Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman believes the Copa del Rey is a surer route to silverware than the La Liga title and has said he will field a strong team in Wednesday's last-16 tie at Rayo Vallecano to ensure his side progress in the competition.
Barca are third in the La Liga standings, 10 points behind runaway leaders Atletico Madrid, who also have a game in hand.But they remain the only side in the top three left in the Copa after Real Madrid were knocked out by third division Alcoyano last week and Atletico Madrid were sent packing earlier in the month by Cornella.
Koeman is boosted by the return of Lionel Messi after the Argentine completed a two-game suspension but the coach did not want to say whether or not his captain would feature.
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