Football Preview Copa del Rey Spain semi-final second leg
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Barcelona (1, La Liga) – Real Madrid (2, La Liga)
First match Barcelona won 1-0.
Time : 02.00
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez Led the team to beat Real Madrid in the first game before 1-0 in the Copa del Rey battle, while the latest performance defeated Elche 4-0 in a league game on Saturday.
The readiness of this game will bring Rafinha out of the ban, but in the case of Andres Christensen, Pedi Gonzalez and Ousmane Dembele are all still missing.
As for Frankie de Jong, who has just returned to training, he is still unlikely to play fully, just having his name attached as a substitute. Causing the midfield panel to use Pablo Gabi, Franck Gessier and Sergio Busquets to play
While the front line Rafinha returned to coordinate Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, with Ansu Fati as an intervention.
In the defensive game, it is believed that Xavi still trusts Marcos Alonso to stand in center with Ronald Arajo, while left-back Alejandro Balde returns to the real one and right-back Jules Kun. De takes charge
Real Madrid
Real Madrid, under the leadership of Carlo Ancelotti, boosted their confidence ahead of this game with a 6-0 home win over Real Valladolid on Sunday.
The latest team condition, which is definitely Anche, will use the injured Fairland Mendy, but will get Nacho Fernandez freed from the ban, and Antonio Rudiger, who was not named in the last game, had to wait to check. fitness
Which if Rudiger can’t go down, it’s not a problem because the main center couple like Eder Militao and David Alaba are ready to play, while the backs on both sides will switch to use Dani Carbaja. l and nachos
Midfield has Eduardo Camavinga back alongside Toni Kroos, while in attack Luka Modric and Fede Valverde return to the starting line-up to coordinate with Vinicius Junior. Help support Karim Benzema in hunting the net.
Players expected to enter the field
Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen – Schulz Gunde, Ronald Arajo, Marcos Alonso, Alejandro Balde – Franck Gessier, Ser. Kio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong – Rafinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres (Ansu Fati).
Trainer: Xavi Hernandez
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Thibolt Courtois – Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez – Eduardo Camavinga, To This is Kroos – Fede Valverde, Luka Modric, Vinicius Junior – Karim Benzema.
Trainer: Carlo Ancelotti
Past meeting results
Day/Month/Year Item Competition Result
19/03/23 La Liga Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid
02/03/23 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona
15/01/23 Supercopa Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona
16/10/22 La Liga Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona
23/07/22 Friendly match Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona
Performance of the last 5 games
barcelona
01/04/23 Elche won 4-0 (away) La Liga
19/03/23 Real Madrid won 2-1 (home) La Liga
12/03/23 won Athletic Bilbao 1-0 (away) La Liga
05/03/23 won Valencia 1-0 (homecoming) La Liga
02/03/23 Real Madrid won 1-0 (away) Copa del Rey
Real Madrid
02/04/23 Won Real Valladolid 6-0 (home) La Liga
19/03/23 defeated Barcelona 1-2 (away) La Liga
15/03/23 won Liverpool 1-0 (home) Chpl.
11/03/23 Espanyol won 3-1 (home) La Liga
05/03/23 Always Real Betis 0-0 (away) La Liga