Barcelona faces Real Madrid at the Estadio Olimpico de Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final. One of these two teams will lift the prestigious trophy. Barca already beat Madrid twice this year, can they do it for a third time? Let’s preview in our High-odds football betting predictions this weekend.
The absence of the striker Robert Lewandowski is the biggest problem for the manager Hansi Flick. Barcelona have to deal with Lewandowski’s injury. We can say that Flick has two main options – to put Ferran Torres at the top of the attack or put Dani Olmo as a “false 9”. It’d be interesting to see what the German tactician will decide.
Flick gave a rest to some key players during the 1-0 win against Mallorca on Tuesday night. Players like Kounde, De Jong and Raphinha started from the bench. Gerard Martin was also benched and he’s expected to be in the line-up for the Copa del Rey final.
Real Madrid will have some psychological barriers when they face Barcelona on Saturday night. Los Blancos conceded 9 goals in their last two matches against the Catalans. It means that Carlo Ancelotti has to find a formula how to stop Los Cules this time.
Just like Flick, Ancelotti made rotations during the 1-0 win against Getafe on Wednesday night. The Italian head coach rested Rudiger, Bellingham, Rodrygo and Mbappe. Meanwhile Arda Güler scored the only goal and secured the three points for Real Madrid.
There are some bad news for Ancelotti, too. The French international Eduardo Camavinga will miss the remaining of the season because of an injury. Obviously he won’t play in the Copa final as well.
That’s the High-odds football betting predictions this weekend for the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the city of Sevilla. Which one of these two teams will lift the trophy? Let’s wait and see.