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Tuesday night is in the semi-final Copa del Rey again a delicious cracker on the program. In its own Camp Nou FC Barcelona defends against Atletico Madrid a 1-2 lead from the first leg. The Catalans have so far the best credentials for reaching the final, but as we all know never give Madrileños on.
Barcelona
FC Barcelona has in recent years good experience with the Copa del Rey. In six of the last eight seasons put the Catalans qualified for the final, which ended four consecutive wins. Also this year are the Blaugrana thanks to the 1-2 victory last week at the Vicente Calderon already with one foot in the final. Never in the history of football giant gave Copa del Rey a 1-2 lead from the first leg in hands.
Anyway, past results are no guarantee for the future. The fact is that FC Barcelona is making a difficult season – in the Primera Division ran the club in their own home in as many as four out of ten games on average. Yet this is the last time back in the right direction – the official last seven home games were all won. Last weekend, at home against Athletic Bilbao (3-0 win), coach Luis Enrique could even afford to give some rest clappers. Messi was substituted early and Suarez even came completely out of action. Neymar have played the full ninety minutes but he was suspended Tuesday. Arda Turan will likely take over his position on the left side.
Luis Enrique was therefore relatively easy A move this weekend to return, but has yet to solve some puzzles. The midfielders Busquets and Iniesta were the last few weeks because of injuries to the side, but can perhaps Tuesday again make their appearance. “It goes in the right direction with them,” said Luis Enrique. “Or they can play but I do not.” Players like Rakitic, André Gomes and Denis Suarez make so again a good chance for a starting spot. Cillessen the fixed cup keeper at the Catalans and will again be under the bar in the return. The former Ajax player has been able to make since his summer transfer not really impressed and went last week in the first leg not freely at the Madrid tying goal from Griezmann.
Cillessen; Sergi Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, André Gomes; Messi, Suarez, Arda Turan
Atletico Madrid
It is not yet the season for Atletico Madrid. In the Primera Division reds whites have a long way behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona and appears third, the highest possible. Also in the Copa del Rey Madrileños is not for the wind, and they need a small miracle to themselves to get places at the expense of FC Barcelona for the final battle. The fact that Atletico Madrid since the arrival of Simeone in 2011 in nine appearances never once managed to win at the Camp Nou not exactly inspire confidence.
Atletico Madrid’s hope in dark days listening to the name of Fernando Torres. February is usually the favorite month of the Madrid crowd favorite, who was good last year in the second month of the year for at least ten official matches. This year El Niño seems to want to do about that trick, because last weekend he took home against Leganes (2-0) the entire Madrid goal production cost. Thus he doubled in one fell swoop his total number of goals this season. In addition, Fernando Torres in the past was eleven confidently against FC Barcelona, six times at the Camp Nou. Ten of those goals he made in the shirt of Atletico Madrid. The veteran is not always the celebrated hero at the Camp Nou, because last season he was sent off with a red card in this soccer temple in the quarterfinals of the Champions League (though he picked moments before it again his goal with).
The question is whether Atletico Madrid finally have weather can stunt once in the Camp Nou. Simeone: “You can ask me the ins and outs, but what we show on the field is what counts.” With players like Oblak, Tiago Augusto Fernandez Gimenez and Gabi on the scrapheap his Los Colchoneros’re not at full strength. The talented defender Lucas Hernández is remarkably well in the squad, although he may be a prison sentence of seven months over the head hangs due to domestic violence. Midfielder Thomas Teye is back in action. The Ghanaian returned only last Monday returned from the Africa Cup, but Simeone him so needed immediately. The team spirit is by the way okay, because despite their injuries will Tiago, Cerci, Gabi and Gimenez travel back to the Camp Nou to support their teammates. Oblak and Augusto Fernandez to stay in Madrid to work on their recovery.
Probable lineup Atletico Madrid
Moya; Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Filipe Luis; Carrasco, Saul, Koke, Gaitan; Griezmann, Torres