On January 25, the match of the 1/4 final of the Spanish Cup will take place, in which Barcelona will play at home with Real Sociedad San Sebastian. The forecast for this match is given by a well-known journalist, football capper and analyst Alexander Vishnevsky.At this time, Real Sociedad is making history, being on the current series of nine consecutive victories.
This has not happened in all 113 years of the existence of this Basque club. They won five times in La Liga, and 4 more were cup victories.Barcelona is also very good, having not lost since October, but Xavi's recent results are not as enchanting as those of San Sebastians.
The Catalans are on an 11-match unbeaten streak with 8 wins. In three cases, when the matches ended in a draw, they went into extra time twice and once it came to a penalty shootout, where the "blue-garnet" still celebrated success. The only misfire can be considered the first match after the World Cup in Qatar, when Barcelona shared points with Espanyol in the Catalan derby (1:1).There is no doubt that Barcelona are determined to win again, which should be helped by the support of their native fans.
Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, who did not play in the last match with Getafe (1-0) due to disqualification, will be rested for this match.Despite this, Alexander Vishnevsky is not sure that Barcelona will win in regular time.
After all, in a cup match, both teams can come together on a draw, hoping to catch their golden chance already in extra time. At the same time, the expert believes in effective football, given how consistently teams score this winter. He is also waiting for a goal from Lewandowski, reminding that he is a regular penalty taker of the team.
