Guide to today's Barça-Madrid match: where to watch, time, and lineups
Barça faces Madrid in the Copa del Rey final at La Cartuja.
SevilleBarça and Madrid will face each other this Saturday at the Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja (10:00 p.m.) in a match that corresponds to the final of the Copa del Rey. Flick's team will be looking to extend their number of trophies compared to Real Madrid (31 Barça trophies to Madrid's 20). For their part, the Madrid team wants to lift the trophy so as not to leave a blank season.
The Blaugrana beat Mallorca in La Liga (1-0) and the Madrid team earned three points against Getafe (0-1) in La Liga. In the domestic standings, Barça sits first with 76 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid. After losing to Arsenal in the Champions League, Madrid sees the Copa del Rey as a chance to save their season. Hansi Flick has won both official Clásicos since he took over as Barça manager: the 5-2 victory in the Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia and the 4-0 victory at the Bernabéu in the first half of the season.
Barça are missing Marc Bernal, Casadó, and Lewandowski due to injury. Madrid will be without Carvajal, Militão, and Camavinga due to injury. As for the fan zone The blue and red fans will be located on the bench next to Avenida Carlos III, next to the La Cartuja station. Madrid fans, on the other hand, will gather in the Alamillo Park parking lot.
Match time and location
The match will be played this Saturday at 10:00 p.m. at the Olympic Stadium in La Cartuja (Seville).
Where to watch the game (TV)
The match between the Catalans and Madrid players can be watched on television via the Movistar Plus+ platform, on the LaLiga TV Bar and M+ Copa del Rey channels (M52 O107). It can also be followed on free-to-air channels such as TV3, La 1, and RTVE Play, or via the live broadcast of ARA's minute-by-minute channel.
Probable lineups for the match
Barcelona (4-3-3): Szczesny; Gerard Martín, Iñigo, Cubarsí, Kounde; De Jong, Pierre, Olmo; Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Ferran.
Madrid (4-4-2): Courtois; Fran García, Rüdiger, Asencio, Valverde; Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Bellingham; Vinícius, Rodrygo and Mbappé.
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country Committee) and Pablo González Fuertes (Asturias Committee) in the VAR.