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Michael Turnbull

What time TV channel is Real Madrid v Barcelona on tonight in the Copa Del Rey? Team news and betting odds

Another edition of El Clasico is in the offing tonight as Real Madrid take on Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey semi-final.

Barcelona come into this match off the back of a shock loss to Almeria at the weekend but they are still comfortably top of La Liga by seven points from tonights challengers.

Real Madrid came into their derby match with Atletico on the back of their wonderful performance and demolition of Liverpool last week. However they needed a late Alvaro equaliser to salvage a point against their city rivals.

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Here is everything you need to know about tonight's game.

Where and when is it?

The Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid on Wednesday 2nd March.

What time is kick-off?

Kick-off is at 7:45pm.

What channel is it on?

The match is being shown live on BT Sport 1. It can be streamed on SkyGo.

Team news

Ferland Mendy won't be featuring due to a thigh injury and will likely be joined on the sidelines by Rodrygo and David Alaba.

Aurelien Tchouameni is now fully recovered from a bout of flu and may start alongside experienced team-mate Luka Modric. Federico Valverde is fit and could start ahead of Marco Asensio.

Barcelona will be missing talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski due to an injury he picked up at the weekend. Ousmane Dembele and Pedri are also out due to thigh injuries but Ansu fati may return as he redovers from a bruised knee. Ferran Toress could start as could ex-Leeds man Raphina, who injured himself when he kicked a fridge following his substitution against Manchester United in the Europa League.

Betting odds

Real Madrid 17/20 Draw 12/5 Barcelona 16/5

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