FC Barcelona landed their 30th crown last season and have lifted the trophy in each of the last four campaigns. What’s more, they have present in all but one of the last eight finals and while Madrid have been enjoying European success in recent years, Barca have been dominating on the domestic stage.Their progression to the semi-finals of this season’s Copa del Rey has taken them past Cultural Leonesa, Levante and Sevilla. It has been far from straightforward, however, with Ernesto Valverde’s side losing the away legs at both Levante and Sevilla before having to turn things around on home soil.
They will not be able to have that luxury on Wednesday night and it would be fair to say that Barca have not been at their best in recent weeks, despite the fact that they have still managed to pick up decent results.