Barcelona vs. Huesca: Time, Live Stream and 2014 Spanish Copa Del Rey Preview

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Barcelona will defend their 4-0 lead from the first leg when they host Huesca during Tuesday's Copa del Rey fixture at the Camp Nou. The Catalans are strong favourites to progress to the next round, and this match is being viewed as little more than a formality.

Huesca play in the Segunda Division B—Group 2 and were clearly overmatched when the teams met at their home ground, and the club has never in its history played above the Segunda Division.

The match will give manager Luis Enrique the chance to rest a few key players and give some youngsters a chance, while the Huesca players will mainly get to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of playing at the Camp Nou.

Date: Tuesday, December 16

Time: 9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. ET

Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona

TV info and live stream: The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports 5 (for UK viewers), with mobile coverage available via the Sky Go app and BeIN Sports Connect.

Preview

When these two teams met early in December, it was Andres Iniesta who powered the visitors to a convincing 4-0 win. Ivan Rakitic, Pedro and Rafinha bagged goals along with the veteran midfielder, who also provided two assists.

Huesca, whose kit was inspired by the Catalans' iconic colours, showed a surprising willingness to venture forward and even mustered a handful of chances, but summer signing Marc-Andre ter Stegen put together an excellent performance to keep his nets clean.

Ter Stegen was given the start over Claudio Bravo, one of many regulars rested for that match, and the same will likely be true for Tuesday. Right-back Dani Alves didn't feature at Huesca, and as per AS, the injury to his thigh he suffered against Getafe will keep him out of the return match as well:

Douglas is the expected replacement on the wing if Enrique opts for a back four, although he could revert to the 3-4-3 formation that showed promise in the team's win over Paris Saint-Germain.

Regardless, Bleacher Report's Rik Sharma believes youngster Marc Bartra deserves a start in defence:

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There are opportunities to be found at Barcelona. If Bartra continues to mature at the same rate, playing and training intelligently, it's hard to believe he won't get a run of games in the first team.

Pique's form is variable. Sometimes, like against PSG, he plays well. At other times, he makes mistakes.

Just take his poor handling of Espanyol's Sergio Garcia on Sunday.

With Thomas Vermaelen out for months, there's just Jeremy Mathieu and Javier Mascherano to overcome. Bartra will believe he can do it, and Barcelona must show faith in him because he is good enough.

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Further up the pitch, Neymar will likely be rested further after missing the match against Getafe, and promising youngster Munir El Haddadi could receive the start on Tuesday.

The Spain international has come back down to Earth after a sensational start to the current campaign, and at this point, it has become clear the forward still has plenty of growing to do before he can become a regular part of the starting XI.

A relatively easy match against Huesca should provide the perfect opportunity for El Haddadi to shine and build some confidence. With a four-goal lead, Enrique will also certainly be hoping he can rest the likes of Lionel Messi anyhow.

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