{"id":8019,"date":"2025-04-25T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/copa-rey-final-weight-of-injuries-on-barcelona-and-madrid_312324_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:46","slug":"copa-rey-final-weight-of-injuries-on-barcelona-and-madrid_312324_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/copa-rey-final-weight-of-injuries-on-barcelona-and-madrid_312324_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Copa del Rey Final: Who Loses More? Bar\u00e7a and Madrid’s Injury Absences"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will have several significant absences for the Copa del Rey final. Which of the two teams will suffer more from their injured players?<\/h2> \r\n
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FC Barcelona and Real Madrid arrive at the Copa del Rey final with significant injury absences. Beyond the refereeing controversies and Madrid’s whining<\/a>, the ball will roll at La Cartuja this Saturday starting at 10:00 PM CEST. By then, Hansi Flick and Carlo Ancelotti will have cleared their doubts regarding how to cover the absences of their injured players.<\/p>

Below, we review the absences of Bar\u00e7a and Madrid and their impact on the functioning of both teams in the Copa final.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a and Madrid will suffer from the absence of their full-backs in the Copa final<\/h2>

For Bar\u00e7a, the absence of Alejandro Balde<\/strong> is undoubtedly a tough blow in defense. The left-back is the defender with the most assists in the squad (10)<\/strong>, and while Gerard Mart\u00edn has done a good job in recent weeks, his contribution in attack is considerably more discreet than that of the ‘3’.<\/p>

Madrid, however, has many more problems on both sides when it comes to full-backs. Dani Carvajal’s injury since the beginning of October<\/strong> has left a gap on the right that Lucas V\u00e1zquez has been unable to cover.<\/p>

Ancelotti has opted, as an emergency solution, for Fede Valverde as a wing-back<\/strong>, but the Uruguayan is far from performing at a level close to what he offers in midfield playing on the wing.<\/p>

Similarly, on the left, the absence of Ferland Mendy<\/strong> has given Madrid many headaches. The Frenchman returned to the squad for the final, but he will hardly be in a condition to start. To make matters worse, Eduardo Camavinga also broke down against Getafe<\/a>, leaving the controversial Fran Garc\u00eda as the only alternative for the position.<\/p>