Real Madrid vs Barcelona Live Score Updates: RMA and BAR renew hostilities in first El Clasico of 2023
Real Madrid vs Barcelona (RMA vs BAR) Copa de Rey 2022-23 Live Football Score Streaming Online Today Match Updates:
Barcelona will be without some of its top scorers when it visits Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday. (AP)
Real Madrid and Barcelona will lock horns in one of the most anticipated fixtures of the footballing calendar as they come face to face in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. Recent matches for both sides have ended in disappointment with the Los Blancos drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona losing to Almeria.
In head to head stats, the Galacticos lead the Catalans a narrow margin with 101 wins to the latter’s 98. 52 matches between the archrivals have been draws. Coming to the two coaches, Barca’s Xavi Hernandez has faced Real’s Carlo Ancelotti just once as a manager during last year’s Clasico where Real walked away with a 3-1 win.
As a player it’s a different story, however. The former Spanish playmaker has met the Italian 4 times in the La Liga during the latter’s first spell with Real in 2013-15 where Xavi has just lost one meeting. Ironically, that loss came at a Copa del Rey fixture in 2014 which was also the last time Real had lifted the trophy.
