[EL CLASICO] Pellegrini: I Feel Frustrated And Impotent
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'El Clasico' Real Vs Barcelona
Saturday, 10 April 2010Channel 27 ~ 3:55 am (Live) (Sun morning)
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this match so big f arh, must sticky?
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Bacra lah of course....
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wtf 4am?!
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if ibrahimovic is not playing, then its advantage RM as they are at home. that said, Barcelona can out play any team with the way they are playing now anywhere, as they are the pass masters. no team can pass as beautiful as the catalans right now. well arsenal, but they are just really a boys team when facing the likes of barcelona, who taught them the lesson on the art of passing.
Since RM got a week to rest since they are out of CL while barcelona played in midweek, I am not sure if Barcelona will tired like man united when they played against chelsea last saturday.
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Originally posted by Poignant:
this match so big f arh, must sticky?
Because La Liga is only interesting twice in a season... So i guess it is a big f lor... see 6 post already so fast... Soon it could be 10, 20, 30...
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Real WIN / Barce WIN / Draw
My vote to a Real win.
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Originally posted by Poignant:
this match so big f arh, must sticky?
yes its quite big. it would most probably decide the liga champion.. Liga rules state that if 2 teams are level on points, their head to head results determine their placement. -
Real still doesnt play like a team, but more like individuals. Barcelona are flying after their win over the gunners. And i actually think Barcelona are harder to defend against without Ibrahimovic, because he's not the mobile kind of striker, so its easy to mark him. But i will be rooting for Madrid, however i don't think they're good enough. Been watching alot of their matches recently, and the way they play is really crappy for such a high profile and costly assembled side.
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lol.. yea this is la liga big match..
but why sun mornning...ahh~
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yea ...ill still support barce..
and yea dont play ibra pls~ very slow guy..
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Barcelona must be tired after playing in midweek whereas RM has a week of rest as they are out of CL, just like chelsea.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
Barcelona must be tired after playing in midweek whereas RM has a week of rest as they are out of CL, just like chelsea.
Tired? nahh, not so. They were at home, they played the match passing the ball around instead of chasing shadows. And their players are all still relatively quite young or before 30. Look at their front triplet against Arsenal, Pedro,Messi and Bojan, all these 3 is like below 22? But i do think they will start Iniesta. Puyol and Pique is back from suspension, Alves and Abidal will pretty much the same, Keita, Busquets and Xavi are all definitely still young enough to play 2 matches in a week without rest. Morever, the way Barcelona play with them controlling the tempo and passing, they dont run around chasing the ball much.
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Originally posted by stellazio:
Tired? nahh, not so. They were at home, they played the match passing the ball around instead of chasing shadows. And their players are all still relatively quite young or before 30. Look at their front triplet against Arsenal, Pedro,Messi and Bojan, all these 3 is like below 22? But i do think they will start Iniesta. Puyol and Pique is back from suspension, Alves and Abidal will pretty much the same, Keita, Busquets and Xavi are all definitely still young enough to play 2 matches in a week without rest. Morever, the way Barcelona play with them controlling the tempo and passing, they dont run around chasing the ball much.
yah.. the way they control the ball, like damn relax and easy. -
Messi show again!
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Originally posted by Poignant:
wtf 4am?!
Football watching schedule this saturday: 1. Chelsea v Villa (FA Cup semi-final) 10pm Singapore time 2. 12pm-4am: Sleep 3. 4-6am: El Classico -
whoever wins the match, will go on to win the la liga? most likely.
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Should be tight.
Real have won all their home games this season.
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Ronaldo plays down personal duel with Lionel Messi
IT has been billed as the Match of the Millenium - the mother of all Clasicos.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Leo Messi, Real Madrid vs Barcelona, a titanic battle that has griped the imagination of an entire country - a derby that will all but decide this season's title race.
The most expensive team ever assembled, Madrid, take on a side that for many could be considered as the BEST in history.
Reigning Spanish, European and World Champions Barca visit an Estadio Bernabeu that will be rocking and according to Real could have sold out 10 times over.
From Madrid's taxi drivers to newspaper vendors and hotel receptionists, this game is the talk of the town. In the black market in the streets surrounding the Bernabeu, upper tier tickets are going for around £1,200 a pair .
Millions of TV viewers around the globe will join the lucky 85,000 sell-out crowd inside Real's mythical stadium to watch this most illustrious encounter.
Their eyes will be on two men. One is £80million Ronaldo, the world record signing from Manchester United desperate to salvage a season that could end up in a £232m flop.
The other, Messi, fresh from his FOUR-some display against Arsenal last Tuesday. The Argentina man admitted it will be impossible to repeat the feat in Madrid.
He said: "It's almost impossible to do this again in this game. But anyway 1-0 will do all that matters is winning."
Then again nobody expected Barca to run out 2-6 winners last season so it would take a foolish man to rule out Messi running riot again.
Ronaldo is sure to be annoyed at the plaudits lavished on his awesome rival Messi, and is even more desperate to lead Real to silverware.
Real president Florentino Perez spent more than £230m last summer to also bring Kaka - out injured - Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol to the Spanish capital.
So far they have flopped in Europe crashing out against Lyon last month while in the Spanish Cup they were humiliated by Fourth Division minnows Alcorcon..
La Liga is Ronaldo's only chance to avoid a washout in a season that promised so much but has so far delivered little.
The Portuguese winker tried to joke when asked who's better himself or Messi.
He said: "I'm bigger, at least in terms of height, and I'm certainly wider. Everyone talks about me and Messi but it's not just about two individuals, it's about two teams. I believe we are the favourites for the game."
Savvy Barca boss Pep Guardiola tried to heap pressure on Madrid last night claiming the stonking £230m they splashed on signings last summer made them favourites.
He said: "Madrid is a great team full of internationals. I think they consider themselves favourites. They have 15 wins out of 15 at the Bernabeu and an average of more than three goals per game. This team was done to win the Champions League but they can no longer do that and in the League they face us now."
By contrast under-fire Real boss Manuel Pellegrini who's odds on to get the boot even if he wins the title insisted he's not afraid of Real Madrid.
Level on points at the top with Real having a better goal difference but Barca having beaten them at the Camp Nou, this has all the makings of a classic.
Even in a draw there's sure to be a winner - the Catalans.
They beat their bitter rivals at the Nou Camp and they would go top on the head-to-head results.
So will Barcelona leave Madrid in a Messi? Or will Ronaldo give the Cris of life to Madrid's campaign to send Pep & Co packing?
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Hi, quick question.
Does anyone know where one can watch the match?
Preferably some pub/bar instead of coffeeshop. And no, watching it online or friend's place is not an option. :)
Fyi, I called up peppermint park but I was told they close at 3. =/
Probably a tough question, but just trying my luck. :)
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come to my house to watch then
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Oh well, I'd take it that no one knows then. :)
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===Ronaldo vs Messi===
1) Ronaldo won the battle against Messi while he's with Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final 2008.. (1-0 to Ronaldo)
2) Messi answer back and won the Champions League against Ronaldo in 2009 (Messi drew level 1-1)
3) Messi's Barca won at Nou Camp earlier this season (2-1 to Messi)
4) Tonight they face off again....
I predict its 3-1 to Messi. Ronaldo is way off Messi's standard although I really support Ronaldo when he is with Manchester United.
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Ronaldo ftw!
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whats ftw?