Tonight, Thursday evening, the eyes of the fans of the round witch are riveted to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, where the upcoming El Clasico match between Real Madrid and its main rivals Barcelona will take place.
The match is expected to kick off at exactly 23:00 GMT as part of the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Veteran Italian footballer Carlo Ancelotti (63), coach of Real Madrid, will start the upcoming match against his guest, the Catalan team, with the following starting lineup:
Goalkeeper: Thibault Courtois
Defensive Line: Dani Carvajal – Eder Militao – Antonio Rodriguer – Nacho
Midfield: Luka Modric – Eduardo Camavinga – Toni Kroos
Offensive line: Federico Valverde – Karim Benzema – Vinicius Junior.
????✅ Team Composition ???? @fcbarcelona_eng! #CopaDelReyrice.twitter.com/UlzOH1b8o9
– Real Madrid (@realmadridarab) March 2, 2023
On the other hand, Spaniard Javi Hernández (43), Barcelona coach, has chosen the following starting lineup to face the royal team in this El Clasico:
1- Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
2- Ronald Araujo
5- Sergio Busquets
6- Jaffe
11- Ferran Torres
17- Marcos Alonso
19- Casey Frank
21- Frankie de Young
22- Ravinia
23- Jules Conde
28- Alejandro Balde.
???? Our squad for the match #classic ???? rice.twitter.com/LHlF8SK0n8
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_ara) March 2, 2023
The second leg will take place in Barcelona at Spotify Camp Nou on 5 April.
Source: RT
