El Clasico - TalkSoccer

**Pennywise** · 30-03-2006, 12:08 PM

Its time for the biggest football match in the world again when Barcelona are hosting Real Madrid at Camp Nou. Saturday night.

Barcelona have a great statestic against Real Madrid at Nou Camp. Barsa have perhaps never been so good as they are right now with Ronaldinho and Eto'o as the symbols.

Why will Barcelona win?

* Barsa have never been so good before.

* Eto'o and Ronaldinho - one of them will score. Maybe both.

* Camp Nou. The home team in Spain have always the benefit.

* Barsa runs a good formation and tactic under a good and safe manager.

* The history says that Barca will win.

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* Real Madrid have an unskilled manager.

* Not the right formation and tactic. Espesially in the away matches against big guns.

* Missing players in some positions. Slow Gravesen as midfielder with Bravo-Ramos in the central defence against Ronaldinho-Eto'o-Messi/Larsson.

* Bad statestic at Camp Nou.

* A bit turbulence in the club the last months - but they are second on the table.

I hope Real Madrid will work hard and use the right formation and tactic against Los Cule. But I am not optimist. I don't think Caro have a recipe on how we shall beat Barcelona, and espesially at Camp Nou.

hanuma · 30-03-2006, 12:45 PM

Eto'o's favorite game.

Stubborn Madrid performance will get them a draw imo....all the big players could turn up and Barca would be happy enough with that...even if it is at Camp Nou.

Arguably the first time Clasico is less important than the next game...the next game being CL v Benfica.

**Pennywise** · 31-03-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hanuma

Arguably the first time Clasico is less important than the next game...the next game being CL v Benfica.

El Clasico is the most important match for both Real Madrid and Barcelona in the season, even if Barca shall play an important match against Benfica some days after.

real madrid · 31-03-2006, 04:26 PM

well see sunday
of whats gana happen

rvr · 31-03-2006, 06:02 PM

They forgot they play next Wed
Barça will defeat Benfica anyways

This is the most representative match for both teams every year. Players wait every year chances like this to show their best performance and defeat the eternal enemy (we are talking on 100 years history here). This is a bigger satisfaction than any 3 points or playing CL next season if they win each other.

Messi will not be ready until next week.
Xavi sad to miss the derbi
Raúl might start in the bench for the first time in his carreer in a game against Barça.