The Copa del Rey yesterday had its first semifinal at the El Sadar stadium, in Pamplonawith the victory of the local Osasuna about him Athletic Bilbao by 1 to 0.
real Madrid He has had a great season, with a start to the year that saw him champion the Club World Cup and with one foot in the quarterfinals of the Champions LeagueMeanwhile in The league of Spain is second, seven points behind the leader Barcelona.
Barcelona is solid in The leaguedespite the surprise defeat he suffered last weekend against Almeria (1-0), but he did very badly in Europe since it was left out of the Champions League in the group stage and then in the round of 16. of the europa league before him Manchester Utd.
In this context, both will look for a victory that will leave them in a good position for the return on Wednesday, April 5 at the Camp Nou of Barcelona.
In fact, the “Blaugrana” coach himself, Xavi HernandezHe said in conference: “We approach it in the same way as always against Real Madrid. They are a tough opponent, who sometimes do not dominate you but with a transition and two touches they plant themselves in your goal. They are a difficult opponent. They beat us there well, and us in the Super Cup”.
“The competition is different. Everything will be decided at the Camp Nou. We will go out to win and show our personality. It is an opportunity to win another title”he emphasized.
Probable formations:
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal; Eder Militao, Antonio Rüdiger, Nacho; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric; Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. DT: Carlo Ancelotti.
Barcelona: Marc André Ter Stegen; Ronald Araújo, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde; Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong, Pablo Gavi; Raphina, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. DT: Xavi Hernandez.
Source: Ambito
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