PBP: Copa del Rey - Semifinal, 1st Leg | FC Barcelona v Valencia CF | 1 February 2018 [R]

Coutinho getting ready to come on...

 

It's like Messi is the only one able to create something and everybody else shats it up some point, too bad he can't pass to himself.

 

In 2018 it is a joke to have a stadium for a club the size of Barca that is 90% uncovered. Not a shot on target!

 

It's a miracle! Suarez!

1-0.

 

Messi's pass in this game man, could be the best passing game ever.

 

Finally the dam breaks!

Gaya should get carded for trying to play goalie.

 

Valencia seems out of it already, huge gaps everywhere.

 

Now we should guard against the counter-attack a bit better. Valencia have been looking gradually more dangerous on that front.

 

Love to see Paco get our 2nd goal, but really I'll be happy for any 2nd goal (but keeping the clean sheet is still #1 priority at home).

EDIT - ALMOST PACO

 

Lmao at the six man block.

 

I love how it's free to take Messi out of counter.

 

FT: 1-0.

Goal, clean sheet, job done. All we need is a draw at the Mestalla.

 

Yum titties is unbelievably good!

 

Oh well, take the win, if we get an away goal we can afford to lose the second leg 2-1.

 

First goal next Thursday will be very crucial.

 

If you think about, Barca have played like crap the past 5 games for the most part. Only exception being the second-half against Betis and maybe the second half of this match (even that might be a stretch).

This against teams in or near the relegation zone and Valencia B team at home. Yikes!

 

Camp Nou attendance

89,514 Sun 13 Aug Real Madrid (Supercopa) 22:00
79,774 Thur 25 Jan Espanyol (Copa) 21:30
78,656 Tue 12 Sept Juventus (UCL) 20:45
74,397 Sat 21 Oct Málaga 20:45
72,857 Sat 9 Sept Espanyol 20:45
70,723 Sat 4 Nov Sevilla 20:45
68,775 Wed 29 Nov Real Murcia (Copa) 19:30
64,705 Mon 7 Aug Chapecoense (Gamper) 20:30
63,208 Sat 2 Dec Celta Tue 13:00
62,369 Sun 28 Jan Alavés 20:45
59,009 Thur 11 Jan Celta (Copa) 21:30
56,480 Sun 20 Aug Betis 20:15
56,380 Sun 7 Jan Levante 16:15
55,026 Wed 18 Oct Olympiakos (UCL) 20:45
51,756 Sun 17 Dec Deportivo 20:45
51,645 Tue 19 Sept Eibar 22:00
50,959 Thur 1 Feb Valencia (Copa) 21:30
48,336 Tue 5 Dec Sporting CP (UCL) 20:45
570 Sat 23 Dec Real Madrid (away, Camp Nou youth viewing party) 13:00
0 (behind closed doors) Sun 1 Oct Las Palmas 16:15

 

Camp Nou attendance, Copa semifinals the past eight years:

95,002 Tue 26 Feb 2013 Real Madrid
69.476 Wed 8 Feb 2012 Valencia
67,734 Tue 7 Feb 2017 Atlético Madrid
60,635 Wed 3 Feb 2016 Valencia
57,378 Wed 11 Feb 2015 Villarreal
50,959 Thur 1 Feb 2018 Valencia
49,875 Wed 26 Jan 2011 Almería
38,505 Wed 5 Feb 2014 Real Sociedad