FC Barcelona are confronted Racing Santander in the round of 16 of the period 2025-2026 King’s cup at El Sardinero in Santander. However, with both teams ready to take the field, an unexpected issue has led to the start of the match being postponed.
According to a statement from Barcelona’s official account: “Due to access issues, the RFEF have just confirmed that the match will start at 9.15pmAs a result, the kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes from the time originally scheduled for the King’s cup collide.
Barcelona faced a similar situation in the previous round against CD Guadalajara, when that match was also postponed beyond the original kick-off time. Once again, as the visiting team and reigning La Liga champions, the Blaugrana have attracted a lot of attention from the home crowd, of Racing fans hoping their team will get into troublesimilar to what happened on Tuesday between Real Madrid and Albacete.
El Sardinero also expects a sold-out crowd, with a capacity of around 22,000 fans in the stadium filled for the tie in the knockout phase. That, combined with heavy rain in the Cantabrian city, has made access to the stadium more difficult.
FC Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal warming up.
Having last played in La Liga during the 2011–12 season, Racing Santander is starting to build momentum towards a possible return to the Spanish top flight. Coached by Jose Alberto LopezRacing has proven to be one of the surprises of the campaign and currently leads the Segunda División with 38 points from 21 games, level with UD Las Palmas.
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Confirmed line-ups for FC Barcelona and Racing Santander
FC Barcelona’s confirmed line-up (4-2-3-1): John García; Jules Koundé, Cuban Peace, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Bald; Marc Casado, Mark Bernal; Yamal, Dani Helm, Marcus Rashford; Ferran Towers.
Head coach: Hansi Flick.
Racing Santander’s confirmed line-up (4-3-3): Jokin Ekieta; Álvaro Mantilla, Javier Castro, Manu Hernando, Mario García; Suleiman Camara, Aritz Aldasoro, Maguette Gueye; Inigo Sainz-Maza, Juan Carlos Arana, Giorgi Guliashvili.
Head coach: José Alberto Lopez.
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