El Clásico - Sunday 29th November

adox

I'll be cheering for Baca all the way.

Real to end up with ten men and lose 3-0.

eZe^

kinaldo wrote: »

I always fear for Real Madrid a little bit at the Camp Nou.

I'm always the opposite, Barcelona always dominate at the Camp Nou, and are thus expected to win, but Madrid over the past 4 seasons have been set up to absorb pressure and be lethal on the counter attack away from home. They are 'allowed' to let Barca play their game. However at the Bernabeu they are expected to dominate, and they have to go out and attack teams, if this game was at the Bernabeu today I'd be much more confident of a win than I am right now..

fillmore jive

adox wrote: »

Real to end up with ten men

aye I wonder what the odds for a Ramos red card is?

gimmick

The envy I feel for redout at the moment knows no bounds

No IBRA!!!!

Confirmed starting XI

Valdes
Alves...Puyol...Pique....Abidal
...........Busquets............
Xavi...............Keita
Iniesta......Messi.......Henry

Thats a very strong starting XI nonetheless. Hopefully Messi shows his form from last seasons Clasicos.

Ibra is on the bench. As is Yaya Toure.

No team news yet?

monkey9

I bloody can't wait for this match to start.!!!! Woohoooooo! I love football!!!!

monkey9

gimmick wrote: »

The envy I feel for redout at the moment knows no bounds

Why, is he at the match?

monkey9

monkey9 wrote: »

I bloody can't wait for this match to start.!!!! Woohoooooo! I love football!!!!

What a day of football, fooking brilliant !!

gimmick

Yup. Lucky swearword

Any Real team news? Is CR9 starting?

Slash/ED

I really hate when Barca play without a central striker, ugh. But f-ck it, it's only Real anyway...

Aidric

gimmick wrote: »

Yup. Lucky swearword

Any Real team news? Is CR9 starting?

Yes.

BBC
You think you've heard whistling? Not on your life. You wanna be in the Camp Nou when Real Madrid's Galacticos II come out to warm up. I thought the world was coming to an end. There's surely a little extra for the super easy-to-hate Cristiano Ronaldo, too? Ronaldo starts - as does Barca's Lionel Messi. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is only on the bench, but we have our all-star cast."

Slash/ED

Cronaldo starts, by the way. No Benzema, though

Madrid: Casillas, Ramos, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa, Diarra, Xabi Alonso, Cristiano, Kaká, Marcelo, Higuaín

Slash/ED

Coverage has started. Come on Barca ffs

D2D

Can't wait for this!!!:D:D

Salgado and Kluivert in the studio

adox

So far today I have cheered on Everton and Arsenal.

Apologies in advance if it's a hatrick of losses for me today but I'm shouting for Barca.

kinaldo

Lass is rubbish. Bring back Guti!!!

KevIRL

Is this game on sky via ntl?

kenon

Fantastic day of football. Have gotten nothin' done today because of it.

Ronaldo already after exploding past Puyol.

D2D

KevIRL wrote: »

Is this game on sky via ntl?

1st half is only on red button for Sky viewers on Sky Sports 1. NTL only gets 2nd half at 7

D2D

kenon wrote: »

Fantastic day of football. Have gotten nothin' done today because of it.

+1

Same as me, wish it was like this every weekend

Double C

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

1st half is only on red button for Sky viewers on Sky Sports 1. NTL only gets 2nd half at 7

Why dont they put Andy Grays Last Word nonsense on the red button and show the game??? :mad:

monkey9

Ronaldo still taking sh!t free kicks, i see!!

kenon

monkey9 wrote: »

Ronaldo still taking sh!t free kicks, i see!!

He normally has a ratio of 5 shìte freekicks to one screamer.

D2D

Double C wrote: »

Why dont they put Andy Grays Last Word nonsense on the red button and show the game??? :mad:

I don't know, it's crazy having the 1st half of 1 of the biggest games in the world on the red button

monkey9 wrote: »

Ronaldo still taking sh!t free kicks, i see!!

Yup but he's been out for ages.

D2D

Great save from Valdes

monkey9

I can't believe Madrid haven't scored there. Great play by Kaka

D2D

All in all, it's a very even game so far

Headshot

real madrid have surprised me

playing some great counter attacking
only downside is marcelo is playing ****e

kinaldo

Madrid so far have been the better side in almost every area.

Pepe is playing great.

Headshot

Im also shocked to see Ramos defending well

kinaldo

Headshot wrote: »

Im also shocked to see Ramos defending well

I'm not.

adox

Headshot wrote: »

Im also shocked to see Ramos defending well

Give it time......

monkey9

Barca are 8/11 to get the 1st goal on Bet365. Madrid are 8/5. I might stick some money on madrid!!!!

Headshot

did i just hear the commentator say pique is one of the best defenders in the world now

kinaldo

Headshot wrote: »

did i just hear the commentator say pique is one of the best defenders in the world now

well he wouldn't be wrong

kenon

Headshot wrote: »

did i just hear the commentator say pique is one of the best defenders in the world now

Yup he said something like that.

D2D

Into added time. Good game so far

kinaldo

Marcelo is an Atléti player if ever I saw one, i.e. not good enough for Real.

Raskolnikov

Underwelming stuff so far.

Slash/ED

Headshot wrote: »

did i just hear the commentator say pique is one of the best defenders in the world now

Yeah, and he's correct.

Barca lacking cutting edge up front atm mainly because Henrys been awful. If Ibra is fit enough to play the second half he'll make a huge huge difference, Barca are so much weaker without a good central striker and that's been the problem so far.

Real playing well front to back, quite even so far, Barca more possession but Real the best chance by far.

D2D

Half time

Surprised on how poor Barca have been. Messi has been very quiet.

Raskolnikov

50/50 chance of a red here I reckon.

D2D

Henry off - Zlaten on

Henry has been absolutly woeful tonight

kenon

Puyol is decent at those last ditch challenges.

D2D

Great challange on Higuain by Puyol. Madrid are playing great counter attacking football

Bandit12

Headshot wrote: »

did i just hear the commentator say pique is one of the best defenders in the world now

And?

Iang87

does busquets just run with the ball fall over then complain cos he fell over

kenon

What a cross and a fantastic finish from Ibra.

Iang87

take a boo ibrahimovic

D2D

Goal por Barca!!!!!! Ibra gets it, What a finish!!!!