Six of Barcelona’s eight LaLiga wins saw them lead at both half-time/full-time.
Two league tiers separate these sides.
Barcelona have a host of players returning from COVID absences for clash.
Free hit for Linares

Linares fans have been left licking their lips at the prospect of Barcelona coming to town, though they will be facing a weakened side due to their recent Coronavirus crisis. Even so, the visitors managed to win their top-flight match over the weekend and with even more players returning, they will be expected to win handily.

This is already the furthest that Linares have ever progressed in the Copa Del Rey, so making the last 16 could be a bridge too far for the minnows, particularly against a side that have won this competition a record 31 times.

Xavi’s biggest opportunity

While the title race is essentially over as far as Barcelona are concerned, legendary midfielder and now-manager Xavi Hernandez would love to win this competition to cap his first season off with some silverware. Consequently, he will be ruthless in his team selection here and will show respect to the opponents.

Given the absolute gulf in class between these sides, I predict that Barcelona will have more than enough to roll this lowly Linares over with a comfortable 3-0 half-time/full-time victory.



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在拉利加赢得的8场比赛中，有6场是在半场和全时都领先的。
两层联赛将这些阵营分开。
巴塞罗那有很多球员因新冠肺炎而缺席比赛。
利纳雷斯任意球

利纳雷斯的球迷们对巴塞罗那的到来感到兴奋不已，尽管他们将面对一支因冠状病毒危机而被削弱的球队。即便如此，客队还是在周末赢得了他们的顶级比赛，随着更多的球员回归，他们有望轻松获胜。

这已经是利纳雷斯在国王杯上取得的最大进步了，所以进入16强对这些小不点来说可能是一个太远的桥梁，尤其是面对一支曾经获得31次冠军的球队。

哈维最大的机会

虽然冠军之争对巴萨来说已经基本结束，但传奇中场、现任主教练哈维·赫尔南德斯希望能赢得这场比赛，为自己的第一个赛季划上一个奖杯的句号。因此，他会在球队选择上很无情，也会尊重对手。

考虑到这两支球队在等级上的绝对差距，我预测巴塞罗那将有足够的实力以3-0轻松战胜利纳雷斯。