Match of the week: the lineups for Real Madrid and Atletico in Copa del Rey

A little over a week ago, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid played out an unforgettable match in Saudi Arabia. In the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup, Los Merengues won 5-3 in extra time and qualified for the decisive match, in which they easily defeated Barcelona to win their first title in 2024.

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Now, as luck would have it, the Madrid derby will be repeated just eight days later. In this case the match will be played at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium and Los Colchoneros will have the advantage of having the support of their fans. They will do their best to avenge the defeat in Riyadh and get a victory that would also put them in the decisive stages of the Copa del Rey.

But it will not be an easy mission. Real Madrid have shown all season that they are the best team in Spain right now. They were not only champions of the Super Cup, but also qualified to the round of 16 of the Champions League by winning all their matches in the group stage and are potential leaders of La Liga, as they have one point less than Girona in the standings but have played one game less.

Coach Diego Simeone decided that Atlético Madrid's starting lineup will be: Jan Oblak; José María Gimenez, Axel Witsel, Mario Hermoso; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Saul, Samuel Lino, Koke; Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann. The substitutes will be Ivo Grbic, Antonio Gomis, Caglar Soyuncu, Javi Galan, Nahuel Molina, Cesar Azpilicueta, Stefan Savic, Rodrigo Riquelme, Pablo Barrios Rivas, Memphis Depay and Angel Correa.

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This is the XI of Los Merengues

Manager Carlo Ancelotti chose this starting lineup for Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin; Daniel Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric, Jude Bellingham; Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes. Also on the bench will be Kepa Arrizabalaga, Diego Piñeiro, Fran Garcia, Vinicius Augusto, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Diaz, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Toni Kroos, Arda Guler, Mario Martin and Joselu.