Barcelona to face Atletico Madrid again in Copa del Rey semi-final

The top four teams in the Spanish King's Cup have been announced. The Spanish Football Association has selected the semi-final opponents through a draw, and Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid again.

The semi-final will be played in two rounds, with the first round taking place at Barcelona's home stadium, Companhia Olimpico Stadium, on February 25. The second round will be played at Atletico Madrid's home stadium, Wanda Metropolitano, on April 2.

In fact, this is not the match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish King's Cup. The last time these two teams met in the King's Cup was in the semi-finals, which was in the 2016-17 season. At that time, Barcelona won the first leg away 2-1, tied the second leg at home 1-1, and defeated Atletico Madrid 3-2 on aggregate, successfully advancing to the final.

Therefore, this game is of great significance to Atletico Madrid. However, Atletico Madrid has only conceded 1 goal in this season's Spanish King's Cup, and they almost always won by shutting out their opponents, which is a difficulty that Barcelona needs to face.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have already met once in La Liga this season, also at the Companhia Olympic Stadium, with Atletico Madrid winning 2-1 in that match, and the Copa del Rey semi-final will be the second meeting between the two teams this season.

The other team in the semi-finals is Real Madrid and Real Sociedad. The first leg will be held at Real Sociedad's home stadium on February 26, and the second leg will be held at Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabéu, on April 1.