Albacete vs Barcelona: lineups, Quarterfinals, Copa del Rey

The culés travel to Carlos Belmonte with the task of signing their ticket to the semi-finals

The King’s Cup continues its course and the quarterfinal round faces Albacete vs Barcelona. The culés want to fight for everything, and after maintaining the leadership of LaLiga and getting into the top eight of the Champions League, they now seek to continue advancing in the Cup.

Although he Barcelona arrives as a great favorite in this duel, Albacete He has proven to be a dangerous rival. Those from the Second Division already gave a coup of authority this season by defeating Real Madrid in the previous round and kicking the merengue team out of the competition, a result that significantly raised the spirit of the team and on this occasion, they will try to repeat the feat against the culés following their winning inertia.

He Barça They reached the Quarterfinals after defeating Racing de Santander in the round of 16 by a score of 2-0. While the Albacete They did it by beating Real Madrid by three goals to two.

Only eight teams remain in the bidding for the King’s Cup and the Albacete He is the only survivor who does not belong to the highest circuit of Spanish soccer, which is why he is emerging as the dark horse of the tournament.

Date, time and how to watch Albacete vs Barcelona

King’s CupQuarterfinals

Albacete vs Barcelona Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2:00 p.m. CDMX/3:00 p.m. ET /Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, 3:00 p.m.; Argentina, Chile and Uruguay 5:00 p.m.

Carlos Belmonte Stadium

Where to see? Skysports in Mexico; ESPN in the United States

Possible alignments Albacete vs Barcelona

Albacete: Raúl Lizoain, Aguado, Javi Moreno, Vallejo, Carlos Neva, Bernabéu, Capi, Meléndez, Pacheco, Medina and Betancor.

Barcelona: Joan Garcia, Èric Garcia, Araujo, Gerard Martín, Cancelo, De Jong, Bernal, Fermín, Rashford, Lamine Yamal and Lewandowski.