). After needing extra time to edge out third-division side Intercity 4-3 in the last round, Barca were handed a trip to Spain's tiny territory of Ceuta, which borders Morocco on the northern coast of Africa. "It's a beautiful city, lodged between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, with four cultures that live in harmony, " former Barca and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and Ceuta-born Mohamed Ali Amar, better known as Nayim, told ESPN. Ceuta, with a population of around 85, 000 people and an area of just 7 square miles, has been in Spain's possession since 1580.
Their most current runner-up was in 2019 against Valencia by two goals. In 15 games participating in La Liga, he scored 3 goals and at the moment he has not made any assists. This element is one of Xavi’s fundamental pieces in his teams, he can play as a winger on the left, attacking midfielder and midfielder. This will be the canary’s first game in the Copa del Rey. For Ceuta, José Juan Romero started against Real Madrid Castilla, Tomás Mejías, Reina, Julio Iglesias, Rodrigo, Juan Gutierrez, Jota, Alain, Adri Cuevas, Robin, Nito González and Macías. They qualified for this round of 16 after beating InterCity by 4 goals to 3.
"[Morocco] proved they are not a small team and they got what they deserved. It was incredible how that [semifinal] run was experienced in Ceuta, but also across Morocco and in Spain, where there is a huge Moroccan population. They are passionate football people. "And Ceuta is absolutely a football-crazy city. Some great players have come from there: Migueli who played for Barca [from 1973-88], Pirri spent many years at Real Madrid [1964-80] and is a legend there, Jose Bravo, the Lesmes brothers [Francisco and Rafael, the latter of whom won five European Cups with Real Madrid from 1955-60]. "So many players have played in the city. So many kids play football there.
However, Morocco does not officially recognise it as Spanish territory. That has led to flash points -- as recently as 2021, when the Moroccan government loosened border controls -- but Nayim says any diplomatic tension has not spilled into city life. "It's an example for society, " he said. "There are big Muslim and Christian communities and smaller Hebrew and Hindu communities. It's a city where you all live together very peacefully and enjoy the Mediterranean gastronomy. "Large swathes of the population have Moroccan roots from bygone generations, including Nayim.
For Ceuta, José Juan Romero started against Real Madrid Castilla, Tomás Mejías, Reina, Julio Iglesias, Rodrigo, Juan Gutierrez, Jota, Alain, Adri Cuevas, Robin, Nito González and Macías. They qualified for this round of 16 after beating InterCity by 4 goals to 3. After this game, Barcelona will play against Getafe on Sunday 22nd. It is currently the leader of La Liga with 41 points.
AD Ceuta vs Barcelona LIVE Updates: Score, Stream Info, Lineups and How to Copa del Rey Match - News Today January 19, 2023USA TV USA TV channel (English): ESPN +. USA TV channel (Spanish): ESPN +. In DIRECTV Sports Argentina. In DIRECTV Sports Chile. In DIRECTV Sports Peru. In DIRECTV Sports Venezuela Uruguay. In all these years, they have been the Copa del Rey champions: 1909, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. The last trophy they lifted was in 2021 at the hands of Messi, when they defeated Athletic by four goals.
The city is closer to Tangier and Rabat than Madrid and Barcelona, which led to an interesting emotional tug-of-war when Morocco met at the World Cup in Qatar and stunned the world by winning the round-of-16 tie on penalties. "I wasn't in the city for the game, but it evoked a lot of passion, " added Nayim, who famously scored a stunning 119th-minute winner for Real Zaragoza against Arsenal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final by lobbing goalkeeper David Seaman from 40 yards.
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After this game, Barcelona will play against Getafe on Sunday 22nd. It is currently the leader of La Liga with 41 points. For Xavi, coach of the Culé team, he pointed out that the match will be complicated, apologizing for his past statements. “I feel pressure for tomorrow the cup, the league, the Europa league, if we continue without winning titles at the end of the season you are going to kill me, there are moments that you have a bad time when the results do not come out, everyone reminds you, you suffer a lot, but you enjoy, you have to be balanced, there is no euphoria for winning the supercup, we played very good soccer against Real Madrid, I prepare for it, this is Barcelona”.
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