Copa del Rey
The memory of the recent 1-7 defeat as a guest of Barcelona looms over Valencia, hoping that this will not happen again. Excluding this heavy defeat, however, Valencia's recent results are not bad at all and we can say that improvement is evident. They have moved up from the bottom of La Liga and have recorded some victories, winning their last two home games 2-1 against Celta and 1-0 against Real Sociedad.
Barcelona closed the gap to the top of La Liga after a minimal 1-0 victory over Alaves over the weekend. This was one of the few clean sheets for the team lately. Just before the rout against Valencia, they also achieved a convincing victory in the Copa del Rey round of 16 with a 5-1 win at home against Betis. Barcelona last won the Copa del Rey in 2021, but continues to hold the record for the most titles in this competition.
Prediction: both teams to scoreValencia this time should not repeat such a heavy defeat from Barcelona. They have shown improvement, especially at home. However, survival in La Liga is perhaps more important for the team. Nevertheless, I expect the "bats" to score again, and Barcelona, even if they win convincingly in some matches, rarely keep a clean sheet overall.
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