Fuckin wish I could be back in Barcelona so bad. Shot my host mom a text today. I'm afraid were gonna lose
At least Barcelona has looked vulnerable this year. I think this is the best Real Madrid squad in some years and I am more confident on their defense that I have been in a long time. Having said that, Ramos and Marcelo both push up a lot so Alonso and Khedira are going to be key in holding down the midfield.
I expect pep to mix shit up again. Last year he played Alves on the wing and Maxwell back. Hope he doesn't try to get both our dcm's on the field. We could really use yaya right now I want Abidal pique puyol alves Xavi busquets keita Messi villa iniesta
pretty sure we will see this from real casillas ramos pepe carvalho marcelo khedira alonso ozil ronaldo di maria higuain havent checked to see if there are any injury concerns though
I expect a split but can see ties. only thing that would shock me is if either team outright won both. i also fully expect that lineup chile.
Some random facts: Guardiola is coaching his third clásico at the Camp Nou. He is the first non-Dutchman to ever do this after Cruyff (8 clásicos at the Camp Nou), Michels (6), Rijkaard (5) and Van Gaal (4). Madrid have lost 18 league matches away to Barcelona, and on only one of those occasions did Barça not go on to win the championship (1928/29) All five of the points Barça have dropped this season were lost at the Camp Nou, while Madrid are 100% at home but have dropped four points away. The goal stats reflect this. Of Barcelona’s 33 goals, only 12 were scored at home. Madrid have also scored 33 times, but only 10 times away from the Bernabéu.
Hmmm. Guess I just figured you were because it seems like every Cane fan roots for one or the other. Where'd you stay?
The ESPN broadcast is on ESPN Deportes, and the English broadcast is on GolTV, where Ray Hudson might have an on-air orgasm calling a game that features Messi, Ronaldo, and Casillas.
ESPN3 may have an English one also try SAP when you put SAP on ESPNDeportes sometimes it comes out in English, other times Portuguese.
Real Madrid: Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Khedira, Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo, Benzema. Subs: Dudek, M Diarra, L Diarra, Granero, Arbeloa, Albiol, Leon Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Puyol, Pique, Abidal, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi, Villa. Subs: Pinto, Bojan, Jeffren, Mascherano, Keita, Maxwell, Alcantara
The big news is that Higuain is confined to the substitutes' bench for Real, and that is a big call from Mourinho, who is currently strutting provocatively around on the touchline, soaking up the fervent atmosphere at the Nou Camp.