Barcelona players fly out to Copa del Rey clash in helicopters
Barcelona have travelled to their Copa del Rey clash with AD Ceuta in style, with Xavi’s squad arriving on the African mainland by helicopter.
Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city bordered by Morocco and will play host to the current La Liga leaders on Thursday when the Blaugrana take aim at a place in the quarter-finals of domestic cup competition. Rather than make their way across the Mediterranean Sea by plane, Barca have chartered a fleet of helicopters to get them to a meeting with third-tier opposition on time.
Barcelona were given a scare by lower-league opponents in the last-32 of the Copa del Rey, with a dramatic extra-time effort from Ansu Fati required in order to prevail 4-3 against an Intercity side that competes in Primera Division RFEF – Group 2.