DBasia.news – Barcelona will challenge Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final in 2021. This match was used by the Blaugrana to show their Catalan identity.
The duel between the two teams will take place at the Estadio de La Cartuja, Sunday (18/4) at 02.30 am, WIB. Barcelona will try to win its first trophy with Ronald Koeman.
Barcelona highlighted its Catalan identity in this match through their jersey. Barcelona ensures that they will appear with their fourth jersey with the smiley motif, or the Catalan flag.
The fourth jersey is yellow in color with red stripes. The jersey has actually been introduced since last season, although its use is still very minimal.
Barcelona’s decision to use the fourth jersey is quite surprising. This is because Ronald Koeman’s team wore their main uniform when they faced the same opponent in the Spanish Super Cup.
Moreover, Barcelona’s second and third jersey is pink and black. The combination of the two uniform colors does not clash with Bilbao’s jersey which is patterned with red and white stripes.
Revenge
This match is also an opportunity for Barcelona to take revenge on Bilbao. Lionel Messi and his teammates were defeated by the same opponent in the Spanish Super Cup final last January.
At that time Barcelona had to be defeated by a score of 2-3. Messi’s red card incident exacerbated El Barca’s suffering.