(Right) Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring their third aim with Alvaro Odriozola. (Left) Barcelona’s French ahead Ousmane Dembele seems to be on throughout the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), quarter-final soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, on the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 25, 2023.
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Real Madrid will get an opportunity for revenge towards Barcelona when the Spanish groups meet within the Copa del Rey semifinals.
The rivals have been paired collectively in Monday’s draw, which additionally arrange a semifinal match between Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna.
Madrid misplaced the Spanish Super Cup last to Barcelona 3-1 in Saudi Arabia on January 15, the identical rating it beat the Catalan membership of their first “clásico” of the season within the Spanish league.
Barcelona additionally acquired the most effective of Madrid the final time they met within the Copa del Rey, advancing within the 2019 semifinals with a 3-0 win within the second leg on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid will host the primary leg this time, with the second on the Camp Nou.
The first leg of the semifinals this season was set to be performed subsequent week, nevertheless it must be scheduled for a couple of month from now as a result of Madrid shall be taking part within the Club World Cup in Morocco.
Barcelona is the membership with most Copa del Rey titles with 31, eight greater than Athletic. Madrid has 19 however none since 2014, whereas Osasuna’s greatest end result was a runner-up end in 2005, when it misplaced within the last to Real Betis.
Every spherical till now had been performed in single video games. Madrid superior to the final 4 previous metropolis rival Atletico Madrid, whereas Barcelona eradicated Real Sociedad.
The last shall be performed on May 6 in Seville.
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