This Thursday, Real Madrid and Barcelona will play their first game in the 2022/23 Copa del Rey semi-final at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. The derby between the two giants of Spanish football starts at 5 pm (Brasília time).
The meringues have no absences other than defender Alaba and left-back Mendy, both in the medical department. Striker Rodrygo managed to recover from the recent muscle injury and was linked by coach Carlo Ancelotti.
After an unbeaten run of 18 games in the season, between the end of October and mid-February, Barcelona lost the last two games: to Manchester United, in the Europa League; and for Almería, in the Spanish Championship. Even so, he remains at the top of La Liga. For the match soon, Xavi does not have Lewandowski and Pedri, the main players of the team in the season, both injured.
Bet 1: Both to score – 1.75
In the case of one of the great duels of Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona should play a very even match, even more so in the case of a Copa del Rey semifinal. Therefore, it is a considerable guess for this great duel that both teams score at least one goal in the match.
Bet 2: Vinicius Junior hits a shot on goal – 1.57
Vinicius Junior is living an excellent phase with Real Madrid’s shirt. The athlete has been playing at a high level for a long time and became an absolute starter with the Merengue shirt. Against Barcelona, it is a good guess to believe that the Brazilian striker will be able to hit at least one shot on goal.
Bet 3: Over 5.5 yellow cards – 1.83
Spanish football has extraordinary stars, but it is also known for strong marking and free kicks, where referees have to resort to card punishments. Therefore, for this balanced duel, it is a good guess to believe that the match will have at least six applied cards.
