With Alaves out of the way, swatted away like a mere bug, FC Barcelona set their sights on the Copa del Rey quarterfinal.
It was a clash against Valencia.
(Copa del Rey:)
(Quarterfinal:)
(Valencia – Barcelona)
(Date: 6th February, 2026)
Despite being played in away ground, it didn't matter.
FC Barcelona blew their opponents away in a hurricane of Catalan energy, winning the Copa del Rey clash 0-5.
Sam didn't score a single goal but he won the man of the match award, why?
On this game, Sam embraced the nature of a false 9, torturing a Valencia defense that was set up to frustrate him.
Yes, thy frustrated him on the goalscoring front, but Sam ended up doing even more on the playmaking front, giving 4 assists in this game alone!
On that day, the Valencia defenders learned to fear the Nigerian International.
