Barcelona vs Albacete lineup

Forward Higuinio Marin is out injured for Albacete, as is Panama midfielder Edward Cedeno on a long-term basis.

Albacete Starting XI: Raul Lizoin, Lorenzo Aguado, Javi Moreno, Daniel Bernabeu, Carlos Neva, Ale Melendez, Javi Villar, Antonio Pacheco, KP, Agus Medina, Antonio Purtas

Albacete Substitute: Diego Marino, Jonathan Gomez, Jefte Betancourt, Victor Valverde, Fran Gamez, Jose Carlos Lazo, Samuel Obeng, Jesus Vallejo, Antonio Velilla

Barcelona lineup vs Albacete

Barcelona forward Rafinha has strained an adductor muscle in his right thigh and midfielder Pedro has a hamstring problem.

Defender Andreas Christensen is missing with a serious knee injury. Midfielder Gavi continues his recovery from knee surgery.

Barcelona Starting XI: John, Ronald Araujo,

Barca Subs: Wojciech Szczesny, Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsi, Fern Torres, Fermin Lopez, Marc Casado, Rooney Berdghie, Jules Kaunde, Diego Kochen, Tomas Marx

How to watch Albacete vs Barcelona: Live Stream, TV Channel

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a wide range of devices via the Premier Sports app.

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Albacete vs Barcelona Stats

• Albacete reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals in 1994/95, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Valencia.
• The first of their two wins in the competition came against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals that season, winning 2–1 on aggregate.
• They won home and away against the same opponents as part of a 3-1 aggregate win in the last 32 in 2011/12, which saw current Atleti manager Diego Simeone take over that December.
• The Clockwork Cheeses have lost 6 and won five of their 12 home league matches this season
• With 19 goals conceded in those matches, they have the joint-second-worst home defensive record in the division – although they have kept clean sheets in four of their last five games, Madrid being the only team to score against them during that run.
• Barcelona have won 15 of their last 16 matches in all competitions (L1), scoring at least twice in each of those wins.
• In 13 of their last 18 meetings with Spanish sides, they have scored at least three goals
• Barca have won the Copa del Rey more times than anyone else (32 to Athletic Club’s 24) and reached the final the most times (43 to Real Madrid’s 41).
• A 1-0 home defeat by Leganes on 15 December 2024 remains the last time. Barcelona Failed to score against the Spanish club