Barcelona will face Actual Madrid in an El Clasico closing in Spain’s Copa del Rey after 5-4 mixture defeat of Atletico.
Barcelona received 1-0 at Atletico Madrid to succeed in its first Copa del Rey closing in 4 seasons, organising a “Clasico” in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Ferran Torres scored a first-half winner on Wednesday for the Catalan membership, which superior 5-4 on mixture after a 4-4 draw within the first leg in Barcelona in February.
Madrid eradicated Actual Sociedad in additional time on Tuesday, also advancing 5-4 on aggregate. The rivals will meet within the Copa decider for the primary time for the reason that 2013-14 season, when Madrid received the title.
It was one more disappointing house elimination for Atletico after it misplaced on penalties to Madrid within the spherical of 16 of the Champions League final month.
Barcelona, the Copa’s most profitable membership with 31 trophies, had not made it to the ultimate since 2021, when it beat Athletic Bilbao.
Madrid, in its second closing in three seasons, received its twentieth title in opposition to Osasuna in 2023.
The April 26 closing in Seville will mark the third Clasico of the season.
Barcelona received 4-0 within the Spanish league in October and 5-2 within the Spanish Tremendous Cup closing in January. The rivals may additionally meet within the Champions League this season.
Atletico was attempting to make it to the Copa closing for the primary time since 2013, when it defeated Madrid to win its tenth title.
Diego Simeone’s staff had rallied with two late targets to attract the primary leg in Barcelona after squandering a 2-0 lead.
Torres scored within the twenty seventh with a pleasant contact from inside the realm after an ideal by means of ball by Lamine Yamal.
Atletico striker Alexander Sorloth had a objective disallowed for offside within the 69th.
