Barcelona face a mission impossible in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final, which takes place tomorrow evening.
Hansi Flick’s side are 4-0 down in the tie after being dealt a thrashing at the Wanda Metropolitano.
But when it comes to Barcelona and the subject of comebacks, nothing can be ruled out – just ask Paris Saint-Germain!
Here is our full preview for yet another huge edition of Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid at the iconic Camp Nou, complete with sports betting tips and the latest football odds.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Preview
The first leg was an absolute disaster for Barcelona, a 4-0 loss with VAR drama and a red card for key defender Eric Garcia.
Barca then suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Girona, but the last two home matches have seen Flick’s side recover, coinciding with Pedri’s return from injury.
The Catalans beat Levante 3-0, before claiming a huge 4-1 win over Villarreal on the weekend – a match which saw Lamine Yamal score his first senior hat-trick.
So goal-scoring is not an issue for Barca whatsoever, but keeping Atletico at bay is the tricky part.
Diego Simeone’s men won each of the last two in La Liga vs Espanyol (4-2) and Real Oviedo (0-1), while also beating Club Brugge 7-4 on aggregate in their Champions League play-off tie.
Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth are both in good scoring form, the latter netting a hat-trick in the 4-1 home victory over Club Brugge, which is pretty ominous for Barca’s Garcia-less defence.
If Atletico strike first, that should be the tie done and dusted. But if Barca manage to break the deadlock early in the first half, we could be in for quite the ride!
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Odds
*All odds are subject to change
Barcelona are heavy favourites to win the second leg at a price of 1.49. A victory for Atletico is at odds of 5.35, while the draw is 5.25.
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Betting Tips
Barcelona total goals – Over 2.5 @ 1.87
Barca and goals have gone hand in hand ever since Flick took charge of the club. With the likes of Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski all available to the manager, there is no reason why the Blaugrana cannot tally at least three goals here. In fact, Barca have scored three or more times in each of their last five home games.
Anytime goalscorer – Lamine Yamal @ 2.08
And speaking of goals, Yamal is a solid candidate to be a scorer, surprisingly priced at slightly higher than evens. The teenage sensation’s hat-trick against Villarreal took him to 18 goals across all competitions this season, a fine record which we are backing him to further enhance against Atletico.
Anytime goalscorer – Alexander Sorloth @ 2.70
But we just cannot see the hosts keeping a clean sheet, so we are backing one of Atletico’s main men to silence the home crowd. Sorloth scored twice in the 4-2 win over Espanyol, before netting the hat-trick against Club Brugge. The Norwegian also has six goals in 11 previous appearances vs Barca.
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