WELCOME TO THE ESTADIO ALFONSO MURUBE!!! This tiny, cozy stadium in the Spanish territory of Ceuta in the African continent is the site of the Round of 16 clash between hosts Ceuta and Barcelona, who come into this one after winning the Spanish Super Cup looking to continue the good run of results and advance to the Spanish Cup quarterfinals with a win against the worst team in the Third Division. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Peña; Bellerín, Eric, Alonso, Alba; Kessie, Roberto, Torre; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Ferran (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Ter Stegen (GK), Tenas (GK), Christensen, Kounde, Balde, Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Dembélé, Fati, Alarcón
CEUTA
Starting XI: Mejías; García, Lafarge, Gutiérrez, Alfonso; Cuevas, Reina; González, Ahmed, López; Ríos (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Romero (GK), Barreda, Télis, Macías, Iglesias, Gil, Casais, Moyano, Redondo, García, Brene
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2022-23 Copa del Rey, Round of 16
Date/Time: Thursday, January 18, 2023, 8pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 7pm GMT (UK), 2pm ET, 11am PT (USA), 12.