No matter the context, no matter the stake, no matter the period of the year, a Real- Madrid -FC Barcelona is treated by the two teams and their supporters as a real holiday.For those from Madrid, the last confrontations with the big rival from Catalunya weren't too pleasant, Barca dominating without discussion the balance of the last 5 direct meetings. Besides that, after Pep Guardiola's arrival at the technique bench of Barcelna, they haven't lost a game in front of Reak Madrid. Moreover: they've won all of them and humiliated the capital almost every time.
The four El Clasico from the last period capture the 2 teams in another presentation towards the last years. especially in the case of Real Madrid , a team taken at the beginning of the season under Jose Mourinho's magic wand. Crowned as king of Europe after eliminating Inter Milan, Real's big rival, Jose was received with open arms by everyone at Madrid.
Newspapers reacted with their old inclination towards intellectual vulgarity and wrote about placing Ze in the 3rd function in the state, after the king Juan Carlos and prime-minister Zapatero. It was only an innocent joke. Jose took something even more important: the future of a image of a club left in shadow by a persistent crises.
And Jose began to work. Calmly and slowly,with the experience of a champion and the patience of a hard worker. He moved on the transfer market wisely, began to win everything , until the direct duel with Barcelona came. The "manita" he will never forget was probably the worst moment of his career, but he got over it and formed something with Real Madrid that he didn't have for many years.A lot of years.
In reality, Jose knew very well what he was doing: he was giving himself one more challenge, from the challenges he is so used to win. He transformed over night a "soft" Real Madrid into a feared team. In no time,Europe was standing again at the "white king's" feet, and emotions began to grow more and more and more. Because Jose Mourinho's Real has again the strength and can achieve everything: from shows to successes which keeps you up as a supporter three days and three nights, like in the fairy tels. Jose even managed to bring the public near the team, a public who after the humiliation in front of Barcelona sang louder than ever on Santiago Bernabeu in front of Valencia. That's because Mouinho convinced them, because in this moment he is their guaranty of success, he's the tactic and spectacular football , football played with strict intelligence in defensive and wicked precision on counter-strike.
Arbeloa titular?
At the guests, Puyol is ok, but he will be hold for sure for the Spain's Cup on Wednesday. In his place orin the defensive center, Barcelona might defend itself with Gabriel Milto or Andreu Fontas,but the mos plausible option seems Sergio Busquets, the midfielder, world champion with La Roja,evolving well lately on this position. The Argentinian Mascherano is suspended, so in his position as Busquets's replacement will play probably Seydou Keita. A big plus for Barcelona is the comeback of Pedro, who will probably enter from the first minute. Pep Guardiola is not intending to manage anyone of his stars,excepting Puyol.
Real has some big problems. Gago and Lass are injured, meanwhile Pedro Leon and Canales were left out and Ganero is suspended. Mourinho still meditates on the first 11 as we know him, he can give us some surprises before the match. The inclusion of Alvaro Arbeloa in the first 11, in the left side is still not sure, which automatically attracts the use of Marcelo up in the left side -midfielder position.But there are big chances that something like that will happen, so that Ronaldo could play in the right, place vulnerable for the guests because of Abidal's absence.
Pepe and Carvalho will be in the central blanco defense , Ramos and probably Arbeloa side while Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira will have the difficult task to take over the front of the defense from the area dominated by the triad Messi-Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, the strength of the Catalans . Ozil will be positioned in front of the two, while there are some possibilities : Ronaldo right, Marcelo left or Cristiano left and Di Maria right. For the position of the outposts, Karim Benzema and Manolito Adebayor are competing , and Higuain will almost certainly be the reserve to one of them. For Cristiano, the Barcelona game tends to become increasingly more special, considering that in six matches he never scored in the gate of Valdes.
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