Bet of the Day: Back Barcelona to complete Copa del Rey success

Messi’s men lead Valencia 1-0

It’s the second-leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final clash between Valencia and Barcelona tonight.

The tie is finely poised after the Catalan side edged the opening encounter 1-0 at the Camp Nou.

It’s been a difficult few days for Valencia. Including tonight’s game they’ll have played Barca twice plus both Madrid sides in their last four matches.

And after losing their last three, it seems their brilliant start to the campaign is starting to ebb away.

Barcelona have the upper hand, and under Ernesto Valverde have proven mightily difficult to break down.

Coral’s Bet of the Day is Barcelona to win @ 4/7.

Cagey openings at the Mestalla

Luis Suarez netted the only goal of the first leg in the 67^th minute, and a similar cautious start awaits tonight.

Valencia must score, but it would be unwise to go all out against Barca early on and leave themselves exposed.

Under 0.5 first-half goals is 5/2, although the 6/10 on under 1.5 offers more leeway.

Strong travelling visitors

Barcelona have been excellent away from home this season. Their 1-0 loss to Espanyol in the previous round of this competition has been their only defeat on their travels.

They’re arguably a more organised and are better defensively than their heyday under Pep Guardiola, and it’s showing in their away matches.

They’ve already kept 11 clean sheets away from the Camp Nou.

A Barcelona win and under 3.5 goals is 15/8 with Coral, while the same result with under 2.5 goals looks good at 17/4.

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