Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona
Copa del Rey 2018/19
Venue: Estadio Reino de León
Date: Wednesday, 31 October
Kick-off: 8:30pm BST
Barcelona begin their defence of their Copa del Rey crown with a trip to Cultural Leonesa on Wednesday evening.
Ernesto Valverde’s side will find themselves in a rather buoyant mood after their 5-1 thrashing of Real Madrid on Sunday afternoon - a result which cost Julen Lopetegui his job.
As for Real, they began life without Lopetegui with a win in Africa as caretaker coach Santiago Solari oversaw to a 4-0 victory in the autonomous city of Melilla.
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Messi boost
Lionel Messi returned to training earlier than expected with Barcelona on Wednesday as the forward continues his recovery from an arm injury which kept him out of the team's wins against Inter Milan and Real Madrid last week.
The Argentine forward was set to miss three weeks after breaking a bone in his right arm on October 20 during a match against Sevilla, but reports in Spain suggest Messi may be available for first-team action quicker than forecast.
However, Messi is unlikely to feature on Saturday in the Liga match against Rayo Vallecano.
