Guide to the Barça-Atlético de Madrid Copa del Rey match: schedule, where to watch and lineups
Barça hosts Atlético de Madrid in the Copa del Rey this Tuesday at 9pm
BarcelonaBarça and Atlético de Madrid will face off again, this time in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final this Tuesday (9 pm) at the Camp Nou. Barça are looking to pull off an epic comeback to try and retain the title that crowns them as current Copa del Rey champions. Meanwhile, Atlético de Madrid are aiming to break their thirteen-year drought without a title. In the first leg of this semi-final, Atlético de Madrid comfortably defeated Barça 4-0, a result that Barça are determined to overturn despite the challenge. In La Liga, the Catalan side are coming off a convincing 4-1 victory against Villarreal at the Camp Nou. Atlético de Madrid, for their part, defeated in extremis Oviedo (0-1).
Hansi Flick will be without Andreas Christensen, Pablo Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, and Robert Lewandowski due to injury, and Eric Garcia is suspended after receiving a straight red card in the first leg. Diego Simeone's side will only be missing Pablo Barrios.
Time and place of the match
The match will be played on Tuesday at 9:00 PM at the Camp Nou (Barcelona).
Where to watch the match (television)
The match between the Catalan and Madrid teams can be watched on television via 3Cat, La 1 (TVE), and RTVE Play. It can also be followed live on ARA, with minute-by-minute coverage.
Probable lineups
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Juan García; Kounde, Cubarsí, Araujo, Balde; Fermín, Olmo, Pierre; Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Raphinha.
Atlético de Madrid (4-4-2)Musso; Nahuel Molina, Marco Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri; Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Koke, Lookman; Griezmann and Julián Álvarez.
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque committee) and Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez (Tenerife committee) in the VAR.