FC Barcelona will be hoping to bounce back from a somewhat frustrating weekend result tomorrow, when they welcome city rivals RCD Espanyol to the Camp Nou for the first-leg of their Copa del Rey Round of 16 tie. Los Periquitos held the Blaugrana to a goalless draw at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat on Saturday, but Barça head coach Luis Enrique is optimistic that his side will improve tomorrow, particularly with a couple of high-profile acquisitions set to make their Barcelona debuts.
Yes, that’s right: Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal have finally been registered with the LFP after a FIFA-enforced transfer ban prohibited them from playing for the previous six months.