FC Barcelona is preparing to host rivals Real Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey, which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5 at 22:00 Cairo time.
It is worth noting that Barca managed to achieve their third consecutive victory over Real Madrid in all competitions since last January, (3-1) in the Spanish Super Cup, (1-0) in the Spanish Cup, (2-1) in the Spanish league.
With this victory, the Catalan team scored 69 points, finishing first in the La Liga standings, 12 points clear of their eternal rival, Real Madrid, in second place.
Barcelona take a double whammy with the absence of two of their stars against Real Madrid.
And according to what has been revealed by the Catalan Third Channel, Spaniard Pedri González, the middle field of Blaugrana, will be out for an extra month due to a setback he suffered that will take him away from the second leg of the Cup against Real Madrid. Madrid.
Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé will also miss the Copa del Rey Clasico, as the Catalan channel has pointed out, but the possibility of his return against Girona in the Spanish league is not far off.