

what time is the game tonight? Local time?

9.30

 

[raskolnikov]

Whats with Vidal starting all these copa matches? I prefer Paulinho and Countinho to start over Vidal and Iniesta. Also Pique was injured right?
It seems like Valverde rwally wanst to win a possible double and risks Burning out Iniesta for cl at this rate.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Great.. What's the point having Coutinho, If Iniesta starts every game? Damn. I think we should start with Cout in Copa games and save Iniesta for League and CL.

 

[AndreC]

Vidal? He shouldnt start, enough of failed experiments. Against espanyol and valencia home he offered nothing. Im nervous about this game. A bit insecure with cillessen being goalkeeper, pique not 100%. The midfield that played in mestalla in la liga is the one that should be selected for today.

 

[5ergio_Busquets]

Calm down it's most probably just a guess from the journalist. It's the same line-up of the last 2 Copa games, which makes it more likely that it's just a guess.

 

[raskolnikov]

Formation should be:

Roberto-Mina-Umtiti-Alba
Rakitic-Paulinho-Busquets-Coutinho
Messi
Suarez

 

[JamDav1982]

Vidal? He shouldnt start, enough of failed experiments. Against espanyol and valencia home he offered nothing. Im nervous about this game. A bit insecure with cillessen being goalkeeper, pique not 100%. The midfield that played in mestalla in la liga is the one that should be selected for today.

Vidal assisted the first goal in home leg of Copa v Espanyol and played well in that first half as Valverde attacked their LB.

Harsh to say offered nothing.

 

[AndreC]

I remember that he assisted the goal of suarez(crucial and only goal in the game), but was the only thing. Im refering to his envolvement in the team play. In that 2 games we faced 2 teams with defensive mindset organized in 2 lines of 4 mens very tight. Vida isnt good enough to be Barça player in important games. He seems a joyfull and inocent guy and sometimes too careless and oblivous on the field. He has some pace and gives depth that could be usefull in some easy games, and could play in order to give the main players some rest, nothing more. It think Valverde plays him because in the 4-4-2 formation that valverde prefers, he has some resemblances with Dembele(pace and depth) while coutinho, denis etc characteristics are more based in control and posession.

 

[Kerrybai]

Great.. What's the point having Coutinho, If Iniesta starts every game? Damn. I think we should start with Cout in Copa games and save Iniesta for League and CL.

League is over. Its a semi final, Coutinho can play the league games.