By AFP
Blockbuster semifinal second leg features both Madrid powerhouses, Barcelona and Real Sociedad to decide the finalists.
Who: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
What: Spanish Copa del Rey – semifinals, second leg
Where: Madrid, Spain
When: Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2
Barcelona and Real Madrid will momentarily switch their attention away from the LaLiga title race to focus on the second leg of their respective Copa del Rey semifinals in midweek.
Semifinal 1 will be played at the famous Bernabeu with home club Real Madrid hosting Real Sociedad, while semifinal 2 pits crosstown Madrid rivals Atletico as they try to prevail on home soil at Metropolitano Stadium against the current LaLiga leaders, Barcelona.
Here’s everything you need to know about the deciding Copa del Rey semifinal matches:
What’s the state of play after the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals?
Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid (1st leg – February 26):
Real Madrid secured a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in their Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg clash marred by further racist abuse of Brazilian international Vinicius Junior.
Fellow Brazil forward Endrick scored the only goal of the game in the first half at Reale Arena (Anoeta Stadium) in San Sebastian in the north of Spain.
Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid (1st leg – February 25):
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic eight goal draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys (Barcelona Olympic Stadium) in Catalonia, Spain.
