(VIDEO) Simeone's warning to Real Madrid before the Derby in the Copa del Rey

The derby between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid will be the star match of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, which will be played from Tuesday to Thursday, a round that Barcelona and its coach Xavi Hernández face with no margin for error. The two great rivals from the Spanish capital already met on Wednesday last week in the first of the Supercopa semifinals, with the Whites winning 5-3 in extra time after a thrilling match.

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And it will not be the last derby of the season, as the two Madrid neighbors will meet again on February 4 in the 23rd LaLiga matchday, although on that occasion, unlike Thursday's duel, the match will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. In the first leg, the colchoneros won 3-1, the only defeat suffered this season, counting all competitions, by the team coached by Carlo Ancelotti, who on Sunday won the Super Cup after humiliating Barcelona (4-1).

Real Madrid's lineup for the duel that will face Los Blancos against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano, a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, will have changes with respect to the semifinal duel of the Spanish Super Cup, although they will not be massive rotations. In fact, the two most likely changes are Modric for Kroos and Brahim for Rodrygo. Camavinga for Mendy cannot be ruled out either.

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Simeone's warning

This Thursday, there will be another Madrid Derby between Atlético and Real Madrid, in this case for the Copa del Rey. Cholo Simeone was asked if there will be a pasillo for the Merengue conquest of the Supercopa and he answered: "It does not change the opinion of last time. A great respect and a great greeting for the coach and the players as work colleagues, but our people always come first and we respect our people".

Diario Olé en X: "NO HABRÁ PASILLO PARA EL REAL MADRID ❌ 📽️ Lo confirmó el Cholo Simeone en conferencia de prensa. https://t.co/4uHY70xvX6" / X (twitter.com)