Pride at stake, but no pride on display as Barcelona plays the Copa Catalunya final match.


Ahead of the Copa Catalunya final match between FC Barcelona and Gimnastic de Tarragona on Tuesday, 11th September, Barcelona's coach Frank Rijkaard is cautious about the high ratings the Blaugrana are receiving over their opponents, Gimnastic. Coming in with a young and relatively inexperienced side when compared to the first team of Barca, the youthful reserve players who dominate the team to play the final match are however, praised by coach Rijkaard who has instilled a lot of confidence in the young lads. So far, they have not disappointed. Cautiously, Rijkaard says:

You can’t speak of favourites. The truth is there are lots of reserve team players and this will be a great experience for them. This final will be a good experience for the reserve players. It won’t be easy for them but they are all looking forward to it.

The coach has named his squad for the Copa Catalunya final match against Gimnastic. They are:


Valdés, Jorquera, Ezquerro, Oleguer, Sylvinho, Marc Crosas, Córcoles, Víctor Vázquez, Dimas, Fali, Jeffren, Emilio, Gai, Thiago, Xavi Torres, Víctor Sánchez, Rueda, Botía, Pedro and Abraham.


The match starts at 21:45 hours ( GMT + 1 ) and will be shown live on Barca TV.