Barcelona were beaten 4-0 by Real Madrid this Wednesday, April 5, in the match equivalent to the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg, thanks to the goals of Karim Benzema, who gave a lecture on his great scoring nose technique with the feet. The ‘gato’ was the madridistas’ deadly weapon to reach the final of the Spanish tournament. After the end of the game, Xavi Hernández commented on his team’s elimination.
The Culés coach was affected by ‘Barza”s tough defeat, but he took cold rags over the result achieved by the Meringues and recalled a victory his team had last season.
“Last year we won 4-0 and didn’t win anything. This year we can win LaLiga. The result is great. We gave everything. I’m proud of the players. It didn’t hurt us in the second half. We forgave, and Real Madrid, no,” said Xavi, recalling his win at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid in LaLiga Santander.
“It’s a hard night to take and it hurts all of us as cules. We have to learn to compete better. We have LaLiga and we have to move on, it’s time to react. We fought a lot better than the result says, it’s bulky.” , said the Barcelona strategist in another moment of the press conference.
When is the Copa del Rey final?
Real Madrid have qualified for the Copa del Rey final and will face Osasuna in the deciding game of the Spanish tournament. The “Rojillos” will be the rivals of the Meringues and the duel will be played at La Cartuja Stadium in the city of Seville.
The duel between the two teams is scheduled for May 6th. The last club to win this competition was Betis.