Barcelona only entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32 where they beat UD Barbastro convincingly to book a place in the pre-quarterfinals.Tomorrow, they return to action in the competition once

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Barcelona have not given up hope that Dani Olmo will be able to play for them in the second half of the season despite missing the January 1 deadline to register him with La Liga. A statement from La Liga on Tuesday night said Olmo and his team-mate Pau Victor have subsequently been deleted from the club’s registered squad with the league.

La Liga have made their final decision over Dani Olmo's Barcelona registration. Olmo, who joined Barca from RB Leipzig for £51 million last summer, was registered as a special exemption only for the first half of the season as the club could not meet La Liga 's wage cap restrictions.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended his management of the club's finances and said they followed the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules to enable them to register players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.

After losing 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Madrid has a run of three home games over seven days. The home run begins on Thursday against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey last 16. Las Palmas visits on Sunday in La Liga then Salzburg on Jan. 22 in the Champions League.

Clasico win in La Liga earlier this year by piling up five goals against their historic rivals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.