.........................
It may not be time to say anything about the Copa del Rey trophy yet because Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are still in their best form. Barcelona is currently in the best form, that's true, but they need to do better and Atletico can come back with better preparation. I expect Real Madrid to play better and more aggressively in the upcoming matches and they will do that.
In the competition they are going through in La Liga, Real Madrid seems to have more potential than Barcelona. In the Champions League, I also consider them the best team to win the trophy in the final. Barcelona is a popular team, that's true, but in the same way, Real Madrid's performance is also improved at this situation.
Honestly, I am quite pessimistic that Atletico Madrid will be able to advance to the final round of the Copa del Rey, because seeing the results they got when facing Barcelona in La Liga, I think it is enough to describe how the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals will go, unless Diego Simeone can strengthen his defense again. And even if Atletico Madrid manages to beat Barcelona and advance to the next round, Real Madrid is waiting there to defeat Atletico Madrid, because as we know that Real Madrid has always been a scary specter for Diego Simeone and the team in the fight for the championship title, as in the previous match Real Madrid managed to stop Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
and if the scenario is reversed, Barcelona advances to the final round and meets Real Madrid, I think there is no need to ask what the results will be because Barcelona is a team that managed to break the proverb that says "Real Madrid will never lose if they have reached the final round", Barcelona managed to break that proverb in the final round of the Spanish Super League.