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Koeman talks Messi, Collado and Trincao ahead of Copa del Rey clash

Ronald Koeman has been talking about his team ahead of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash with Cornella on Thursday.

The Barcelona boss faced reporters ahead of the match and discussed Lionel Messi’s ban, youngsters Alex Collado and Francisco Trincao and the Super Cup final defeat.

Here are the best bits:

Koeman on Cornella

We know there are surprises in the Copa del Rey, it’s a Segunda Division B team playing at home on an artificial surface, we are not used to that. It’s a complicated match, for them it’s the game of the year, for us it’s the next game.