Barcelona, which fell to Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa final 10 days ago and sits in third-place of LaLiga, suffered another blow with a 4-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...