Time for another trilogy, and this time there is an element of revenge. Athletic Club Bilbao are the opponents in the league today, and they will be the opponents in the Copa del Rey. That means that after having played them 3 times already this season, Barcelona will play the Basques another three to make it a record six times in a single season. The Catalans got the better of them last time round, but it was hardly straightforward. Luis Suarez got the only goal in a 1-0 win for the Cules.
Before then, Athletic became the only team to deny Luis Enrique's men a trophy in 2015.