Espanyol will host Catalan rivals Barcelona in the first leg of the 2018 Copa del Rey quarter-final at the RCDE Stadium on Wednesday. The two are separated by 13 places in La Liga's standings, and leaders Barca won the last meeting 5-0 at the Camp Nou back in September.
The Blaugrana have also won this competition in each of the last three seasons. Manager Ernesto Valverde has the squad depth to field a strong starting XI but will be without £142 million signing Philippe Coutinho, while Ousmane Dembele is injured again and Andres Iniesta is a doubt.