Both teams experienced a grueling game in midweek, defeating through 120 minutes of hard fighting to advance to the quarterfinals, while the visitors were stopped by a 0-1 defeat, and the team's previous 9 consecutive victories were declared ancient.
In the midweek match, Real Madrid played significantly worse than Atletico Madrid in the first half, but improved significantly in the second half and equalized with a fantastic individual performance by Rodrigo. In extra time, Atletico was sent off and Real Madrid scored 2 goals in a row to complete the comeback. In this game, Real Madrid is still facing personnel problems at the back in the wingbacks, with Carvajal and S still injured on the right side, Mendy declared on the left side, and center back Alaba and back Joan Armeni also unavailable. This will leave midfielder Camarvinga to go for a cameo at left back, leaving the center to Kroos, Ceballos and Valverde. Although Ceballos has been a big surprise for Real Madrid lately, Camavinga playing at left back is really a no-brainer, a position where the player has not been satisfactory.
Real Sociedad's midweek visit to Barcelona showed that this is a team with a lot of fight in it, as they played well in the second half and had the chance to equalize despite having a man sent off in the first half. Since Real Sociedad continues to be without 8 first team players such as Merino and David Silva for this match, Real Madrid at home will be the big favorite choice. However, looking at the schedule, Real Madrid has experienced consecutive bad battles in the Copa del Rey and the league, and fatigue is the biggest enemy of Carlo Ancelotti's team.
