After a less than perfect outing against Real Madrid last Saturday, Ronald Koeman had his players work on switching the formation during the week for the Copa del Rey final, Diario Sport report. The initial plan was to ditch the 3-5-2 formation Barcelona used in the Clasico and go back to the 4-3-3.
However, at the last moment, Koeman changed his mind and Barca will line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Athletic Bilbao in the cup final, the same source claims. Besides the performance issues, it's said that the coach is also unhappy with the array of players he has to choose from in order to field a 4-3-3 set-up.
The big question now, as Diario Sport put it, is who is going to start between Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele upfront. Both of them failed to show the best versions of themselves against Madrid.
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The Blaugrana plane have landed in Sevilla for the Copa Del Rey final clash against Athletic Bilbao.
The venue of the game is the Estadio La Cartuja.
Some Barca player arrived the airport clutching cups of mate tea.
Barcelona have two training routines scheduled for today - one in the day and later in the evening.
Barca will be looking to exact revenge on Bilbao following their Supercopa loss to the same opponents back in January.
Laporta invites former rivals Víctor Font and Toni Freixa to Copa Del Rey final, Bartomeu too
Joan Laporta has invited Victor Font and Toni Freixa to Barca's Copa Del Rey clash against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, according to RAC1.
Former caretaker president Carles Tusquets has also been invited to the game. Embattled former president Josep Maria Bartomeu was also invited but he reportedly declined.
Laporta is looking to be flanked by his presidential rivals and former Barca presidents like Sandro Rosell and Reyna in the VIP box during the final at the Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla.
Barcelona are the most successful team in Copa Del Rey history with 30 triumphs. The Blaugrana will be looking to rubberstamp their dominance in the competition against the Lions this weekend.
