Real Madrid
receives
Barcelona
this Thursday in the great Spanish soccer classic, this time in the first leg of the
Copa del Rey
semifinals .
The match at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in the Spanish capital is televised by
DSports
.
The Copa del Rey had its first semifinal at the El Sadar stadium in Pamplona, with the victory of local
Osasuna
over
Athletic Bilbao
1-0.
Real Madrid has had a great season, with a start to 2023 that saw it champion the
Club World Cup
and with one foot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, while in LaLiga in Spain it is second, seven points behind leader Barcelona.
Barcelona is solid in LaLiga, despite the surprise defeat it suffered last weekend against Almería (1-0), but it did very badly in Europe since it was left out of the Champions League in the group stage and then in the 16th
of the Europa League against Manchester United.
In this context, both will look for a victory that will leave them in a good position for the return leg on Wednesday, April 5 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
