Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2026, 22:02 / Updated on Tuesday, 03 February 2026 22:02
Albacetethe team that eliminated Real Madrid in the previous phase of the King's Cup, plays against those from Barcelona in the quarter finals now. The game is broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 2 and Digi Sport 4.
Barcelona come to the field of the formation of the second league without the star Raphinha, who was injured. In Albacete, the former footballer who went through the Super League, Jefte Bentancor, the “executioner” of Real Madrid in the previous round, is playing: he scored a “double” in Albacete's 3-2 victory.
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The starting teams in Albacete – Barcelona
Albacete (4-4-2): Lizoain – Lorenzo, Moreno, Bernabeu, Neva – Melendez, Villar, Pacheco, Capi – Agus Medina, Puertas
reserves: J. Bentancor, Gamez, Jogo, Lazo, Marino, Obeng, Vallejo, V. Valverde, Velilla
Coach: Alberto Gonzalez
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): J. Garcia – Cancelo, Araujo, E. Garcia, G. Martin – de Jong, Bernal – Lamine Yamal, D. Olmo, Rashford – Lewandowski
reserves: A. Balde, Bardghji, M. Casado, P. Cubarsi, Fermin, Kochen, Kounde, Marques, Szczesny, F. Torres
Coach: Hansi Flick
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The two teams last met in 2025, when Albacete played in La Liga. The Catalans won 2-0.
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Albacete is in very good shape. Jefte's squad comes after three consecutive victories in the second division: 2-0 against Zaragoza, 1-0 against Valladolid and 1-0 against Cadiz.
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Barcelona also have four consecutive wins in all competitions: 3-1 with Elche in La Liga, 4-1 with Copenhagen in the Champions League, 3-0 with Real Oviedo in the championship and 4-2 with Slavia Prague in the UCL.
