Date: Wednesday 5th April, 2023
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Spotify Camp Nou
Referee Juan Martinez (Spain)
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Team News
Barcelona
Barcelona came through their win over Elche without any fresh injury concerns to take into account, but all of Pedri (hamstring), Ousmane Dembele (hamstring), Frenkie de Jong (hamstring) and Andreas Christensen (calf) were absent from that contest.
None of the quartet was seen in training on Sunday, so Xavi will likely be forced to cope without each member for the second leg, while Raphinha is back from a ban served in the top flight but is hardly guaranteed to displace Torres or Fati.
The latter's telling contribution at the weekend came after an explosive rant from his father, who hit out at the attacker's lack of game time during the current campaign amid links with a transfer away this summer, but he has likely played his way into a start in El Clasico.
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Balde; Kessie, Busquets, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati
Real Madrid
As for Real Madrid, Ancelotti is sweating on the fitness of Antonio Rudiger after the German centre-back missed the win over Valladolid with knee discomfort - he will be sent for scans on Monday, but Ancelotti does not believe that the defender is nursing anything serious.
Either way, Rudiger's condition will be closely monitored over the next 48 hours, while Ferland Mendy is sure to miss out with a fresh calf problem, and Mariano Diaz has also emerged as a doubt with an unspecified complaint but was never going to start here.
On a brighter defensive note, Nacho Fernandez has served a La Liga suspension and could cover for Rudiger if need be, while Vinicius Junior was cautioned for the third time in the current Copa del Rey campaign in the first leg, but all yellow cards reset upon completion of the quarter-finals, so the attacker is available here.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Nacho, Alaba; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Prediction: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Barcelona win 2-1 on aggregate)
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