Spanish Cup Final ( El Classico ) ,Wed April 16th @8.30pm

MisterAnarchy

Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Clash of the Titans ,tonight ,at 8.30pm Irish Time @ The Mestella ,Valencia ,Sky Sports 1

Any Clasico comes with a sense of anticipation, and importance. But this match carries even more weight than usual – not only a cup final, but a chance for both clubs to earn some much needed silverware.
Throw in the intense rivalry between the two clubs, and the bad blood that hangs over from Barcelona’s pulsating 4-3 victory in March, and this cup final could be explosive.

Madrid havent conceded a goal in 8 games en route to the final and are hoping to make history but they will be without their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo after the forward failed to recover from a leg injury.
Barcelona are slight favourites with the bookies and have beaten Madrid twice in the league this season.

The final could very well make or break either team's season ,these games usually live up to the hype.

MagicIRL

Pepe or Ramos to be sent off.

Morzadec

No Cristiano for Madrid.

Barca playing ****e.


Almost impossible to call. Should be entertaining at least

MisterAnarchy

MagicIRL wrote: »

Pepe or Ramos to be sent off.

,I was actually going to mention that .
They are both 14-1 to be sent off ,definitely worth a fiver each

Neeson

Is this on Bein and would Ray Hudson be on tonight??

Johner

Neeson wrote: »

Is this on Bein and would Ray Hudson be on tonight??

Lets hope not.

Johner

Barcelona: Pinto, Alves, Mascherano, Bartra, Alba, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, Messi, Fabregas.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao, Xabi Alonso, Modric, Bale, Di Maria, Isco, Benzema.

Barca Substitutes: Oier, Puyol, Adriano, Song, Sergi Roberto, Pedro, Alexis Sanchez.

Real Madrid Substitutes: Diego Lopez, Varane, Casemiro, Nacho, Morata, Illarramendi, Willian Jose.

Sugarlumps

Bale to do the business tonight.

klose

Not a lot of game changers on the bench for real really bar morata maybe. My prediction is another lacklustre cesc performance and to be hooked after an hour.

Amirani

Plenty of abuse for the Spanish anthem as per usual.

bad2dabone

Vamos Real!

bad2dabone

Di Maria you beauty!!!

MisterAnarchy

Unreal atmosphere there,the sound is deafening

Pinto you plonker !

Sugarlumps

What a goal, sweet move.

Johner

Great move and goal.

Amirani

Di Maria is such a class act.

Johner

Looked offside.

Andersonisgod

Typical Alves, slow, ponderous and mistake prone, he's a shadow of his former self.

Sugarlumps

Bale's pass was sublime.

KERSPLAT!

Great ball from Benzema and good finish

Professional Griefer

yeaaaa

Too Tough To Die

Looked off to me.

Moneymaker

Dreadful from Alba and Pinto. Question mark of offside maybe.

Diabhal Beag

I know people still think Valdes is a poor keeper but Pinto makes him look like Buffon in comparison. Truly an awful footballer.

MisterAnarchy

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Di Maria is such a class act.

As exemplified by his dive just now ?

Sugarlumps

Get the fock on with it.

Rayne Wooney

Looked a few yards offside to me

Johner

Neymar is lucky there.

MisterAnarchy

Pepe is up to his usual tricks already .
Those red card odds look good.

Fudge You

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

As exemplified by his dive just now ?

I think the poster meant "class act" was to do with footballing ability...

Loads of world class players. But there is only a handful of class acts on the pitch tonight, too many clowns imo.

Diabhal Beag

If Ramos doesn't get sent off I'd be massively disappointed.

Amirani

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

As exemplified by his dive just now ?

I meant in terms of football ability.

Rushden

If you look at the cuts on the grass you can see he's just onside, camera angle makes him look off

Sugarlumps

Barca must be bossing the possession.

Sugarlumps

Ronaldo looks like he should be sitting in a wax museum.

Fudge You

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Barca must be bossing the possession.

I wouldnt use the word bossing.
The game itself is kinda Madrid's in the first quarter. 1 up, had a few chances, attacking at pace, everyone is working very hard.
Barca doing ok. Id guess they do have more possession, but no way would I use the word bossing in any sense.

Pathetic play acting by barca there.

klose

Its quite confusing seeing barca make so many crosses considering none of their forwards are near 6 foot tall, dont see the logic here.

MisterAnarchy

Barcelona are playing a dangerous game at the back.

Neeson

Messi has been poor.

Rayne Wooney

Madrid well organised, players look more up for it than Barca as well

Sugarlumps

Barca fans aren't exactly willing there team on. Miserable looking bunch.

Stargate

Atmosphere a bit flat compared to their last encounter .

MisterAnarchy

Very strange half from Barcelona,very little threat .

Fabregas is a complete waste of space ,the sooner he is taken off the better,he is not a forward.

Sugarlumps

Fabregas name has barely been mentioned. Saw that ad for real feel jonnies, might be worth investigating come the weekend.

Fudge You

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Very strange half from Barcelona,very little threat .

Fabregas is a complete waste of space ,the sooner he is taken off the better,he is not a forward.

Strange??? In the last 15 min, barca had more of the play and trying to create attacks. But Madrid are playing superb, they know exactly what they are doing. I woudnt say it was strange, just Madrid are doing the job and barca cant break through.
Fabregas isnt doing too bad, waste of space is harsh. He probably will be taken off for a striker if they are still losing at 60 min cause he is the easy option.

Iniesta had a very good half. I think Modric is excellent.

Sugarlumps

That was a mile off.

Sugarlumps

Pepe rubbing his leg a bit excessively.

Fudge You

Pepe is insane.

Sugarlumps

Barca need get a shot off, mincey passing ain't getting them nowhere.

klose

klose wrote: »

Not a lot of game changers on the bench for real really bar morata maybe. My prediction is another lacklustre cesc performance and to be hooked after an hour.

Yay