Real Madrid and Barcelona clash in Madrid in 2nd Clasico of 2018/19 Copa del Rey Semi-Final
Real Madrid and Barcelona will go head to head on Wednesday in 2018/19 Copa del Rey semi-final 2nd leg as the tournament moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Barcelona will be disappointed with the draw in the first leg at home against Los Blancos but will still be confident of reaching the final and winning it.
For that though they will need to play outstanding football. They know they have to win in Madrid. Real Madrid though will not make it easy at all for them.
Barca are set to win the La Liga and one more trophy in the form of the Copa del Rey will be very much appreciated.
On the other hand, Real Madrid will be happy that they came with something in Barcelona. They will now look to cash on the wonderful opportunity to reach the final of the Copa del Rey and win it.
UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid will play their brand of football knowing Barca will come hard at them.
Team news and possible line-ups
Keylor Navas is available for Real Madrid for the midweek game and will likely play.
As for Barcelona, Arthur will be unavailable as due to injury.
Real Madrid XI : Navas, Carvajal, R. Varane, S. Ramos, Reguilon, T. Kroos, Casemiro, L. Modric, Lucas, Vinicius, K. Benzema.
Barcelona XI : Ter Stegen, S. Roberto, G. Pique, C. Lenglet, J. Alba, S. Busquets, Vidal, I. Rakitic, L. Messi, L. Suarez, O. Dembele.
Prediction
It’s tough to predict the outcome of this match between two of the biggest clubs in the world. May the best team on the night which commits less mistakes win the game and reach the final.