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 Cornella - Barcelona  Prediction, Picks and Tips  


 
  
In the third round of the Copa del Rey, FC Barcelona also intervenes for the first time. The Catalans had no play in the first two rounds of the Spanish Cup, as all La Liga clubs had byes in round 1 and Barça did not have to play in round 2 due to their participation in the Supercopa de España.

Now it starts for Barça with a Catalan derby, even more: even with a disguised city derby. Because Cornella's stadium Camp Municipal de Cornella is just 15 minutes by car from Camp Nou. Cornella de Llobregat is officially a suburb of the city of Barcelona, but the city limits of the metropolitan area of Barcelona are fluid.

So Barça have a very short journey on Thursday evening - and are of course the big favorites against their city neighbors, who play in Spain's third division. This is made clear by the odds of the best betting providers before the Cornella vs. Barcelona cup duel.

Anything but advancement would be a real embarrassment for the team of coach Ronald Koeman - and for Cornella a real sensation against the big neighbor.
 
 

 
 
    
For UE Cornella, the clash with FC Barcelona is the game of the year, maybe even the biggest in the club's history. The small Camp Municipal de Cornella stadium, which can only seat 1,500 spectators, is literally in the shadow of the RCDE stadium of Espanyol Barcelona, the other professional club from Barcelona, which was relegated to the second division last season.

Cornella's rivals are Barça and Espanyol - at least at youth and amateur level. The fact that it is now against the big FC Barcelona for the first time makes the game something special for Cornella.
 
Barça shouldn't underestimate the small third division club from the neighboring city. In the second round, Cornella caused a sensation against a first division team: The Catalans completely surprisingly threw Atlético Madrid out of the competition with a 1-0 home win and thus caused the biggest surprise of the Copa del Rey.

In Spain's third division, Cornella plays in the 'Subgroup A', which is divided into regional relays and has eleven teams. Here you currently only rank eighth. Cornella has only won three of the eleven games so far (four draws, four defeats).

Cornella is currently having a negative run in the league, has not been able to take a win in six games - in four games in a row they also did not score their own. After all, there were two 2-2 draws in a row in 2021.

Basically, the form of the small Catalan third division side is not exactly good. The cup coup against Atletico in the second round was all the more surprising and sensational. 
 


 
 
 
 
 

 
The most important thing in advance: Lionel Messi will definitely not be used on Thursday. The six-time world footballer saw the red card in the lost Supercopa final on Sunday against Athletic Bilbao immediately before the final whistle due to an assault - his first ever for FC Barcelona. The Spanish sports court then suspended him for two games.

The ban applies to all games under the Spanish association flag, including cup and league games. Messi missed the Copa duel with Cornella and the La Liga game on Sunday in Elche.

In any case, the Argentine would have been spared against the third division side, after all, on the one hand they like to rotate in early cup games against lower-class clubs, on the other hand Messi had complained about muscular problems before the Supercup final.

It will be exciting to see which regular players Koeman will also do without voluntarily. Because Barça's squad is not that broad, after all, Coutinho, Piqué, Roberto and Ansu Fati are still injured. For example, bench press Umtiti, Junior Firpo and Riqui Puig are likely to be used, while the stars around Griezmann, Busquets and Co. are likely to take a break.

Of course, Barça doesn't want to embarrass themselves in the small city derby and at the same time rehabilitate themselves for the Supercup final defeat against Athletic Bilbao. This represented the first defeat after nine unbeaten competitive games in a row.

 


 


Our recommendation tip for  Cornella - Barcelona :   BTS  / NO @ 1.72