COPA DEL RAY
Real Madrid vs Barcelona – 22:00
Lo maravilloso!! The Day of Reckoning has arrived. Put away your Vicente Del Bosque Panini stickers right NOW because the first el clasico of the year between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be fought out at the Bernabeu tonight. Apart from Di Maria’s horrific injury, it could turn out to be evenly-matched game with Senhor Mourinho making “four or five changes” in Madrid’s lineup (he refused to reveal his XI when probed last night) Also, everyone is absolutely dying to see what happens at the post-match press conference later… seriously, the stewards are glaring as if to say : “vamos a luchar, por favor!!”
Ideally, Mourinho and Pep both need to declare war, snap their fingers and BRING IT ON, but sadly, Mourinho has already chosen the path of solidarity. “I have no problem with (Pep Guardiola) – I never had,” he said last night. Uggh, can someone shout “He’s the f**king boss” just for fun again?! Every el clasico needs catty drama, telenovela style where Kaka comes out in an angel suit to calm everyone down. At the rate they’re going, we might have to agree with Iker Casillas.
Meanwhile, Captain Puyol believes he has it all figured for tonight. Here he is taking you through his training regime with Barcelona at their training ground. We’re sure Xaviniesta will be bringing their A Game tonight and if they play it right, a win will be on the cards But then again, this is football and Madrid are playing at home – losing is not an option! Vamos chicos!
Photos via El Mundo Deportivo
