On January 20, the match of the 1/8 finals of the Spanish Cup will take place, in which the Basque Athletic will play at home with the Catalan Barcelona. The forecast for this match is given by the famous former midfielder of Celta and the Russian national team, Alexander Mostovoy.
Athletic fought well in the mini-tournament for the Spanish Super Cup, where they reached the final, but still failed to win the trophy, losing to Real Madrid (0:2). In the semifinal match, the Basques managed to snatch a strong-willed victory over the current national champion Atletico Madrid (2:1). In La Liga, the team from Bilbao is not doing very well – only 10th place.
Although Barcelona is far from rosy in the championship, and the Catalans are ahead of Athletic by only 4 points. In the last round of the championship, "blue-garnet" missed the victory in the away meeting with "Granada" (1:1). Xavi's team also fought for the Super Cup, but in El Clasico they still lost to Real Madrid (2:3), although they gave battle, moving the match into extra time.
Alexander Mostovoy expects a hot and equal confrontation in the upcoming match, where both opponents will qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament. The expert quite admits the exchange of goals, but at the same time expects that the main time of the match ended in a draw.
