How the week ahead is shaping up for FC Barcelona

How the week ahead is shaping up for FC Barcelona

Barça face two big tests against Atlético Madrid in the Spanish Cup at Camp Nou and then versus Elche to open the second half of the league season

FC Barcelona face a big week including a match in the quarterfinals of the Spanish Cup at Camp Nou versus Atlético Madrid and then the start of the second half of the league season on Saturday against Elche.

The match versus Atlético will be the second time they meet at Camp Nou this season; they played last Sunday in an entertaining match in which Barça defeated Atlético 3–1.

Friday's training session will close out the week and the players listed for the Elche match will travel to Alicante on Saturday morning, the day of the match.

Training and match schedule for the coming week:

Monday 19

11.00am (CET): Training session at the Joan Gamper Ciutat Esportiva

Tuesday 20

11.00am (CET): Training session at the Joan Gamper Ciutat Esportiva

Wednesday 21

10.00pm (CET): Spanish Cup quarterfinal first leg at Camp Nou. FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid

Thursday 22

11.00am (CET): Training session at the Joan Gamper Ciutat Esportiva

Friday 23

11.00am (CET): Training session at the Joan Gamper Ciutat Esportiva

Saturday 24

6.00pm (CET): La Liga match at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante. Elche v FC Barcelona

Sunday 25

Day off

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