Will FC Barcelona reach the Copa del Rey final?

FC Barcelona narrowly won the first leg in Madrid 0-1 and are now, of course, the slight favorites to reach the final. In the second leg they want to bring the lead over time, or even expand it if possible. Real, on the other hand, will go on the offensive and try to turn the game around.

Once again this season there will be a duel between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Blaugrana are currently clearly ahead in Spain, because in the league they are already more than 10 points ahead of the royal team and in the Copa del Rey they also got a better starting position for the second leg with the 0-1 win in Madrid. 

The hosts now have to bring this lead over time. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have to risk more and clear the 1 goal deficit. In Barcelona, ​​however, they are the slight underdogs. This is also due to the fluctuating performance in recent weeks. In the league, the visitors have only won 2 of the last 5 games and these were both home wins. Away, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult

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FC Barcelona for the (Spanish) treble

The Blaugrana are having a really strong season in Spain under coach Xavi. In the league they are already unstoppable on the 1st place in the table. The championship title can no longer be taken away from them. In the Copa del Rey they are also ready to close the deal, since winning the first leg in Madrid 0-1. It is now a matter of bringing this lead over time. Only in the Champions League and the Europa League did they show weak performances this year. This should definitely get better next year, but first they want to get the double in Spain. In a possible cup final, either Osasuna or Athletic Bilbao would wait. The games against Real Madrid are certainly a little harder to assess.

It's actually hard to believe that FC Barcelona were eliminated from the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this year when you look at the results in the Spanish league. There, the Blaugrana dominated and already have a lead of 12 points over the Champions League winners Real Madrid. The championship title can no longer be taken away from them. With a record of 23 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, this is not surprising.The historically good defense played a large part in this strong season. They have conceded just 9 goals in 27 games and goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen has set a new record for most clean sheets in Spain. On the offensive, they have life insurance with Robert Lewandowski, who was able to meet 17 times in 27 games this year.

Barca is still unbeaten at home! The two defeats in the league were conceded away. In the Spotify Camp Nou Stadium, on the other hand, they are still unbeaten. They could win 11 of 13 games and only 2 times they had to share the points. The goal difference is also impressive here. In 13 home games they have only conceded 2 goals!In 11 of 13 home games they remained without a goal. The two goals were conceded in the derby against Espanyol and in the top game against Real Madrid (2-1). Due to the strong defense, 7 home games ended with fewer than 2.5 goals this year. The form should also be right, because the last 4 league games have all been won. During this period, they only allowed one goal against the royal team. The last competitive game so far was won away with 0-4 at FC Elche.

Although FC Barcelona has suffered some injuries, they are still able to win their games. Nevertheless, the list of injuries is starting to worry, because with Pedri and Frenkie de Jong two potential top performers are currently absent. The staff is also rather thin on the offensive due to the absence of Ousmane Dembele. On the defensive, another alternative is missing in Andreas Christensen. On the last match day, however, the first team was able to convince in every respect. The 3 offensive players Lewandowski, Fati and Torres marked a total of 4 hits and the defense was able to keep the shop shut. So it's quite possible that coach Xavi will rely on a similar team.

Real Madrid and the Copa del Rey

Los Blancos are one of the most successful teams in the world and regularly win the Champions League. In the league, too, they could secure the championship title a few times in the last 10 years. The Copa del Rey, on the other hand, is a competition that doesn't suit the Madrilenians at all. They won the last title here in the 2013/14 season, almost 10 years ago. Since then, they haven't even made it to the finals. In the past 3 years they always failed at the latest in the quarterfinals.

After all, this year they are already in the semi-finals. But now they need to overcome the 0-1 defeat from the first leg. Real's focus this year is once again on the Champions League, but a second title with winning the Copa del Rey would certainly also be nice. It is well known that in the league they no longer have a chance.

Apart from the good results in the Champions League, Real Madrid is struggling this year. In the league they are already 12 points behind FC Barcelona. They just don't play a good season in La Liga. Although 18 of 27 games were won, in addition to 5 draws, 4 defeats were also recorded. All 4 defeats were conceded in away games. They are in second place in the away table, just ahead of their city rivals. While they only conceded 12 goals, the offense only scored 25 goals .With this they don't even manage to achieve an average of 2.00 hits per game. The last away game so far ended with a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona. Before that, they drew 0-0 against Betis Sevilla. In general, Real could only win two of the last 5 league games.

In the offensive it depends again this year on a player and this is Karim Benzema. The Frenchman has 14 goals again this season and scored a hat-trick in just minutes in a 6-0 win over Real Valladolid on the final day of the game.Together with his offensive partner Vinicius Junior, he should provide the necessary goals in Barcelona. The recently rested stars Luka Modric and Federico Valverde should also return for the semifinals. David Alaba returned in defense a few days ago. The long injury break was still to be acknowledged for the Austrian. There are also problems at left-back. There, Ferland Mendy is the only nominal left-back in the squad. Most recently, the only 20-year-old Eduardo Camavinga took over his role. 

Barcelona - Real Madrid: What to expect? 

FC Barcelona have scored 15 goals in their last 10 games. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have scored 23 goals. If we disregard the goal difference of both teams, which averaged 12.5, the teams averaged 3.8 goals per game. Therefore we recommend Under 4.5 goals or Over 3.5 goals as likely variants. Both teams scored in 85% of games on average. The probability based on the last games suggests that this time both teams can score.

Barcelona are looking very strong in Spain this year and are on the verge of clinching the double. Real Madrid, on the other hand, is not consistent enough this year and has now lost 2 games in a row against FC Barcelona. We would therefore favor the home team, even if they don't necessarily need a win. With a Draw no Bet bet 1, or with a 1X double chance you would be on the safe side here. Real will certainly be a bit offensive, after all they need a goal. However, Barcelona know how to defend this season. We therefore expect Under 2.5 goals.

• Both Teams To Score
• Under 2.5
• Barcelona not to lose (1 DNB, or 1X)

* All odds and markets are correct at time of publication and subject to change.