Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Atletico Madrid
Match Time & Date:
02/04/2025
21:30
Prediction: 2-2
Barcelona
There will be fireworks when Atletico Madrid and Barcelona lock horns at Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI in the Primeira Liga round 27. Los Rojiblancos produced a fine performance in the first leg, holding Barcelona to a thrilling 4-4 draw, but they are still seen as the underdogs in this double-header. As Diego Simeone’s men are on a three-game winless run in La Liga, home win should not be considered. Robin Le Normand limped off with injury in a 1-1 draw with Espanyol at the weekend, with Jose Gimenez likely to step up. Midfielder Koke remains in the recovery room.
Barca, on the other hand, are on a six-game winning run in all competitions. Robert Lewandowski, who scored a brace in a 4-1 win over Girona at the weekend, will be the man to watch in the away team. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as Atletico are capable of finding the net at their Metropolitano Stadium. The likes of Marc Bernal, Marc Casado, Dani Olmo, and Andreas Christensten miss out with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Atletico Madrid):
Atletico Madrid are a Spanish team that plays in Primera Division (La Liga). Los Rojiblancos or los Colchoneros play their home matches at Estadio Vicente Calderon, which holds up to 54,960 spectators. Atletico Madrid have won 10 La Liga titles, but they have yet to lift the European Cup (Champions League) trophy.
Los Rojiblancos have won 10 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) trophies and it has to be noted that they defeated their bitter local rivals Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 Spanish Cup final. The rivalry between the two capital clubs is pretty big and El Madrileno is regarded as one of the most exciting derbies in the world football.
Atletico Madrid played two Champions League finals under Diego Simeone, but they failed to beat Real Madrid in the title games (2013/2014 and 2015/2016). However, the Argentine tactician helped Atletico Madrid win the La Liga trophy in 2014 and, no doubt, he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the capital club.
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