Valencia vs Athletic Club: Athletic Club look to enter their third Copa Del Rey final in succession when they face Valencia in the semi-final 2nd leg on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Valencia vs Athletic Club
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain
Date: Thursday 3rd March, 2022
Time: 02:00 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.valenciacf.com/en
Preview
The first leg ended 1-1 at the San Mamés Barria earlier last month when both sides met in the Copa del Rey.
Garcia and Duro scored for either side as it ended all square with both sides having a shot at a final appearance.
Athletic Club is targeting a 3rd successive Copa Del Rey final appearance, after having reached twice and lost on both occasions.
While Valencia head into this clash after a 1-0 win over Mallorca in their previous La Liga clash, the visitors were beaten 4-0 at the Camp Nou by Barcelona.
Valencia last won the Copa del Rey in 2018-19 season when they beat Barcelona while Athletic last lifted the trophy in 1983/84.
Hence, it is a chance for both sides to keep their hopes of a silverware alive.
Both sides have been inconsistent in terms of form with 1 and 2 wins from their last 5 matches across competitions respectively.
In the La Liga as well, Valencia and Athletic Club are in 9th and 8th on the table.
Form Guide
Valencia: WLLDD
Athletic Club: LWLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Mallorca 0-1 Valencia
Athletic Club 4-0 Barcelona
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Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Valencia vs Athletic Club in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either Club’s official social media handles. No broadcast is available for Indian viewers.
Team News
Gaya, Cillessen and Correia are out for the hosts due to injury concerns. Whereas, the visitors have no casualties ahead of this one.
Valencia possible 11:
Mamardashvili, Diakhaby, Paulista, Alderete, Musah, Soler, Racic, Foulquier, Gil, Duro and Guedes
Athletic Club possible 11:
Simon, Balenziaga, Martinez, Vivian, de Marcos, Muniain, Garcia, Vencedor, Zarraga, Williams and Sancet
Prediction: Valencia 1-2 Athletic Club (Athletic Club qualify on aggregate)
With a chance in the final up for grabs, neither side will leave an inch and we expect a competitive and feisty clash.
There have been many draws between these two sides recently, but here we see Athletic Club nicking the contest.
Athletic Club have made it a habit to do well in terms of approaching this tournament and we see them get into their 3rd final as they have better form players at the moment.
Players to watch out for: Foulquier, Duro, Vencedor and Sancet.
