Barcelona favourites against Osasuna: El Clasico guaranteed?
Isaac Asante, January 11 2012,
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Real Madrid have already booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals and Barcelona are an inch away from joining them in the Last 8. Will there be a pair of Clasicos this month?Most likely, yes… Barcelona won their first leg encounter in the on-going stage 4-0 against Los Rojillos. That result places them in perfect position to eye two meetings against arch-rivals Real Madrid in the following round.
If ever Osasuna wish to overturn their opening leg’s score line, then they will have to keep a clean sheet this evening and score at least 5 goals. Should they concede a goal, their mission will be made harder, and being realistic; success on their behalf is not very possible at this stage.For Barcelona, a terribly shocking exit would remind them of their disgusting disqualification from the Copa del Rey almost five years ago, when they got overpowered by Getafe on aggregate despite a 5-2 victory at the Camp Nou. This is not something Barca fans are currently anticipating; but then, they should hence prepare themselves to face Madrid twice this month.Seven Clasicos were lined-up last year in La Liga, the Copa del Rey final, the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and the Spanish Super Cup. If Barcelona and Madrid play each other again in January 2012, then they will be going through the 8th and 9th Clasicos since April 2011.Only a single Clasico last year went in favour of Real, with three others ending as wins for Los Cules. The last Clasico resulted in an exciting 3-1 triumph for Pep Guardiola’s boys.Is the Spanish derby about to lose its value due to its excessive repetitions lately, or is it getting better and better?
Isaac Asante, January 11 2012,
soccer news, football news, football articles, football articles
Real Madrid have already booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals and Barcelona are an inch away from joining them in the Last 8. Will there be a pair of Clasicos this month?Most likely, yes… Barcelona won their first leg encounter in the on-going stage 4-0 against Los Rojillos. That result places them in perfect position to eye two meetings against arch-rivals Real Madrid in the following round.
If ever Osasuna wish to overturn their opening leg’s score line, then they will have to keep a clean sheet this evening and score at least 5 goals. Should they concede a goal, their mission will be made harder, and being realistic; success on their behalf is not very possible at this stage.For Barcelona, a terribly shocking exit would remind them of their disgusting disqualification from the Copa del Rey almost five years ago, when they got overpowered by Getafe on aggregate despite a 5-2 victory at the Camp Nou. This is not something Barca fans are currently anticipating; but then, they should hence prepare themselves to face Madrid twice this month.Seven Clasicos were lined-up last year in La Liga, the Copa del Rey final, the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and the Spanish Super Cup. If Barcelona and Madrid play each other again in January 2012, then they will be going through the 8th and 9th Clasicos since April 2011.Only a single Clasico last year went in favour of Real, with three others ending as wins for Los Cules. The last Clasico resulted in an exciting 3-1 triumph for Pep Guardiola’s boys.Is the Spanish derby about to lose its value due to its excessive repetitions lately, or is it getting better and better?
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