Story byRyan McCainMon, March 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC·5 min readFollowing a 1-0 victory in LALIGA against Oviedo on Saturday, Atlético Madrid enter this Copa del Rey second leg tie with a 4-0 lead on aggregate over FC Barcelona, and 90 minutes from their first domestic cup final appearance since 2013. Atlético won narrowly at the weekend, when Julián Alvarez’s 94th-minute winner saw Los Rojiblancos jump Villarreal into third in LALIGA. Barcelona had defeated Villarreal 4-1 earlier in the day, with Lamine Yamal notching his first-ever hat trick. The result has given Barcelona quite a bit of confidence that they can erase their four-goal deficit and return to the final:Pedri, Raphinha and Marcus Rashford are expected to start for Barcelona after all three players missed the first leg at the Metropolitano last month; Raphinha in particular has proven to be a difficult matchup for Simeone’s defense the last time Los Colchoneros visited the Camp Nou. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNew additions to the injury list following the first leg include Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong.