COPA DEL REY
Good news for Barça: Key rest before the Copa final against Real Madrid
Published:20/04/2025 - 18:42h
Updated:23/04/2025 - 13:42h
Barça will host Mallorca this Tuesday with their sights set on the Copa final. Fortunately, the schedule will give the 'culés' a break before facing Real Madrid
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will have to play a La Liga matchday, the 33rd, before facing each other in the Copa del Rey final. The team managed by Hansi Flick will host Mallorca this Tuesday at Montjuïc (21:30 CEST), which will give them an extra day of rest for the Clásico in Seville.
Madrid, on the other hand, will visit Getafe on Wednesday (21:30 CEST). The final at La Cartuja will be played on Saturday the 26th starting at 22:00 hours, three days before the Madrid match at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
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The 'merengues', in addition, are obliged to win everything that remains in La Liga, including the Clásico of matchday 35 in Barcelona, as well as hoping for a 'culé' slip-up to have options to stay with the title.
Barça, on the other hand, depends on themselves to be champions. Two victories against Mallorca and Valladolid in the next two matchdays can leave the table set for Flick's team to decide La Liga on matchday 35, with three games to play.
The key rest for Barça before the 2025 Copa del Rey final
In that sense, the 'azulgrana' team faces the final stretch of 24-25 with greater tranquility. Although the Catalan presence in the 'semis' of Champions means an extra physical wear, it is also a very important emotional factor, since Madrid always bets everything on Europe and Arsenal has kicked them out of the competition this week.
Regarding the schedule, it is essential to have an extra day of rest before the 2025 Copa del Rey final. Barça will also have four days of rest between the Clásico at La Cartuja and the first leg of the 'semis' against Inter Milan.
However, after visiting Valladolid (Saturday 3rd) there will only be 72 hours difference to travel to Italy and play the rematch against the 'nerazzurri', scheduled for Tuesday, May 6th.
The last nine games of Barça in 2024-25
- 22/04/2025: Barça-Mallorca. LaLiga, matchday 33.
- 26/04/2025: Barça-Real Madrid. Copa del Rey, final.
- 30/04/2026: Barça-Inter Milan. Champions Semifinals, first leg.
- 03/05/2025: Valladolid-Barça. LaLiga, matchday 34.
- 06/05/2025: Inter Milan-Barça. Champions Semifinals, second leg.
- 11/05/2025: Barça-Real Madrid. LaLiga, matchday 35.
- To be defined: Espanyol-Barça. LaLiga, matchday 36.
- To be defined: Barça-Villarreal. LaLiga, matchday 37.
- To be defined: Athletic-Barça. LaLiga, matchday 38.
May, a month full of emotions for Barça
The good thing is that, after the Champions League tie, there will be five free days to face Real Madrid again, this time for matchday 35 of La Liga.
The 'merengues', already without Champions League, will have 24 hours less to prepare for the Copa final, but they will be able to focus fully on La Liga in May. As things stand, the schedule offers a minimal advantage for the 'culés' before the final in Seville, but the 'blancos' will have less wear and tear in the last month of 24-25.
Barça, in case of overcoming the tie against Inter, will play the Champions League final on Saturday, May 31 in Munich. In this way, the 'culés' will be able to aspire to their third treble, something that Madrid has never achieved in 123 years of history.
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