La Cartuja stadium for Sevilla don ready to host one big final match for Copa del Rey dis Saturday. Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad go face each other for 9pm Spain time, as both teams dey fight to carry di trophy go house.
For Atlético side, dem just qualify for Champions League semifinal after dem beat Barcelona 3-2 for aggregate. Di win don give dem morale boost, but di players leg dey heavy because of tight schedule. Simeone, di coach, get di team spirit high, but dem get less days to rest pass dia opponent.
Real Sociedad dey come with better preparation time. Dem play dia last match against Alavés for Saturday wey end 3-3, and Oyarzabal with Guedes no play dat match because di coach wan rest dem for dis final. Pellegrino Matarazzo, di American coach wey join dis year, don give di team clear identity with good pressing and block defence.
Dis final na repeat of 1986/87 final wey Real Sociedad win by penalties. Atlético dey find revenge after almost forty years, and if dem win, na dia eleventh Copa trophy. Dia last win for dis competition na for 2013. For Real Sociedad side, if dem win, na dia fourth title and dem go repeat 2020 victory wey happen during pandemic without fans.
One big story for dis match na Antoine Griezmann. Di French player go play maybe him last final for Atlético before e move to Orlando City for MLS summer. Griezmann na di all-time top scorer for Atlético, but e start him career for Real Sociedad academy. “I dey here today because of Real Sociedad,” Griezmann talk before di match.
Di match go use new ball wey dem call Horizonte, and referee Javier Alberola Rojas go wear RefCam for him head. Na first time for Spain and for Copa del Rey wey referee camera go show perspective live to viewers.
For TV coverage, di match go show for La 1 of TVE, Movistar Plus, and for first time, for Ibai Llanos YouTube channel. For Latin America, various cable channels and streaming platforms go broadcast di match across different countries.
Atletico de Madrid go line up with Musso as goalkeeper; Molina, Pubill, Le Normand, and Ruggeri for defence; Giuliano, Llorente, Koke, and Lookman for midfield; with Julián Álvarez and Griezmann for attack. Real Sociedad go start with Remiro; Aramburu, Jon Martín, Caleta-Car, Sergio Gómez; Turrientes, Gorrotxategi, Carlos Soler; Guedes, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea.
La Cartuja go full to capacity as millions of fans go watch from TV and online. Di atmosphere go electric as both teams dey fight for glory for one of Spain most traditional competitions.
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