January 20th features a match where Athletic Club hosts Barcelona at San Mamés Barria in a meeting of these two Copa Del Rey teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Deportivo Alavés. Deportivo Alavés had 11 on net, and Athletic Club had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Barcelona recorded a 1-1 draw against Granada. Luuk de Jong struck first for Barcelona in the 57th minute, but Antonio Puertas got the equalizer for Granada in the 89th minute earning Granada a comeback draw. Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 17th of April, Barcelona was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Antoine Griezmann struck first for Barcelona in the 60th minute, then Frenkie de Jong added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Jordi Alba At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletic Club couldn’t manage to score, and Barcelona took the shutout win.
Both Ferran Jutglà and Luuk de Jong have been the hottest scorers for Barcelona in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Oihan Sancet has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Athletic Club.