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Real Madrid enters Saturday’s Copa Del Rey final against Barcelona as Underdogs.
Carla Ancelotti men have suffered two heavy defeats in the hands of their Catalan rivals this season-4-0 in the League conflict in the Santiago Bernabeu and 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup-Dok in La Liga followed Barca for a table.
So, is it in advance that Blaugrana will make three of three?
Not necessarily. Barca is not unmistakable and we have identified five areas that, if Madrid can correct, could show problematic for Hansi Flick and Co.
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Energy in the middle of the terrain
The key to this, as usual, is Federico Valverde. Ancelotti seems likely to throw one of the ‘Fab Four’, most likely Rodryga and enhance the area of โโthe midfielder.
Aurelien Tchoumen and Dani Ceballos are good players, as well as veteran Luka Modric, but none of them possessed the athleticism and energy of Valverde.
It is obviously the temptation to play it with the right beck to fight Raphinh’s threat, but it limits its influence. Instead of simply being a spoiler, Ancelotti has to play it in his natural position and let him free himself like Pedro and Frenkie de Jong.
Hey Jude, it’s time to deliver
Jude Bellingham acquired a reputation of Madrid, who in his first season in Santiago Bernabeu, a midfielder of England, consistently enhanced with important goals.
He finished with 23 goals and 13 assists in 43 games at all competitions and played a key role because Madrid landed in La League and Champions League.
This season was not so impressive for both the club and the player. He still has a very respectable 13 goals and 13 assists in 46 appearances, but in recent weeks he has struggled to influence the games.
He has a potentially acting just behind Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr gives him permission to advance where there may be a danger on the floor and in the air.
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๐ @Bellinghamjude pic.twitter.com/lqwaux99li– Real Madrid Cf ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ (@realmadenid) April 24, 2025
Come to Barcelona an inexperienced defense
If there is one area where Madrid looks strong, it is an attack.
In Mbappe and Vinicius JR, the main club has a tempo, cunning and eye to aim to have problems with any defense.
And Barca is not firm, even when it is in full force. They acknowledged 32 goals in 33 La Liga games, most at the best of four or more than 12.
And when Alejandro Balde was injured, it looks like a relatively inexperienced Gerard Martin will start in the left back, next to 18-year-old Pau Cbarsi.
Before winning 1-0 over a real MallorcBarca scored three goals and Celta Vigo and Borussia Dortmund.
Use the absence of Lewandowski
There are several players that Barcelona can be without and this does not affect the strength of the line. Robert Lewandowski is not one of them.
The veteran pillar remains one of the best numbers in world football, which also shows his record of 40 goals in 48 games this season.
His probable replacement, Ferran Torres, has proven to be decent help, but Barca’s main threat is likely to come in the form of Lamina Yamal and Raphinha.
Lewandowski’s absence means that more focusing can try to stop Barca’s wing wizards.
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๐ Copa del Rey Final 2022/23
โ๏ธ @Rodrygogoes pic.twitter.com/e5h4jl4Joy– Real Madrid Cf ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธ (@realmadenid) April 24, 2025
Madrid ‘just find a way’
When it comes to doing so on a great occasion, it can be a little harmonized with Real Madrid. There is aura about them, especially in the finals.
They won the last nine Champions League finals they challenged, not losing from 1980-81, when the competition was still known as the European Cup.
They played in five FIFA World Cup club finals and won them all.
They also won three of the last four Copa del Rey finals.
It is a record of the jaw crack and, if properly directed, all experience acquired by serial winners such as Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger, Luka Modric, Vinicius JR and Kylian Mbappe could prove crucial.
