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Atletico Madrid Host Barcelona in second leg of their copa semifinal after the teams played out a thrilling 4-4 draw on February 25.
Who: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
What: Spanish Copa del Rey Semifinal – Second Leg
Where: Metropolitano Stage, Madrid, Spain
When: Wednesday at 9:30 pm Local Time (19:30 GMT)
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More than a month after their thrilling eight-goal draw in the opening leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal, athletico madrid and barcelona will clash a second time for the right to play in the cup final against real Madrid.
Here is all to know before the Pivotal Return leg between the two star-studded Spanish Teams:
What happened in the first match between the sides on February 25?
Barcelona and athletico madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic eight-goal draw in the First Leg of the Copa del Rey Semifinal At Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys (Barcelona Olympic Stage) in Catalonia, Spain.
Atletico raced ahead 2-0 in the first six minutes before conceding four unanswered goals and coming back to even the match with goals in the final 10 minutes, including the 4-4 equalizer at substitutes alexander sorloth three minutes into stoppage time.
Possible LineUps and Team News: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid:
Head coach Diego Simeone will return Argentinian Star Striker Julian Alvarez to the Starting Xi. Alvarez, with five goals, is the leading scorer in this season’s Copa del Rey.
First-Choice Goalkeeper Jan Oblak will make way for Deputy Juan Musso.
Atletico Madrid Possible Starting Xi: Musso; Llorente, gimenez, length, azpilicueta; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez.
Barcelona:
Head coach Hansi Flick will be without key Midfielder Dani Olmo, who is expected to be out until late April.
Flick has been confirmed that raphinha and pau cubarsi are both ready to return to barcelona’s starting lineup. Raphinha will probably start on the left, while Cubarsi will occupy one of the center-back spots.
Barcelona’s Possible Starting XI: Szczesny; Cubesi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Head-to-head Record: Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona (Last Five Games)
Atletico Madrid: 1 win
Barcelona: 3 profit
Draws: 1
Last Meeting: Atletico Madrid 2-4 Barcelona (March 16, 2025)-Laliga
What the coaches had to say:
Hansi Flick, Barcelona:
“We won the Spanish Super Cup [against Real Madrid in January]but it’s in the past. We want to reach the cup final, but it will be easy, ”flick said.
“Their attitude [the players] Is always the same, they always give their best and never give up. The result, we’ll see… the team has improved and I have told them that. I am grateful for what they are doing. But this is football, so what counts are the titles. ”
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid:
“I’m talking about my feeling. The team is having a very good season; it competed very well in the Uefa Champions League [lost to Real Madrid at round of 16] and is doing very well in the league. We are constantly taking it one game at a time, ”Simeone Told Reporters on Tuesday.
“They [Barcelona] Are going to have goal situations, they play in a very brave way and we have to try to go through the best moments of the game and isolate them from that potential, ”He added.
When did Atletico Madrid and Barcelona Last Win the Copa?
- Barcelona last won the Copa del Rey in 2023.
- Atletico last won it in 2013.
When is the Copa del Rey Final?
The Copa del Rey Final will take place on April 26.
Seville’s Stage, Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, will host the match.
