Barcelona may have Gerard Piqué in the final of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Club on Saturday evening, Ronald Koeman announced at the press conference on Friday. The coach did not want to say in which system Barça will compete in the cup final, but according to Koeman that is not too important.
“Yes, he can play tomorrow”, Koeman answered a question about Piqué’s physical condition. The center-back had been eliminated for the past month and a half because his knee suffered again. An earlier knee injury also kept Piqué aside from the end of November to mid-February. “He has trained without any problems and can therefore be deployed”, said Koeman.
Remarkably, it will be the fourth time that Barcelona will play against Athletic Club this season. “We beat them twice in the competition and lost to them in the Super Cup extra time (2-3, ed.)”, Says Koeman. “We know that we are well matched. We have to be good on the ball and especially without the ball. The last two games we lost our game was not good without the ball.”
Koeman was asked about Barcelona’s play plan in the Copa del Rey final. “Our approach is always the same,” said the coach. “We can play with three or four defenders, but our approach is the same: dominate the game, find players between the lines, reach the wings and create opportunities. And, as I said before, once we lose the ball, we have to get it. recapture. The system is not the most important thing. “
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