The
first games in the last 32 of the Spanish Copa del Rey kick off on
Friday night with FC Barcelona' s trip to play Cartagena the highlight
of the evening.The Copa del Rey (King's Cup) is a clumsy competition
with many failings,Authentic Replica lv monogram vernis handbags not
least the fact it is played over two legs, which tends to produce many
games that have little relevance in the return match.At this stage the
side with the lowest standing in the league gets to play the first game
at home with the return in the ground of the theoretically bigger club.
That means that third tier side Cartagena can expect a packed ground for
the visit of Barcelona.Barca need a good display to put memories of two
defeats in two days behind them, but the fact is that winning in
Cartagena is the merely fulfilling expectations and anything other than a
comfortable win (making the return leg in the Camp Nou before Christmas
virtually irrelevant) would be seen as a continuation of what may or
may not be a crisis at the club.Coach Tata Martino will be able to
welcome back Jordi Alba, whose pace at left back will be welcome,productsforparty but
will probably rest stars such as Neymar and Xavi Hernandez, while
giving opportunities to players from the Barca-B team, who themselves
play in a higher category that Friday' s rivals.
Friday
also sees Juan Carlos Garrido make his debut as Betis coach away to
another third tier side, Lleida, while Real Sociedad face a long trip to
Algeciras in south-west Spain.The seeding system which means sides
playing in Europe automatically face the lowest category clubs is
another factor which takes emotion out of the cup,Authentic Replica lv monogram canvas bags although
Racing Santander will be keen to show their former glories against
Sevilla, while there are some interesting matches between Primera Liga
outfits.Villarreal will face Elche in a battle between two teams
promoted last season and acquitting themselves well among the elite,pink paper straws although
the game between Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano is likely to see two
sides packed with substitutes as both have it clear in their mind that
avoiding relegation is far more important than a good cup run.Saturday
sees Atletico Madrid travel to face Catalan third tier club San Andreu,
while Real Madrid are away to Olimipc Xativa, both games the Madrid
based sides should win with ease, while perhaps the most exciting tie of
the round pits Celta Vigo against Athletic Club Bilbao, a club with a
strong Cup tradition and beaten finalists two years ago.i-fashion-handbag
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