Real Madrid vs Barcelona

[Heads In The Sand]

What a fucking ball Messi   

[Heads In The Sand]

Quality game this 2-0 Barcelona Dani Alves screamer

[Haile GAZrselassie]

What a fucking ball Messi   

Real made a rod for their own back then by being drawn toward him which left Pedro completely unmarked.

But that's how dangerous Messi is. The oppossing team (even Real Madrid) are that fearful of him they know that 1 or 2 men cant stop him. The entire Madrid back line then were drawn to him and then he produces a ball like that.

Alves.

Game Over

[shogun]

did that really just get disallowed? wow

[Haile GAZrselassie]

It was a foul you clown.

Ramos pulled his arm.

[shogun]

It was a foul you clown.

Ramos pulled his arm.

You're joking right? in a normal premier league game I'd be pissed off if that decision went against us nevermind in a match with challenged like there are in el classico that go unpunished.

[shogun]

2 2

2 goals in 4 minutes, brilliant

[Haile GAZrselassie]

You're joking right? in a normal premier league game I'd be pissed off if that decision went against us nevermind in a match with challenged like there are in el classico that go unpunished.

The players are barely allowed to breath on each other in recent el classico's you doofus.

What a fucking game though.

[shogun]

The players are barely allowed to breath on each other in recent el classico's you doofus.

What a fucking game though.

is that why pepe got sent off last week?
oh wait.

[shogun]

Ramos off, fairly innocuous challenge, shook the ref's hand afterwards

[Haile GAZrselassie]

is that why pepe got sent off last week?
oh wait.

The ref never saw that you klutz and you know it.

You've kind of answered your own question there by posting about Ramos' sending off being an innocuous one.

Mourinho's press conference is going to be a belter. 

[NomadskiEFC]

From the official RM site

Whites deserved to reach the next round, having more chances to score and coming back from a 2-0 defeat by half-time through Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema

Fernando Magallon / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell

One more goal. That's all Real Madrid needed to reach the Copa del Rey semifinals. The Whites gave a masterclass in pride and courage, deserving to score the opener from several clear chances. Barcelona eventually netted two in the last five minutes of the first half, but Real never gave up, making a comeback and coming close to netting a third that would have given them the pass.

Football was unfair with Real Madrid, who just 15 seconds into the game had a clamorous chance to score when Higuain's shot was off target when he was facing Pinto alone. A perfect counterattack begun by Kaka with a pass down the left for Ronaldo also proved dangerous, but Alves and Pinto managed to clear the striker's shot (10'). The Whites reached their opponent's box with ease and they could have scored again on the 18-minute mark had the referee awarded a penalty when Busquets used his hands to clear a Pepe header.

The Madridistas were setting the pace to the match and managed to silence the stands. Ozil gave them another scare with an amazing 25-meter shot that hit the crossbar (25'), and Pinto managed to clear an Higuain strike inside the box two minutes later. It was a miracle that Barça hadn't yet conceded a goal, and fate had it they would end up scoring the opener from the first chance they had through Pedro, who finished off a Messi pass (42'). It was a harsh blow and Alves banked a second strike from outside the box in injury time.

Real Madrid never give up and came out from the dressing room fighting for a comeback when the crowd thought it was all over. Mourinho refreshed his side with Granero, Callejon and Benzema, who came on for Lass, Higuain and Kaka. Their first strike finally arrived when Ozil served a perfect pass through the lines to Ronaldo, who overtook Puyol, dribbled past Pitno and sent the ball in with his right foot.

The crowd became a little restless and was soon silenced when Benzema pulled off a masterpiece by receiving a head pass from Callejon, sending the ball over Puyol and scoring the equaliser with his right foot. Mourinho's men continued looking for a winner and nearly found it again through Benzema, who dribbled past Puyol but didn't manage to net another goal.

A masterclass of objectivity!

[fast lane]

It certainly was a match of two halves, and although Madrid did play better in the first half, with the Özil shot as a prime example, Barca scored two beauts, and the match looked finished at half-time.

But they started playing sloppy after a while in the second half, which allowed Madrid to score twice.

Game on, it really was anybodies game then, exciting too.
But no more goals were to be scored.
And still Mourinho hasn't managed to lose his frustration.

[the doc]

Thought I'd bump this for el classico 2 this weekend, Barcelona will win 4-2!

[shogun]

Be an interesting last 4 games if Barcelona do win this as they are expected too which would leave them a point behind Madrid with the better head to head.