Koke hopes Atletico have 'luck on their side' to end Barca's Copa del Rey run

Atletico Madrid captain Koke Resurreccion is now “one hundred percent” recovered from a muscle injury that has kept him out for a month and a half for the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals against Barcelona, of which he said he is “in incredible form”.

“It's going to be a very nice match for the fans. It's a very difficult match. We are facing a rival that is in incredible form, but we are playing at home, we are playing with our people and that also has to make us count. Let's hope we have luck on our side in this case to be able to reach the final,” he told the club's media.

“Our fans never let us down and it's time for the players to step up and take them to a final. Let's hope the atmosphere we have experienced in these last few games is the same. When we need them, they are always there,” he said of Atletico's fans ojne day before the clash against the Catalan side at the Metropolitano.

“It's a team that keeps possession, that attacks with a lot of people and we have to counteract that. I think it's going to be a match of great intensity,” added Koke about the second leg, which will decide qualification for the final of the Copa del Rey after the 4-4 draw in the first leg at the Olimpico Lluis Companys stadium on February 25th.