Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto travel to Barcelona with the tie already decided

Tomorrow, Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto face the second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final against FC Barcelona at 20:00 at the Palau Blaugrana, with the tie practically already decided after losing at home 21–42.

Fertiberia will play their second quarter-final tie in consecutive years, but this time with a different outcome. In the first leg, the red-and-whites withstood the Blaugrana's pressure well, but Barcelona used their great superiority to settle the tie in the second half. The team managed by Patxi Martí travel to Barcelona with the aim of treating the match as a major training session. “With such a small squad, and having to fight tooth and nail every weekend, the Copa must serve as a great training session against the best team in the world and allow us to draw conclusions ahead of this weekend's important match,” said the Valencian coach after the match against Helvetia Anaitasuna.

Xavi Pascual's men, meanwhile, arrive on an immaculate run, unbeaten in every competition, so winning the tie and reaching the Copa del Rey Final Four for another year should be a mere formality, with Barcelona clear favourites to lift the trophy.

Ultimately, lPatxi Martí's men are clear that, given the potential of both teams and their contrasting trajectories, it is not appropriate to dream of victory, but simply to focus on making a good impression and improving the performance shown in recent matches.

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