The two fierce rivals will collide once more as Real Madrid and Barcelona will square off within Copa del Rey. With the title race being quite close this season, both teams will be looking to grab the undisputed title in the cup competition too as a season without a silverware is certainly a scenario both of these football giants want to avoid. Therefore, the stakes are very high and I expect an open game with plenty of defensive mistakes and the two attacks utilizing poor defending.

Both teams are coming off the poor results too as Real Madrid dropped points in the Madrid derby against 10 men of Atletico, while Barcelona shockingly lost to Almeria with the minimal result of 1-0.

After a strong start to the season, Madrid have truly hit their stride in recent matches - chalking up an impressive six-match unbeaten streak (W5 D1) and claiming victorious scalps along the way. Highlighting this run are triumphs against Liverpool of 5-2 proportions in UCL play as well as Al-Hilal at 5 goals to 3 for FIFA Club World Cup honors. It certainly hasn't been easy going however; with two Copa Del Rey wins by just one goal followed by extra time heroics over local rivals Atlético de Madrid – ending on a prized reward of 3 points courtesy of another single score victory!

Barcelona heads into this cup clash with their eternal rivals in an advantageous position - having not lost any of the last five away H2Hs, and enjoying a 4-0 victory at the Bernabéu just nine months ago. However, they'll have to prove themselves without three key stars: Ousmane Dembélé, Pedri and Robert Lewandowski; will history remain on their side?

I believe the tides will turn in this game and Ancelotti's men will celebrate in the fist leg.

随着皇家马德里和巴塞罗那将在国王杯上展开对决，这两个激烈的对手将再次发生冲突。由于本赛季的冠军争夺战非常接近，两支球队都希望在杯赛中夺得无可争议的冠军，因为没有奖杯的赛季肯定是这两个足球巨头都希望避免的情况。我期待一场开放的比赛，防守失误很多，两次进攻都利用糟糕的防守。

两支球队都摆脱了糟糕的结果，因为皇马在马德里德比中输给了马竞的 10 人，而巴塞罗那以 1-0 的最小比分输给了阿尔梅里亚。

在本赛季开局强劲之后，皇家马德里在最近的比赛中真正取得了长足进步 - 取得了令人印象深刻的六场不败纪录（W5 D1）并一路取得了胜利。突出这一点的是在 UCL 比赛中以 5-2 的比分战胜利物浦，以及以 5 比的比分战胜 Al-Hilal进球数增加到 3 次，获得国际足联世俱杯荣誉。然而，这当然并不容易。两场国王杯仅以一球的优势获胜，随后在加时赛中英勇战胜当地对手马德里竞技——最终凭借另一场单比分胜利获得 3 分的宝贵奖励！

巴塞罗那在这场杯赛中与他们永远的对手处于有利地位——在过去的五个客场交锋中没有输过任何一场，并在九个月前在伯纳乌享受了 4-0 的胜利。然而，他们将不得不在没有三位关键球星的情况下证明自己：Ousmane Dembélé、Pedri 和 Robert Lewandowski；历史会站在他们一边吗？

我相信这场比赛会逆转局势，安切洛蒂的队员们会取得胜利。