FC Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol: 5 Talking Points

#1 Barcelona almost have their names on the trophy

Almost there

Barcelona’s rendezvous with the Copa del Rey continues to go strong as other final beckons, as does another potential league trophy. A 30th, should they win (which they will, eventually).

Whilst Leganes will be buoyed after driving out Real Madrid in the last 8 in a historic win at the Bernabeu, the likes of Sevilla and Valencia are the perennial dark horses. But as we’ve borne witness to in the past, they still can’t pose a challenge big enough to prevail over Barcelona, who are just too good at the moment.

So no matter which name is drawn against them on Friday, the writing is on the wall.

The Blaugrana have won each of the last three editions of the Copa del Rey, and would be eyeing Athletic Bilbao’s record of four in a row they set in the 1930s. And only a calamity of epic proportions can stop that from happening.