The King’s Cup 2022/2023 reached the semi-finals.
And then you are waiting for one and two El Clásico encounters, which will be broadcast exclusively on Plus.
Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the semi-finals, with their first meeting to be held on Thursday (March 2).
This is how we broadcast El Clasico:
Sportbladet broadcasts Thursday’s El Clásico for all of you with a plus subscription. The match, which will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, kicks off at 21:00.
From 20.00 we have a half hour live chat with Sportbladet football expert Makoto Asahara, where we talk about the match and you can ask questions before the classic meeting.
– After Barcelona’s great victory in the Super Cup final last month, Real Madrid will come out very thirsty for revenge in this encounter. Barcelona is also said to be hungry for revenge, given that they were recently kicked out of the European Championship over the course of two matches against Manchester United. This has every chance of being a great doubles encounter, says Asahara, who also commentates on the bout with expert commentator Pär Lagerström.
After the March 2 (Thursday) match, the teams will meet in a rematch at the Camp Nou on April 5 (Wednesday).
On the verge of danger:
A ticket to this year’s King’s Cup final. The last time Barcelona won the Spanish Cup with 31 titles was in 2021 when it beat Athletic Club in the final. To find the last victories of the 19-time cup champions Real Madrid, we have to turn the tape back to 2014.
Last year’s final was played between Real Betis and Valencia, with Betis winning on penalties.
This year’s final pits the winner from Real Madrid-Barcelona against the winner of the other semi-final, where they face Athletic Osasuna. The semi-final matches are also broadcast on Sportbladet Plus.
Position in law:
Both teams have some injury concerns to take on, with Barcelona perhaps having the biggest breaks. Top scorer Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 15 goals in 20 league games since his move from Bayern Munich last summer, is out with a hamstring injury. Since then, both Ousmane Dembele and Bedri have also gone missing. Something that seems to force coach Xavi to swing a lot in attack.
For Real Madrid, the biggest gaps are on the defensive side. David Alaba is injured and will definitely miss the match. In addition, Ferland Mendy has been absent since the last Copa del Rey match, a month ago against Atletico Madrid. Mighty Nacho might get a chance right from the start. Along the track, Rodrigo has had injury concerns which are a question mark for Thursday.
In La Liga, at the time of writing, Barcelona have a seven-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid. Real Madrid who, unlike Barcelona, is still in the European game. Los Blancos advance 5-2 in the round of sixteen against Liverpool in the Champions League.
Eleven possible starts:
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois – Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho Toni Kroos, Aurelien Choameni, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr.
Barcelona (3-4-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde, Frank Kessie, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong-Ravinha, Ansu Fati and Javi.