Barcelona and Alavés play tonight the final of the Copa del Rey in the last game held at Vicente Calderón (20:30, UK Time). Unfortunately, Real Madrid cannot play this game because Celta de Vigo beat Los Blancos in the quarter-finals but two Real Madrid footballers could still win the title and bring misery to The Blaugranas.
Marcos Llorente and Theo Hernández will be Real Madrid players from the 1st of July and they can start winning Real Madrid supporters’ heart by beating FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. Theo Hernández, former Atlético Madrid player, has been one of the best left back in La Liga this season and he was able to score one great goal against Athletic Club. His performance in the left wing will be very important for Alavés to try to beat the odds.
This game will be very special for all Alavés players, who are dreaming with the title since they got the ticket to the final after beating Celta de Vigo at Mendizorroza. Even more special for Marcos Llorente, who played with Los Blancos since a kid and he knows the great rivalry with FC Barcelona. He will go back to Bernabéu to be Casemiro’s replacement after a great debut season in La Liga.
“It would be the dreamt farewell winning La Copa del Rey to FC Barcelona. We want to bring this title to our supporters after some very difficult years and I think they deserve the Copa del Rey and much more. It’s a very important thing”, said Marcos Llorente.
Alavés were able to beat Barcelona at the beginning of the season at Nou Camp (1-2) with Deyverson and Ibai Gómez scoring both goals. Marcos Llorente was one of the best players in that game and tonight he’ll be also a key player to stop Leo Messi or Neymar.