Granada and Barcelona face, in the Los Cármenes stadium, in the Quarterfinals of His Majesty the King’s Cup. The match is played in a single match format, so in 90 minutes, or 120 if extra time is reached with or without penalties, it will be decided who will be in the semifinals.
The Blaugrana team comes to this duel after a remarkable month of January, despite losing the final of the Spain Supercup against him Athletic Bilbao in extra time (2-3). In LaLiga Santander, Barça they have added five consecutive wins for the first time so far this season, which has allowed them to climb to second place in the standings, with 40 points.
The Barcelona is equaled with Real Madrid, to whom he has cut eight points in the last five games, while he has at Sevilla to one point, fourth classified with 39 points. The leader is the Atlético de Madrid from Cholo Simeone with 50 points, although they have one game less than the Blaugrana.
This weekend, the Barça a full revenge was taken against Bilbao in the Camp Nou, with a 2-1 win, thanks to goals from Messi and Griezmann. As against Athletic, the culés faced the Granada on January 9, in a meeting corresponding to the eighteenth day of LaLiga Santander.
There, the Barcelona had no mercy and thrashed the Nasrid team by 0-4, thanks to two goals from Messi and two others from Antoine Griezmann, where they were far superior. However, it will have little to do with this cup duel against the team of Diego Martinez, which already last season reached the semifinals and was close to the final (lost to andl Athletic by the value of the goals in the opposite field).
The Granada thrashed Navalcarnero, from Second Division B, in the round of 16 (0-6), and in LaLiga Santander drew goalless, also at home, against Celta Vigo. Currently, the Andalusians occupy the eighth place in the classification with 29 points. However, they suffer the sensitive loss of their best midfielder, Yangel Herrera, what has given positive for coronavirus.
When is Granada – Barcelona played?
The game is played today, Wednesday, January 3, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Granada – Barcelona?
The meeting can be seen in open by Telecinco, channel of Mediaset. You can also follow the game by DAZN platform, which relays the Copa del Rey. You will have all the information about the match live on the Sports World website.
