Barcelona face Atlético de Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi - finals and will do so with Dani Olmo in their starting line-up. Hansi Flick has made it clear that he is fit to play 90 minutes and, after being decisive in Las Palmas, he will return to the Barça starting eleven for the match that will be held in Montjuic. One who will be there will be Lamine Yamal , despite not training with the team just before the match, due to the injury he sustained in his foot against the Canaries.
Barça will not have an easy match , having already lost against Atlético this season. Therefore, Flick will use the best team possible. The German will not rotate, although it seems that he will do without Lamine Yamal, who did not train with the rest of the team in the session prior to the match.
Although the Copa del Rey has historically served to rotate the goalkeeper, in this case there will be no changes. Wojciech Szczesny will be in goal, as has been usual in recent matches. The Pole has earned Flick's trust, beating Iñaki Peña in the rotation, who took the position due to Ter Stegen's injury. After arriving late to a talk, the coach took him off and he has not played since.
There are no doubts about the defence. The usual four will form the back line, with Koundé and Alejandro Balde on the wings, while the back line will be formed by Iñigo MartÃnez and Pau CubarsÃ. There will be changes in the centre of the field compared to the game against Las Palmas. Casadó started in Gran Canaria but against Atlético it will be De Jong . Up front, FermÃn will not be there, having been substituted at half-time, so Pedri will be accompanied by Dani Olmo.
Barça's summer signing was decisive in Las Palmas, opening the scoring with the first of the two goals scored by the Catalans. He changed the game in the second half and, now, he will be part of the game in Montjuic. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal will start on the wings and Ferran Torres has beaten Lewandowski up front . who is a substitute.
Yamal is doubtful in Barcelona's lineup
It will be the first of two clashes between Barça and Atlético for a place in the Copa del Rey final. Both teams will play the first round at Montjuic, in search of a place at La Cartuja in Seville on April 26. In addition, they will have another clash in the League in between, in a match that will be held at the Metropolitano, with the title at stake.
The last time the two teams met was at Montjuic. It was on December 21st, in the match corresponding to the 18th round of the League. Atlético took the victory in the last play of the match, with a goal from Sorloth on the counterattack, when the Catalans were focused on Oblak's area looking for the winning goal.
