FC Barcelona faces one of the toughest duels in recent times, a second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal against Atlético de Madrid at the Camp Nou... with the score already 4-0 down, after a thrashing at the Metropolitano two weeks ago.
Barça will need to score at least four goals to force an extra time. Their recent victories in LaLiga, including Lamine Yamal's recent hat-trick against Villarreal on Saturday, fuel their hopes, but the real challenge would be playing so offensively against Atleti while avoiding another goal against. However, they will have to do without Robert Lewandowski, absent in tonight's duel.
Atlético de Madrid, while not always the most solid defensive team, do have an incredible line up of forwards including Alexander Sorloth, Giuliano Simeone, Julián Álvarez and Antoine Griezmann, perhaps in one of his final games with Atleti if rumours about a sale to Orlando in the MLS are true.
The second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal between Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid will be played tonight Tuesday March 3 at 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT. The other semifinal will be tomorrow, between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club, with Real Sociedad one goal up in the aggregate.
Do you think Barcelona stands a chance in coming back from four goals behind? To add spice to the duel, it is possible that Atleti and Barcelona will meet again in Champions League quarterfinals in April if they pass their Champions League round of 16 duels.