Valverde to rest Ter Stegen, Pique, Rakitic, Busquets, Coutinho, Suarez and Jordi Alba Barcelona Given a break in the Copa del Rey

Ernesto Valverde will give many of the Barcelona players who have clocked up the most minutes so far this season a well-earned rest for the Copa del Rey in midweek.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba will all sit out the clash with Cultural Leonesa.

In fact, they won't even take part in the training session on Tuesday, as they enjoy a break following their Clasico victory.

Three injured players - Lionel Messi, Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Vermaelen - will also remain at home.

Valverde will use the midweek clash to give the first team's non-regulars and youngsters a chance to impress.

The Azulgrana will train on Tuesday at 18:00 CET and, one hour before that, Valverde will meet with the media ahead of Wednesday's game.