Six years after Pep Guardiola guided Barcelona to a famous treble, his protege has a chance to repeat the feat. Luis Enrique was the B-team manager at the time, and he’s done brilliantly in his first season as the senior side manager, guiding his team to the La Liga title and two cup finals. The first of those is on Saturday, in the Copa del Rey against Athletic Club.
Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao 2015 live stream: How to watch Copa del Rey final online
Step one of a treble is complete for Barcelona. This is step two.
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While Athletic disappointed in the Champions League, getting destroyed in a very weak group, they recovered well. Their run to seventh in the league and the Copa del Rey final means that they’ll be playing in Europe again next season, albeit in the Europa League. Aymeric Laporte has blossomed into a legitimate superstar who might get his release clause met by a huge club in the summer, while veteran striker Aritz Aduriz had the best season of his career.
There's just one injury concern for Barcelona, but it's a big one. Luis Suarez has been sitting out with a hamstring injury and might not start. He's expected to suit up and be available, but Enrique might opt to rest him with the Champions League final looming. Athletic Bilbao have more serious problems -- stars Iker Muniain and Ander Iturraspe are injured, while Oscar de Marcos is suspended.
Match Date/Time: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, 9:30 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
TV: ESPN2 (U.S. -- English), ESPN Deportes (U.S.-- Spanish), Sky Sports 5 (U.K.), TV3 (Spain)
Online: The Copa del Rey usually isn’t on easily accessible outlets in the United States, but ESPN threw us all a bone by picking up the rights. You can catch the game on Watch ESPN, where there will be feeds in both English and Spanish.
UK: Sky Go
Spain: Movistar
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