The 2022-2023 Copa del Rey will have the best game possible at the club level. In the first leg of the semifinals Real Madrid will face Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu. Find out thelineups of both teams for this massive derby.
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It was a challenging week for Real Madrid the last one. They had an amazing 5-2 away win against Liverpool in the Champions League, but they couldnât repeat in La Liga. The derby vs Atletico Madrid was just a 1-1 draw, although they were able to rescue a point near the end.
Barcelona instead had a bad outcome in their last two games. On Thursday they were eliminated from the Europa League by Manchester United, then couldnât recover in the league. The Cules didnât take advantage of their opponentsâ result since they surprisingly lost 1-0 against Almeria.
Real Madrid lineup
The rivalry game will present some complications for Carlo Ancelotti regarding the starting team. Right now he canât count on David Alaba or Ferland Mendy for their respective injuries, so with both left backs out he will have to improvise a bit.
Real Madridlineup: Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Ăder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho; Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric; Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius.
Barcelona lineup
Xaviwill have even bigger problems to get his lineup ready. The defeat against Almeria gave Barcelona a lot of troubles since they also lost Robert Lewandowski to injury. The striker shouldnât be out for long, but he wonât be available for this one. This is a key missing piece especially because he wonât be the only star out. Pedri and Ousmane Dembele are also among the players that will not play.
Barcelonalineup: Marc-AndrĂ© Ter Stegen; Jules KoundĂ©, Ronald AraĂșjo, Marcos Alonso, Alex Balde; Frank KessiĂ©, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong; Raphinha, Ferran Torres, and Gavi.
