MADRID.- a euphoric Barcelonawho just won real Madrid (5-2) in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, will face a weakened Betis in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, while the white club will try to recover from the debacle in Saudi Arabia against Celta de Vigo on Thursday .
As the Polish attacker of the Barça team, Robert Lewandowski, pointed out at the end of the clash, it was time to savor the title of champion on Sunday, but the next day the players had to concentrate on the next match and continue fighting for the other competitions.
Betis, who achieved a draw at their stadium (2-2) in the domestic championship in the first round, will travel to Barcelona with a bad feeling about the game, after having lost to the team that was bottom until the last matchday, Valladolid (1-0).
Undefended
On Thursday, Real Madrid will have to offer a better image of a dismantled team at the Bernabéu, especially due to the lack of camaraderie when defending against Barcelona, who overtook them in the first half when they went to half-time with 4-1 against.
Opposite him, he will have a Celta that already put him on the ropes in Balaídos in the league at the beginning of the season, although they lost on Friday against Rayo Vallecano (2-1).
Carlo Ancelotti, sad and disappointed by the defeat of his players against Hansi Flick’s team, tried to encourage his pupils by reminding them that there is still a lot of season left and that they still have options to win other titles at stake.
On the same day that Barcelona plays, Atlético de Madrid will travel to Elche, where they will face an a priori easier team as they are a team from the second division of the Spanish circuit.