Why isn’t Raphinha playing for Barcelona against Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey?
Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernández will be desperately hoping his team has turned a corner following Sunday’s impressive 4-2 victory away to Real Betis in LaLiga, which has been somewhat overshadowed by the VAR controversy that took place in Real Madrid’s dramatic win over Almería a few hours earlier. Athletic Club - Barcelona: Follow the live action here! Six wins in seven games for Barça The Catalans have actually won six of their last seven com Pet itive Game s , although two of those were unconvincing triumphs over lower league opposition in the Copa del Rey, while a couple of others - against Almería and Las Palmas - were barely deserved. On top of that, the one match they didn’t win in that run was a 4-1 Spanish Super Cup final thrashing at the hands of Clásico rivals Madrid. The victory in Seville are a timely boost ahead of a tough-looking cup quarter-final away to Athletic Club , who were undefeated in 14 Game s before losing to Valencia at the weekend. Raphinha looked de...