Across Spain, among the footballing circles of the glorious footballing country, every other attraction and noise faded into the background as all focus became abstracted towards one competition… the Copa del Rey semifinal.
The Copa del Rey semifinal was unlike the previous stages of the competition though. Unlike the preliminary elimination stages, the Copa del Rey semifinal is a 2-legged game, meaning both teams would get to play in each other's homes.
It was just like the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions league.
This was why the noise in the buildup to the game became even louder.
Catalan and Madrid fans went at loggerheads on social media platforms as they fanned the flames of the war alongside the media.
The media dubbed it "Barcelona's Brilliance vs Simeone's Iron", and the fans could not have loved it better.
