It’s El Clasico with a trophy on the line as Barcelona and Real Madrid square off in the Copa del Rey final

Hello there! A Clasico -weekend is just around the corner, with Real Madrid and Barcelona who drag it out for the Copa del Rey on Saturday, while the trophy hunting around Europe. I am Pardeep Cattry with the newest.

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🇪🇸 Copa del Rey: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, ​​4 p.m. ➡️ ESPN+
🇺🇸 MLS: Orlando City vs. Atlanta United, 7:15 pm ➡️ Fox

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🇺🇸 NWSL: Portland Thorns vs. Racing Louisville, 4 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🇺🇸 MLS: Inter Miami vs. FC Dallas, 5 pm ➡️ MLS Season Pass

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🏆 A clasico with silverware on the line

A bonus edition by El Clasico will take place on Saturday in Sevilla, with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the final of Copa del Rey. It marks the first edition of Spain’s Top Cup competition that ends with a Clasico in 11 years, but that only scratches the surface on the high deployment of the matchup.

This season’s Clasicos are defined by the Dominance of Barcelona, ​​with the side of Hansi Flick Real Madrid beating nine to two in two meetings so far. Without Robert Lewandowski they will be for the final of Saturday, who asks a real question about their goals, because the Poland International has 40 goals this season in all competitions. Barcelona still has a lot of Star Power on its way to the game, including the most promising rising talent of the Sport – Lamine Yamal. The 17-year-old did not miss a beat in his second full season as a professional, which led a new generation of academic products that serve as a reminder something Even in Barcelona works in an era of financial problems. He may not be the full package yet, but as James Benge notes, Yamal is probably the key to Barcelona’s success.

• Curvature: “At any age the output of Yamal would be intimidating this season. Especially in La Liga, it stands out as one of the excellent artists. His 12 assists leads the nearest rival Raphinha through three and he also has an advantage over his teammate for expected goals, who has the value of the most of the win in the win in one is to go to one to go to one is to go to one to go to one is to go to one is to go to one is to be one to one to be one to be one to be a to be one to be one to be one to be one to be one to be one to the Pitchenen. Yamal’s frequency.

While the rising star of Yamal marks the positive start of a new era in Barcelona, ​​the return of the first season of Real Madrid’s new look is Galacticos Stay not impressive. The bad impressions of Los Blancos in the Clasicos of this season, in combination with their crushing elimination of the UEFA Champions League, have made the possibility of a trophesless season a reality. Saturday’s game feels like an encapsulation of their entire season – win and they show signs of life in a different challenging campaign; Loss and living with the fact that they are considered the second best, despite their most important acquisition outside the season of Kylian Mbappe.

Saturday can also mark the end of an era for Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti is probably on the way to the outside after another successful term of office at the club, even if this season did not go according to plan. The Copa del Rey is potentially the last trophy that Ancelotti could win in his legendary career at Real Madrid, including two league titles and three Champions League trophies in two different spells. There has been a chat that Ancelotti will leave after Saturday’s game, although the manager did not say much about this issue, although the still existing La Liga race could see him hanging until the competition campaign ends.

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In the meantime, the Wembley Stadium in London in England will be the location of the penultimate stage of the FA Cup with an unlikely series of semi -finalists. Manchester City are the only ones of the traditional top six of England in the mix, while Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have a piece of silverware that would end tens of years of trophy-drys. It is an eclectic group that embodies the unexpected character of this season’s Premier League campaign, one in which many of the controversial teams have left and some surprising contenders have filled in.

City comes in the semi -final as the team to beat and with a chance of a silver lining in a different cloudy season. They are unbeaten in their last seven, a stability that was far from their normal last fall and destroyed during their season, but a trip to the final on 17 May may not be exactly easy. The shock that was the shape of the city this season is just as much matched by the unexpected rise of Nottingham Forest, the semi -final of the city on Sunday. Their most recent meeting went forest in March, when Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the only goal of the match. The conventional wisdom can still give preference to City, but the side of Pep Guardiola will be without Erling Haaland and Orgererson, so Forest – who are only one point behind the city in the Premier League table – will like their chances.

For those parties, however, Kwadrates in Wembley, the stadium will host on Saturday for Villa and Palace. Villa may be on the outside and looks at a place in the Champions League of next season, but this season they have impressed Unai Emery several times this season, the most recently in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain. They are the favorites against Palace, who may have the best cup story of all semi -finalists – they have never won a big trophy, which offers a lot of motivation to exceed the finish line.

🔗 Top stories

🇪🇸 The Classic Preview: Prior to the Copa del Rey-final, here is a position-per-position comparison of Barcelona and Real Madrid, a retrospective of their history in the Cup final, and a discussion about Whether the angry Kylian Mbappe was received in Madrid were justified.

🔵 Vardy leaves Leicester: After 13 years in Leicester City, Premier League champion Jamie Vardy leaves the club at the end of the season.

🔴 The new contract from Parey: CBS Sports reports that Thomas Partey prefers a stay in Arsenal, but is interested in Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

1️⃣1️⃣ NWSL’s standouts: Prior to the NWSL matches of this weekend, here is a look at the team of the Week of the promotion last weekend.

🇺🇸 Arena on Pochettino: Former USMNT -Head Coach Bruce Arena argued that Mauricio Pochettino was the wrong rent and said American football should have chosen an American coach instead.

👏 Ian Wright gets on: Ian Wright has quietly paid for the rehabilitation of Kayleigh McDonald, a former Stoke City player who tore her ACL last year and fought the club to finance her operation and recovery.

🗣️ Benjamin Sexo Interview: RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko delved into the morning Footy and shared which player he grew up most.

⚽ The story of autistic FC: A look at autistic FCA club founded by Charlie McCartney and his father then to authorize young players with autism.

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💵 Dear bets

• Series A; Inter vs. Roma, Sunday 9 am
  💰 The choice: Lautaro Martinez to score (+135) – Inter’s High Hope was interrupted on Wednesday when they were driven out by AC Milan in the semi -final of Coppa Italia, so the Sunday game offers an opportunity to calibrate again with the Serie A title that is still in the balance. Gaining a victory against seventh place Roma will not necessarily be an easy achievement, but manager Simone Inzaghi may give his best players a chance to get the job done for the first stage of their Champions League -and -half final against Barcelona next week. In that case, Lautaro Martinez is the obvious choice to score – with 21 goals in all competitions, he is their most reliable goal scorer and the easy choice to help interact in the title race.

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