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Thrilling cup clash in Barcelona
At 21:30 CET, our team will look to take home a strong result in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys.
On Tuesday 25 February at 21:30 CET, we face FC Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys. The referee for this match will be Alejandro Hernández Hernández.
Our team go into the game off the back of a commanding 3-0 victory against Valencia in the latest LaLiga match, with a brace from Julián Álvarez and a goal from Ángel Correa. In the Copa del Rey, we have progressed by defeating UE Vic in the first round (2-0), CP Cacereño in the second round (3-1), Marbella FC in the round of 32 (1-0), Elche CF in the round of 16 (4-0), and most recently, Getafe in the quarter-finals (5-0), courtesy of a double from Giuliano and goals from Samu Lino, Correa, and Sørloth.
Meanwhile, Flick’s Barcelona side come into this fixture after a 2-0 LaLiga win against Las Palmas. In the Copa del Rey, they defeated Barbastro in the round of 32 (4-0), Real Betis in the round of 16 (5-1), and Valencia in the quarter-finals (5-0).
The most recent encounter between both sides took place in December in the league, where Simeone’s men secured a 2-1 victory at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys, thanks to goals from De Paul and Sørloth. Atlético Madrid will now look to earn another positive result before deciding the tie in the second leg on 2 April at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
