{"id":8198,"date":"2025-04-26T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/copa-rey-final-mbappe-on-bench-in-barca-madrid-match_312335_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:47","slug":"copa-rey-final-mbappe-on-bench-in-barca-madrid-match_312335_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/copa-rey-final-mbappe-on-bench-in-barca-madrid-match_312335_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp\u00e9 on the bench! Surprises in Real Madrid&#8217;s lineup against Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will start the Copa del Rey final against Bar\u00e7a as a substitute. Get to know Real Madrid&#8217;s XI at La Cartuja!<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>OFFICIAL<\/strong>: <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/copa-rey-final-barca-vs-madrid-battle-between-elevens_312326_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/copa-del-rey\/final-copa-rey-barca-muy-superior-linea-por-linea-real-madrid_312326_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/copa-rey-final-barca-vs-madrid-battle-between-elevens_312326_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Final Copa del Rey: El Bar\u00e7a, muy superior l\u00ednea por l\u00ednea al Real Madrid\">Real Madrid will face FC Barcelona<\/a> without Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 in their XI. Carlo Ancelotti has opted for a conservative lineup, with four midfielders and without a &#8216;9&#8217;, to try to nullify the Blaugrana&#8217;s game.<\/p>  <p><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/real-madrid\/mbappe-injury-confirmed-will-he-be-ready-for-the-clasico-in-the-copa-rey-final_312206_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/real-madrid\/lesion-mbappe-confirmada-estara-listo-clasico-en-final-copa-rey_312206_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/real-madrid\/mbappe-injury-confirmed-will-he-be-ready-for-the-clasico-in-the-copa-rey-final_312206_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lesi\u00f3n de Mbapp\u00e9 confirmada: \u00bfEstar\u00e1 listo para el Cl\u00e1sico en la final de la Copa del Rey?\">The French striker has failed to recover from his discomfort in his right ankle<\/a>, which he has been carrying since the return leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal (1-2). The Bondy native will finally be a substitute and could play some minutes in the second half.<\/p>  <div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realmadrid\/status\/1916192106525139184\"> <blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83d\udccb\u2705 \u00a1Nuestro XI inicial para la final de la Copa del Rey!<br> \ud83c\udd9a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/FCBarcelona_es?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCBarcelona_es<\/a><br> \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/UnicajaBanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnicajaBanco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en\/kR7qqCJGIO\">pic.twitter.com\/kR7qqCJGIO<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/realmadrid\/status\/1916192106525139184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote>  <\/div>  <p>However, the Madrid press assured since Friday afternoon that <strong>&#8216;Kiki&#8217; is at 60-65% of his physical condition<\/strong>, so it would not be surprising if he does not even have minutes in the game.<\/p>  <p>In principle, it was expected that Endrick would enter in his place, but &#8216;Carletto&#8217; opted for an XI with four midfielders. Again, Jude Bellignham will play as an attacking midfielder, behind Rodrygo and Vinicius.<\/p>  <h2>This is Real Madrid&#8217;s lineup against FC Barcelona<\/h2>  <ul> <li> <strong>Initial XI:&nbsp;<\/strong>Courtois; Lucas V\u00e1zquez, Asencio, R\u00fcdiger, Ferland Mendy; Dani Ceballos, Tchouam\u00e9ni, Fede Valverde, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr.<\/li> \t<li> <strong>Bench:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lunin (GK), Fran Gonz\u00e1lez (GK), Fran Garc\u00eda, Alaba, Vallejo, Gonzalo Garc\u00eda, Luka Modric, Arda G\u00fcler, Brahim, Endrick, Mbapp\u00e9.<\/li> \t<li> <strong>Injured:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dani Carvajal, \u00c9der Militao, Eduardo Camavinga.<\/li> \t<li> <strong>Suspended:<\/strong>&nbsp;None.<\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Fear of Barcelona? Real Madrid bets on a conservative XI<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leaving injured from the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal in the Champions League\" data-id=\"1487360\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/fcbn-6d01a0d871afdac56940a99457db9009.jpeg\" title=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leaving injured from the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal in the Champions League\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leaving injured from the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal in the Champions League<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>As expected, <strong>Courtois<\/strong> will be Madrid&#8217;s starting goalkeeper at La Cartuja and the <strong>R\u00fcdiger-Asencio<\/strong> duo will be in the center of the defense. However, one of the surprises has to do with the presence of <strong>Lucas V\u00e1zquez and Ferland Mendy on the wings<\/strong>.<\/p>  <p>Both were clearly surpassed by Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, respectively, in the previous league Cl\u00e1sicos (0-4) and Spanish Super Cup (2-5), but Ancelotti insists on both in the absence of other alternatives with greater depth.<\/p>  <p><strong>Fede Valverde<\/strong> could have played on the right, but the Uruguayan is much more transcendent as an inside\/midfielder. For his part, <strong>Fran Garc\u00eda has also failed to earn the trust<\/strong> of the Italian coach and, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/camavinga-injured-will-not-play-barcelona-real-madrid-cup-final_312293_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/copa-del-rey\/camavinga-lesionado-no-jugara-final-copa-barcelona-real-madrid_312293_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/copa-del-rey\/camavinga-injured-will-not-play-barcelona-real-madrid-cup-final_312293_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Camavinga KO: se lesiona y no podr\u00e1 jugar la final de Copa contra el Barcelona\">with Camavinga injured<\/a>, the coach has preferred to bet on a Mendy who has not played since March 12, due to an injury to his left thigh.<\/p>  <p>In this way, <strong>Dani Ceballos and Tchouam\u00e9ni will be Madrid&#8217;s midfielders<\/strong>, with Valverde and Bellingham a little further forward, in a kind of 4-4-2. A conservative approach, with Rodrygo and Vinicius as area references, to try to deactivate the good high pressure work that Bar\u00e7a usually does.<\/p>  <p>Will Madrid be able to resist against a Barcelona that is widely favored?<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>Follow the Copa del Rey final live&nbsp;<a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/tags\/fc-barcelona-vs-real-madrid.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FC Barcelona&nbsp;vs Real Madrid\">FC Barcelona&nbsp;vs Real Madrid<\/a>&nbsp;on FCBN and find out everything&nbsp;don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will start the Copa del Rey final against Bar\u00e7a as a substitute. Get to know Real Madrid&#8217;s XI at La Cartuja! OFFICIAL: Real Madrid will face FC Barcelona without Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 in their XI. Carlo Ancelotti has opted for a conservative lineup, with four midfielders and without a &#8216;9&#8217;, to try to nullify [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":7492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,446],"tags":[53,46,171],"class_list":["post-8198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-copa-del-rey","category-copa-del-rey-2","tag-el-clasico","tag-fc-barcelona-vs-real-madrid","tag-mbappe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Copa del Rey Final: Mbapp\u00e9, on the bench in the Bar\u00e7a-Madrid match!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 will start the Copa del Rey final against Bar\u00e7a as a substitute. 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