He real Madrid visit on wednesday Barcelona in the semifinal round of the Copa del Rey in search of a comeback and a revenge that gives him the pass to the final of the tournament.
The “meringues” go to the Camp Nou after losing 1-0 in the first leg at home on March 2 and with the vivid memory of his last defeat a few days later in the classic league match on March 19 at the Barça field (2-1).
The team “He is very well, motivated, focused. We have good feelings after the game against Valladolid (victory 6-0). We are at our best for the game, we are very confident that we are going to do well”said this Tuesday the coach of the Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelottiat a press conference.
This triumph was an injection of morale for the meringues, especially for the triplet in seven minutes of Karim Benzemawho recovered his best goalscoring image.
the captain of real Madrid will be fixed on Wednesday in the white forward with the Brazilian Viniciuswho is still looking to score his first goal at the Barca fiefdom.
The attacking pair will probably be complemented by the Brazilian Rodrygo on the right to try to get the ticket to a final of Cupthat he real Madrid hasn’t reached it again since 2014 when he also won his last title against Barcelona (2-1).
The white team will look for a comeback in an environment that continues to be rarefied by the ‘Negreira’ case, in which a Barcelona court investigates the millionaire payments from Barça to a former referee.
As happened in the last league classic, the traditional directive lunch will not be held due to the tension caused by the fact that the real Madrid has decided to appear in this case, which is also investigating the Uefa.
Far from the extra-sports turbulence, the Barcelona He hopes to bring new joy to his fans with what could be his fourth victory over the real Madrid since the beginning of 2023, which had started with Barça snatching the Spain Supercup to the meringues in arabian.
“They will be touched, wanting revenge, they have lost the last three classics”the Barça coach warned this Tuesday, Xavi Hernandeznoting that “We have to be alert, we will try to dominate the game, to be superior.”
Outside Europehe Barcelona has set its sights on the Leaguewhich he has practically tied up after the victory in the last league classic in March, and in the Copa del Reywhich they last won in 2021 when they thrashed 4-0 at Athletic Bilbao in the end.
Barça faces the match weighed down by the sensitive casualties of Ousmane Dembélé, Pedri, Christensen and Frenkie De Jong.
The top scorer in the Spanish championship, Robert Lewandowskiwill be the spearhead of the Barca team up front, where he could be accompanied by the Brazilian raphinha.
In the rear, the Uruguayan Ronald Araujo will once again be in charge of stopping Viniciusin a duel that is beginning to become a classic of these duels.
On the way, the Barcelonaafter taking the lead, ended up playing a very defensive game that made difficult the arrivals of the real Madridbut on Wednesday before his public, he could try to exhibit a more showy and open game, which could favor the merengue team.
“They will come out to put pressure on us, they did it in the first leg, they were superior in control and possession. We will try to be the ones who subdue them in their field”said Xavi.
The winner of the duel will face off in the final on May 6 at Seville to the winner of the match they will play this Tuesday Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna.
Formations:
Barcelona: Ter Stegen – Araujo, Koundé, Alonso, Balde – Busquets, Kessié, Sergi Roberto, Gavi – Raphinha, Lewandowski. Coach: Xavi Hernandez
Real Madrid: Courtois – Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Nacho – Camavinga, Kroos, Modric – Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius. Coach: Carlo Ancelotti (ITA)
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera
Source: Ambito
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