Questions marks remain about one position as Barcelona take on Valencia in the Copa del Rey | OneFootball

Following their 1-0 win over Alaves in La Liga, FC Barcelona are set to return to action in the Copa del Rey with their quarter-final tie against Valencia on Friday. The Blaugranes will be going into this match as the clear favorites, as they recently thrashed Valencia 7-1 in La Liga.

But as has been the case for the last few weeks, Hansi Flick will still have to make a decision about his starting goalkeeper for this game.

Despite his mistakes in the games against Real Madrid, Benfica, and Valencia, Wojciech Szczesny continues to remain the preferred starter for Hansi Flick, and his position was further strengthened after he kept a clean sheet in the game against Alaves.

In addition to this clean sheet, the Polish goalkeeper also launched some counterattacks with his quick and intelligent distribution of the ball. In general, it is quite clear that he is improving after having spent several months on the sidelines after his retirement at the end of the last season.

Still, it remains to be seen whether Flick continues to rely on Szczesny or plays Pena as his team takes on Valencia in the upcoming Copa del Rey game. Being a Copa game, Diario AS notes that this will be a good opportunity for Flick to compensate Pena for his lost starting role.

On the other hand, he can also decide to keep playing Szczesny in all the matches, as has been the case with Marc Andre Ter Stegen for the last few years.

Inaki Pena had a good outing in the last cup game against Real Betis and even kept out an almost sure goal from the Barcelona loanee, Vitor Roque. He started that game primarily because Szczesny was suspended for his red card in the Spanish Super Cup final, and it remains to be seen whether he will return to the starting lineup in this game ahead.