Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Copa del Rey, semi-final first leg
Camp Nou, Wednesday, 8pm GMT
Barcelona and Real Madrid face one another in the first of three Clasico’s within the space of 25 days, as these great rivals face off at Camp Nou in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.
Lionel Messi is an injury doubt ahead of the clash, but Ernesto Valverde’s side fared well enough when he was missing last time against Real Madrid – winning 5-1 on home soil back in October.
Real are now under different leadership of course, and Santiago Solari can go a long way to establish himself as the long-term successor to Julen Lopetegui.
Stay tuned to Standard Sport for all the build-up….
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Head to head record and history (h2h)
Barcelona and Real Madrid have played each other on 272 previous occasions across all competitions, with Barcelona leading the way with 113 victories compared to Real's 99. There have been 60 draws
