Barca’s Suarez drifting before Bilbao Cup clash

Top scorer in La Liga with 18 goals in 19 appearances, including dual during Real Madrid in November’s 4-0 “Clasico” victory, Suarez has 5 in 5 Champions League games and struck twice in Barca’s 3-0 win over River Plate in final month’s Club World Cup final.

Barca, chasing a fourth domestic Cup delight in 8 years, have beaten Bilbao 3 times in a final given 2009, including final season, and are a record winners with 27, 4 some-more than a Basques.

Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 during Celta Vigo in their quarterfinal initial leg, while Gary Neville’s Valencia had to come from behind to rescue a 1-1 pull during home to Las Palmas.

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