The Copa del Rey is the youngest competition in national futbol sala. In fact, this edition is the fourteenth edition that has only crowned four teams: Barcelona eight times, Movistar Inter and ElPozo Murcia twice, and UMA Antequera once.
Tonight’s duel at the Jorge Garbajosa is going to leave one of these four teams out of the fight to expand its record.
Alberto Riquer’s men arrive with a curious journey because, after their overwhelming victory at the Palau Blaugrana on November 24, they chained three defeats (Via Albali Valdepeñas, Noia Portus Apostoli, and Family Cash Alzira). Breaking the losing streak on Saturday with a draw in the Classic against ElPozo Murcia (1-1).
The young Pablo Ordóñez, one of the best news at Movistar Inter in this section, evaluates the match like this: “We have a life or death match against a true rival like Barça, and I think the pavilion will be full for this great match, as happened on Saturday against ElPozo Murcia.”
Meanwhile, in a Barcelona that continues to recover troops.
Their coach Jesús Velasco sees it like this: “It’s a game that allows us to stay alive in a competition, and if we lose, we go out, that’s what it has. We want to go as far forward as possible, and we want to continue passing rounds. It will be a spectacular and difficult game.”
Jimbee Cartagena and ElPozo Murcia will meet three times in just two months (Copa del Rey, League, and Spanish Cup). The Cartaginians renewed the injured Juanan and signed Alberto Saura (Sporting Anderlecht).
Oleoinnova Mengbar is the only second that is still alive in the competition after eliminating Noia Portus Apostoli. Tonight they dream of moving forward in the KO tournament for which they will have to beat Osasuna Magna at the Sebastián Moya Lorca.
Those of Francisco Javier Moral, in relegation positions in Second, will try to achieve a victory that will give them the necessary morale to avoid relegation.
Córdoba World Heritage Site, El Hidalgo Manzanares Cheeses, 8:00 p.m.
Oleoinnova Mengbar – Osasuna Magna, 20:30
Industrias Santa Coloma – Mallorca Palma Futsal, 20:30
Servigroup Pescara – Via Albali Valdepeñas, 21:00
Movistar Inter – FC Barcelona, 21:00
Jimbee Cartagena – ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida, 21:00
ATP Il. Tudelano – Jan Paraíso Interior, 21:00
Real Betis – Family Cash Alzira Tomorrow, 20:30
