Barcelona travel to the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night to face Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final. It might only be the first leg, but it could have far-reaching consequences.
As the two battle it out for supremacy in La Liga, the Copa del Rey Clasico could strike an important emotional blow against the other side, both in the Copa del Rey and the league. The two will face each other again at Camp Nou in La Liga before the return leg.
Barcelona are suffering a number of injuries ahead of the match, with Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele all absent. Andreas Christensen is also a late doubt after an ankle injury.
Sport believe he will start though, behind a four-man midfield.
Meanwhile they say that Aurelien Tchouameni will return to the starting line-up for Real Madrid. Nacho Fernandez will fill in for the absent Ferland Mendy, with David Alaba also out.
Rodrygo Goes was also a late doubt for the match, and Marca feel he will start on the bench. However they believe that Eduardo Camavinga will fill in at left-back instead.
Both papers have Barcelona starting with a four-man midfield, but the Madrid daily feel Sergi Roberto will play instead of Franck Kessie.
Kessie started at the weekend but was withdrawn at half-time against , while Roberto played most of the match at right-back.
kaecdilpty
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weytin Roberto go 11
fungame
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listen i don't know who the hell you are but you are also dumb bcs every one knows who messi fans are. they don't have brain. how can they say messi deserve 2018 balon dor
if you had sense enough why didn't you go take it and give to who ever deserved it according to your sensible reasons.mcteeew
fungame
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That's the problem with y'all instead of direct like arguing with him instead y'all choose to go for insults not just insult u have to add his grandfather to the whatever argument both of u are having and perhaps he's giving his own opinion why do u have to force ur choice upon another person for all Madrid fans no matter what Messi achieves Ronaldo will still be our most preferred player coz he played for us and helped us win lots of trophies so he's a major part of our history so u shouldn't be having any issue with it If Messi had played for us we'd call him the best with no disrespect to either one of them , now up on they're no longer in their prime y'all still argue about players that are no longer yours or ours ๐คฆdamn!! both of u are dumb no offence ๐ถ
please just stop there. why should he even mention his grandfather in the first place. Meaning his grandfather is the one insulting. secondly, he should be wise enough to say some barca fans because for me when ever I see barca fans am also included.
losblancosss
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After this match, theyโre going to make Liverpool bleed again๐
LOL. I know right?๐. Anyways congratulations once again!!!๐ค
Strangerthings
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Bro we're out already don't bother. But guess what? Liverpool will pay for this[Crylaugh]
After this match, theyโre going to make Liverpool bleed again๐
losblancosss
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The good thing about football is anything is possible. If we could do this against all odds, anything is possible. Hopefully it wonโt be possible for you guys ๐ญ. Just win your champions league as usual and leave us alone๐๐๐ญ
Bro we're out already don't bother. But guess what? Liverpool will pay for this[Crylaugh]
Strangerthings
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This is football. I guess we're out already.
The good thing about football is anything is possible. If we could do this against all odds, anything is possible. Hopefully it wonโt be possible for you guys ๐ญ. Just win your champions league as usual and leave us alone๐๐๐ญ
losblancosss
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Thanks man tbh In no way did I think weโd actually win, Iโd have been happy with a draw but this is much better. But I guess you were right about the line up
This is football. I guess we're out already.
Strangerthings
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I can coach Real Madrid more than Ancelotti. I told you we'll hardly win with those old guards. Barcelona players were really fast. Anyways congratulations
Thanks man tbh In no way did I think weโd actually win, Iโd have been happy with a draw but this is much better. But I guess you were right about the line up
losblancosss
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I predicted the line up not result. I was right
I can coach Real Madrid more than Ancelotti. I told you we'll hardly win with those old guards. Barcelona players were really fast. Anyways congratulations
losblancosss
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I predicted the line up not result. I was right
I never predicted the line up either, I was only speaking my mind how i wanted the line up should be. My point was that, we can't win convincingly with them. Just wait and see
Strangerthings
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Let's see who was right between you and i. Let's wait for the results
I predicted the line up not result. I was right
losblancosss
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I told you I know Carlo๐. But he started Camavinga so Iโm guessing he wants to go with form, nice
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Let's see who was right between you and i. Let's wait for the results
Strangerthings
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Let me educate you on this:- * Barcelona style of play is keeping the ball. Barcelona have young and fast players who can run and do the rest. When Barcelona is keeping the ball, you needs aggressive Midfielders like Camavinga and Valverde to wins the ball in a higher area of the pitch. * Modric and kroos are good in a team that doesn't keep the ball too much, then they can do their damage.( simply because both are aging) * You might not comprend this properly but the analysis I have up there is understood only a technical coach or a fan. I'm a Madrid fan and i know my team better than anyone, including you. * I get Camavinga and Valverde isn't up to their level but both a good in transition and the move the ball really faster unlike old Modric and kroos.
I told you I know Carlo๐. But he started Camavinga so Iโm guessing he wants to go with form, nice
DUMUYAH
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๐จ๐จ @alexiaputellas : ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ปโฝ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win The Ballon D'or TWICE โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win #TheBest FIFA Women's POTY Award TWICE โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win The Ballon D'or in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win #TheBest Women's POTY Award in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's The First Women's Player to Win The UEFA Player of The Year in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's Won The Joint Most Number of UEFA Women's Player of The Year Award โค๏ธ โ She's The HIGHEST Rated Player in The Entire FIFA 23 Game โค๏ธ THE QUEEN OF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL โค๏ธ๐๐
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Brazilian Malta was a golf โณ player back then, so I don't except these new barca kids to know her
Milan A1
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Barca possible line up
Madridkingen
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false! Camavinga will start
Milan A1
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Possible line up
Ameerul24
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What do you mean didnโt he change wing and rodrigo went to play there or you do not watch match abeg sit down
did you not watch the game?
Renilmop
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That's the problem with y'all instead of direct like arguing with him instead y'all choose to go for insults not just insult u have to add his grandfather to the whatever argument both of u are having and perhaps he's giving his own opinion why do u have to force ur choice upon another person for all Madrid fans no matter what Messi achieves Ronaldo will still be our most preferred player coz he played for us and helped us win lots of trophies so he's a major part of our history so u shouldn't be having any issue with it If Messi had played for us we'd call him the best with no disrespect to either one of them , now up on they're no longer in their prime y'all still argue about players that are no longer yours or ours ๐คฆdamn!! both of u are dumb no offence ๐ถ
listen i don't know who the hell you are but you are also dumb bcs every one knows who messi fans are. they don't have brain. how can they say messi deserve 2018 balon dor
JustinEmmanuel
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If Ancelotti uses both Modric and kroos at same time then he's really dumb. Camavinga and Valverde in Midfield is world class duo. Use Vinicius Benzema Asensio up front.
Asensio shouldn't start this match please he's too slow and nothing he does is even surprising he's just there to pass and shoot he doesn't even know how to dribble he's just there to fill up space I can take him in when it's 70mins
JustinEmmanuel
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no matter what anyone says Madrid are winning the 1st and second leg Barca ain't defeating Madrid through out this season again after that loss to Barca in the Spanish super cup, I can sense this players have been mad about it
JustinEmmanuel
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๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃthen meaning your grandfather dropped his brain when he was saying it so as naive as you were as a child you believed it. Your team players are voting for Messi then meaning they are brainless including vini and big benz.๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
That's the problem with y'all instead of direct like arguing with him instead y'all choose to go for insults not just insult u have to add his grandfather to the whatever argument both of u are having and perhaps he's giving his own opinion why do u have to force ur choice upon another person for all Madrid fans no matter what Messi achieves Ronaldo will still be our most preferred player coz he played for us and helped us win lots of trophies so he's a major part of our history so u shouldn't be having any issue with it If Messi had played for us we'd call him the best with no disrespect to either one of them , now up on they're no longer in their prime y'all still argue about players that are no longer yours or ours ๐คฆdamn!! both of u are dumb no offence ๐ถ
JustinEmmanuel
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if u take out Big Benz and Vini we beat Madrid even in our poor form that we are in now but if not noway[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
ur L
Wudbinprst
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Barcelona 2 madrid 1
Strangerthings
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Let me educate you on this:- * Barcelona style of play is keeping the ball. Barcelona have young and fast players who can run and do the rest. When Barcelona is keeping the ball, you needs aggressive Midfielders like Camavinga and Valverde to wins the ball in a higher area of the pitch. * Modric and kroos are good in a team that doesn't keep the ball too much, then they can do their damage.( simply because both are aging) * You might not comprend this properly but the analysis I have up there is understood only a technical coach or a fan. I'm a Madrid fan and i know my team better than anyone, including you. * I get Camavinga and Valverde isn't up to their level but both a good in transition and the move the ball really faster unlike old Modric and kroos.
Tho Iโm sure Carlo will most likely start modric and kroos at cm, tchoumeni at cdm to suprise us, also last time tchoumeni started and we pressed mistakes out of him. And most likely play valverde at wing to match balde for pace and strength because rodrygo might have a hard time, also just came back from an injury. And tbh i think its a good plan, if thatโs what he does, theyโd be favourites
Strangerthings
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Pls pardon my English, it's because am typing fast
Its fine, I still understood
Strangerthings
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Let me educate you on this:- * Barcelona style of play is keeping the ball. Barcelona have young and fast players who can run and do the rest. When Barcelona is keeping the ball, you needs aggressive Midfielders like Camavinga and Valverde to wins the ball in a higher area of the pitch. * Modric and kroos are good in a team that doesn't keep the ball too much, then they can do their damage.( simply because both are aging) * You might not comprend this properly but the analysis I have up there is understood only a technical coach or a fan. I'm a Madrid fan and i know my team better than anyone, including you. * I get Camavinga and Valverde isn't up to their level but both a good in transition and the move the ball really faster unlike old Modric and kroos.
Itโs tit for tat tbh, they might have high intensity but their creativity on the ball and in helping the attack Will be very limited and considering how good our defense is, to break it down youโd need a very creative midfield which is modric and kroos, tho considering your first point I think the best line up with be modric, valverde and tchoumeni (if heโs fit) in midfield, valverde might not be as creative or as good a passer at kroos, but he presses high, and is still a very creative player, modric actually still plays with intensity as we saw in the last minutes against Liverpool, and I prefer tchoumeni as a cdm to Camavinga. Thatโs my analysis
losblancosss
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Only person who mentioned pedri and gavi is you? Iโm saying in comparison to modric and kroos, valverde and Camavinga are not as good as them they cannot give you the same performance, it would be doing the exact opposite of what Madrid Should be doing now, which is exploiting this first leg, starting Camavinga and modric in cm, is like helping us by not playing your best players then, it wonโt matter if we have injured players, It wonโt be an advantage for Madrid any more because youโve willingly omitted your best player that would have exploited that our weaknesses. I donโt mind it tho, it works for us but from a neutral perspective I donโt think it would be wise and Ancellotti knows that
Pls pardon my English, it's because am typing fast
losblancosss
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Staring Camavinga and valverde in cm* i mean. You can remove either modric or kroos for valverde and it would work . But removing both of them for Camavinga and valverde in cm would most likely Back fire, not for us tho
Let me educate you on this:- * Barcelona style of play is keeping the ball. Barcelona have young and fast players who can run and do the rest. When Barcelona is keeping the ball, you needs aggressive Midfielders like Camavinga and Valverde to wins the ball in a higher area of the pitch. * Modric and kroos are good in a team that doesn't keep the ball too much, then they can do their damage.( simply because both are aging) * You might not comprend this properly but the analysis I have up there is understood only a technical coach or a fan. I'm a Madrid fan and i know my team better than anyone, including you. * I get Camavinga and Valverde isn't up to their level but both a good in transition and the move the ball really faster unlike old Modric and kroos.
Strangerthings
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Only person who mentioned pedri and gavi is you? Iโm saying in comparison to modric and kroos, valverde and Camavinga are not as good as them they cannot give you the same performance, it would be doing the exact opposite of what Madrid Should be doing now, which is exploiting this first leg, starting Camavinga and modric in cm, is like helping us by not playing your best players then, it wonโt matter if we have injured players, It wonโt be an advantage for Madrid any more because youโve willingly omitted your best player that would have exploited that our weaknesses. I donโt mind it tho, it works for us but from a neutral perspective I donโt think it would be wise and Ancellotti knows that
Staring Camavinga and valverde in cm* i mean. You can remove either modric or kroos for valverde and it would work . But removing both of them for Camavinga and valverde in cm would most likely Back fire, not for us tho
Strangerthings
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Far less quality? LOL funny. So Pedri and Gavi starting is more far more quality?
Only person who mentioned pedri and gavi is you? Iโm saying in comparison to modric and kroos, valverde and Camavinga are not as good as them they cannot give you the same performance, it would be doing the exact opposite of what Madrid Should be doing now, which is exploiting this first leg, starting Camavinga and modric in cm, is like helping us by not playing your best players then, it wonโt matter if we have injured players, It wonโt be an advantage for Madrid any more because youโve willingly omitted your best player that would have exploited that our weaknesses. I donโt mind it tho, it works for us but from a neutral perspective I donโt think it would be wise and Ancellotti knows that
Constantinetino
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if u take out Big Benz and Vini we beat Madrid even in our poor form that we are in now but if not noway[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
losblancosss
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Camavinga and valverde is far less quality. He has a chance to dominate the midfield, starting Camavinga and valverde, would be removing kroos and Modric. Your best midfielder. If he does that we wonโt even feel the a sense of pedri
Far less quality? LOL funny. So Pedri and Gavi starting is more far more quality?
Clevis
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modric played false nine and thats not the usual formation
meaning he's injured because he played false 9? ๐ ๐
Reebilmnsu
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modric played false nine and thats not the usual formation
What do you mean didnโt he change wing and rodrigo went to play there or you do not watch match abeg sit down
Ameerul24
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Check there and tell me the key players that is not there apart from benzema
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modric played false nine and thats not the usual formation
maleeya
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๐จ๐จ @alexiaputellas : ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ปโฝ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win The Ballon D'or TWICE โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win #TheBest FIFA Women's POTY Award TWICE โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win The Ballon D'or in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's The First & Only Woman to Win #TheBest Women's POTY Award in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's The First Women's Player to Win The UEFA Player of The Year in BACK-TO-BACK Years โค๏ธ โ She's Won The Joint Most Number of UEFA Women's Player of The Year Award โค๏ธ โ She's The HIGHEST Rated Player in The Entire FIFA 23 Game โค๏ธ THE QUEEN OF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL โค๏ธ๐๐
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why will u care, when back in the days arsenal women team are even better than your so called devils men teams go cry dude
fungame
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what my grandfather told me is that messi fans are brainless before he died
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃthen meaning your grandfather dropped his brain when he was saying it so as naive as you were as a child you believed it. Your team players are voting for Messi then meaning they are brainless including vini and big benz.๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Renilmop
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mumu
what my grandfather told me is that messi fans are brainless before he died
Renilmop
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Ronaldo didn't even succeed in destroying man U
wo was their top scorer in that two years fool
Jaqen_Haguar
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fifa can give original balondor but Ronaldo above(greater than) messi
Ronaldo didn't even succeed in destroying man U
Jaqen_Haguar
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fifa can give original balondor but Ronaldo above(greater than) messi
for what? ๐
Reebilmnsu
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The 4-0 Victory. We didn't have Benzema and many key players. Go check
Check there and tell me the key players that is not there apart from benzema
Reebilmnsu
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I thought you said Benzema was present
Check the name well not me You said some key players thatโs what Iโm after I said only benzema
Titanman
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Did you know what youโre saying at all ? How many key players only benzema You have your modric, valvered, junior, etc canโt mention all and youโre saying rubbish
I thought you said Benzema was present
mishaelmaik
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Dance if Real Madrid is the best club in the world
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classy players top quality... but camavingha player always amuse me that hairstyle of his makes him looks like a girl "ugly" is the word buh take a look at Rodrigo or Vini...๐ฅ
Caobimnryz
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fifa can give original balondor but Ronaldo above(greater than) messi
mumu
Renilmop
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fifa can give original balondor but Ronaldo above(greater than) messi
hmm truth is bitter
Kingval60
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Dance if Real Madrid is the best club in the world