Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will be an exciting match to watch out for.
Barcelona are currently the table toppers in La Liga and Atletico also sit one point behind in the third place.
Barcelona may have to play without Lamine Yamal at the right wing as he sustained a stomp on his left foot against Las Palmas.
The teenager was left with a bloody foot after the match and also posted the photo on his Instagram along with a caption questioning the referee’s decision to not give the tackle a foul.
On the other hand Atletico Madrid, will be without their captain, Koke who has sustained a muscle injury in a La Liga game.
Apart from these injuries, nothing will stop the 1st leg of this Copa Del Rey Semi-final to be a blockbuster event. The match will be at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, the make-shift home for Barcelona.
Barcelona will continue to play their attacking football while Atletico will sit and defend waiting for any opportunity to counter attack. The last time these two teams met in La Liga, Alexander Sorloth scored an amazing Stoppage time winner for Atletico Madrid.
The match had an intense tactical display as both Hansi Flick and Diego Simeone have different ideologies but both know how to implement these tactics on the pitch through their players.
Key words from the Press Conference
“The key, the only way, is to look at each day match-by-match,” Simeone said in his pre-match press conference.
“We are excited, we want to compete, looking forward to facing each game in the best way possible and to achieve that we are focused solely on tomorrow’s game.
“When you face big teams, you know you have to be prepared to resist, to endure suffering,” Simeone said.
“There will be good moments for each side and you need to take advantage of those.
“We’re up against an opponent that I really like the way they play. They have great attacking strength and we’ll be looking to hurt them where we think we can.”
Where To Watch And When?
In India, the match will start at 2am and will be broadcasted over the ‘Fancode’ app.
In the US, you can tune in on ESPN+ on Tuesday, Feb. 25 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET.
Odds: Barcelona -140; Draw +300; Atletico Madrid +330
