"Santiago Bernabeu" stadium on Wednesday evening hosted the crucial semi-final match of the King's Cup. The heavily burned Madrid "Real" club was left without the final. Having had more than one excellent opportunity to score, "Real" got a backlash from the "Barcelona" team. Playing aggressively in attack, Ernesto Valverde's players achieved victory with a score of 3:0, disappointing the entire Madrid. The first match in Barcelona ended in a draw 1:1, so Santiago Solari's players were satisfied with the goalless draw. The score was close to this result after the first half, but then Luis Suarez showed his strength. The first half belonged to the hosts, led by the 18-year-old Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian broke through the opponent's defense and had several good chances to score, but his shots were not accurate, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen dealt with the danger. The second half also started with aggressive play from the "whites", but one quick counterattack from the visitors changed the course of the match. In the 50th minute, after a great pass from Ousmane Dembele, Luis Suarez coolly directed the ball into Keylor Navas' goal. This goal was very unexpected for the "Real" team, after which not only the seriousness of the game but also the confidence in their own abilities plummeted. In the 69th minute, O. Dembele again almost identically sent the ball towards K. Navas' goal from the corner, and there Raphael Varane tried to clear the ball, but he accidentally scored in his own goal. A devastating blow was dealt to the Madrid team, after which all hopes of reaching the final were lost. In the 73rd minute, the situation for "Real" became tragic - Casemiro fouled against Luis Suarez in the penalty area, and "Barca" received a penalty kick. L. Suarez himself converted it, and "Barca" started to dominate over the hosts. No more goals were scored in the remaining time, and "Barca" secured passage to the King's Cup final, which will be their consecutive appearance. Result: "Real Madrid" 0 - 3 "Barcelona" (First match: 1-1, final result: 1-4) 50' [0 - 1] L. Suarez 69' [0 - 2] R. Varane (own goal) 73' [0 - 3] L. Suarez (penalty) Starting lineups: "Real Madrid": Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Reguilon; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Lucas V, Benzema, Vinicius. "Barcelona": Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Sergi Roberto; Dembele, Suarez, Messi.
