Its Real Madrid vs Barcelona as fans are up for an exciting El Clasico game in the Copa del Rey, check out the date and kick-off time, venue, predicted lineup, injuries and suspensions of the semi-final
Both clubs are among the biggest clubs worldwide, and typically dominate their domestic league, the La Liga, each season.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona Copa del Rey semi-final match date, kick-off time, playing 11, record, where to watch live stream
2022/2023 Copa Del Rey🔥
– Thurs, 2nd March 202311:00PM – Real Madrid vs Barcelona | World Football
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The Real Madrid vs Barcelona derby match is tagged as the El Clasico match by fans across the world owing to the huge stakes the match holds with the two sides being football giants.
The exciting fixture has so much history with last-minute dramas, horrendous tackles, amazing goals, and so much more.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona date and kick-off time
The upcoming match between Barcelona and Real Madrid will take place on Thursday, 2 March 2023. The match is expected to begin around 9:00 pm. Meanwhile, for fans in the UK, the kick-off time for the upcoming match will be 8:00 PM GMT.
El Clasico match venue
The upcoming El Clasico match will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real Madrid will have the home advantage. However, this is just the first leg, and both teams will get a chance to play the game at their home stadiums. Barcelona will host the second leg of the match at Camp Nou.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona how to watch in the UK
Much to the delight of fans in the UK, they can certainly watch the El Clasico matches in the UK. Fans in the UK can watch the Real Madrid vs Barcelona in the Copa del Rey on two TV channels, BT Sports 1 and BT Sports 1 HD.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona how to watch live stream
Fans can watch the live stream of the game on BT Sports on mobile devices, laptops and PCs. Fans will however, need a BT Sports account subscription to live stream the El Clasico match.
There are monthly pass subscriptions, which allow fans to create an account and watch all the football on BT Sports for a span of 30 days. Currently, the monthly passes cost you around £29.99.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid injuries and suspensions
While fans are excited for the upcoming game, some big names from the Madrid squad are set to miss the game due to injury struggles. Rodrygo, David Alaba and Ferland Mendy will all miss the match against rivals Barcelona due to injury. Meanwhile Luka Modric remains suspended and he will miss the match.
Barcelona on the other hand are also in a very similar situation with a list of stars out with injury. Key starters Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele, Pedri, and Ansu Fati are all out injured. Moreover, Raphinha and Gavi will also miss out on the match against Real Madrid due to suspension.
El Clasico Predicted Lineups
Given below are the predicted lineups of both teams for the upcoming El Clasico clash:
Real Madrid
Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho, Camavinga, Kroos, Tchouameni, Valverde, Benzema, and Vinicius Junior
Barcelona
Ter-Stegen; Araujo, Christensen, Kounde, Alba, Kessie, Busquets, De Jong, Gavi, Torres, and Roberto
Current form and last five games record
As the two Spanish giants are set to cross paths, let’s have a look at their recent form and their last five games record.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid are currently in great form as they have managed to bring back some consistency in their recent performances. The Los Blancos have remained undefeated in their last five, winning the last four.
Given below is their record in the last five matches across all competitions:
D-W-W-W-W
Madrid lost their win streak in the last match after drawing 1-1 against Atletico Madrid. Athletico managed to remain strong despite having only ten men for about half an hour.
Barcelona
Meanwhile, it’s a different story for Barcelona, as they were on top form but have showed some slip ups in their last five games. Barca are currently struggling to find some consistency in their form.
Given below is their current form in their last five matches across all competitions:
L-L-W-D-W
Their last two losses came against Manchester United in the Europa League, and a shock loss to Almeria.
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