Atletico Madrid host Barcelona in second leg of their Copa semifinal after the groups performed out an exhilarating 4-4 draw on February 25.
Who: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
What: Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal – second leg
The place: Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain
When: Wednesday at 9:30pm native time (19:30 GMT)
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Greater than a month after their thrilling eight-goal draw within the opening leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will conflict a second time for the correct to play within the cup closing in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Right here is all to know earlier than the pivotal return leg between the 2 star-studded Spanish groups:
What occurred within the first match between the edges on February 25?
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid each rallied from two objectives down in a frantic eight-goal draw within the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys (Barcelona Olympic Stadium) in Catalonia, Spain.
Atletico raced forward 2-0 within the first six minutes earlier than conceding 4 unanswered objectives and coming again to even the match with objectives within the closing 10 minutes, together with the 4-4 equaliser by substitute Alexander Sorloth three minutes into stoppage time.
Attainable lineups and crew information: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid:
Head coach Diego Simeone will return Argentinian star striker Julian Alvarez to the beginning XI. Alvarez, with 5 objectives, is the main scorer on this season’s Copa del Rey.
First-choice goalkeeper Jan Oblak will make method for deputy Juan Musso.
Atletico Madrid attainable beginning XI: Musso; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Azpilicueta; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez.
Barcelona:
Head coach Hansi Flick shall be with out key midfielder Dani Olmo, who is anticipated to be out till late April.
Flick has confirmed that Raphinha and Pau Cubarsi are each able to return to Barcelona’s beginning lineup. Raphinha will possible begin on the left wing, whereas Cubarsi will occupy one of many centre-back spots.
Barcelona’s attainable beginning XI: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Head-to-head report: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona (final 5 video games)
Atletico Madrid: 1 win
Barcelona: 3 wins
Attracts: 1
Final assembly: Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona (March 16, 2025) – LaLiga
What the coaches needed to say:
Hansi Flick, Barcelona:
“We received the Spanish Tremendous Cup [against Real Madrid in January], nevertheless it’s prior to now. We need to attain the Cup closing, nevertheless it received’t be straightforward,” Flick stated.
“Their perspective [the players] is all the time the identical, they all the time give their greatest and by no means hand over. The end result, we’ll see … The crew has improved and I’ve advised them that. I’m grateful for what they’re doing. However that is soccer, so what counts are the titles.”
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid:
“I’m speaking about my feeling. The crew is having an excellent season; it competed very effectively within the UEFA Champions League [lost to Real Madrid at round of 16] and is doing very effectively within the league. We’re continuously taking it one recreation at a time,” Simeone advised reporters on Tuesday.
“They [Barcelona] are going to have purpose conditions, they play in a really courageous method and we have now to attempt to undergo one of the best moments of the sport and isolate them from that potential,” he added.
When did Atletico Madrid and Barcelona final win the Copa?
- Barcelona final received the Copa del Rey in 2023.
- Atletico final received it in 2013.
When is the Copa del Rey closing?
The Copa del Rey closing will happen on April 26.
Seville’s stadium, Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, will host the match.
