Real Madrid can take advantage of Barcelona’s fading form (Part 2)
With Real Madrid showing extraordinary commitment towards winning the Spanish La Liga title, they won the game and got the three points to cut the lead to five points. The Catalan Giants, on the other hand, settled with a point each as they faced Sporting Gijon.
Barcelona will face a tough opposition in the form of Athletic Club this weekend while Levante oppose Real Madrid and that too in Santiago Bernabeu. Both teams are going to face an opposition that they have faced in the Copa del Rey earlier and also toppled them to qualify for the next round. Real Madrid won the game 8-2 on aggregate as they won 8-0 on their home ground and lost 2-0 by playing a weakened side while being away from home. Barcelona, on the other hand, played Athletic Club at home and only managed to come out with a goalless draw. The Spanish Champions defeated Athletic Bilbao away from home at San Mames during the Spanish La Liga, but their Copa del Rey tie ended in a 1-1 draw as Barcelona found it hard to score against a resilient Bilbao side.
With Barcelona facing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535 this weekend and Real Madrid facing Levante, there is a lot of possibility that the Catalan Giants might drop points. The Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho has not lost a single game at home since nine years and he expects to maintain his record against Levante. On the other hand, Barcelona are to face a tough game as they face Athletic Club. If the Spanish Champions draw the game against Bilbao during the weekend, the two clubs will share a points’ difference of three points only.
However, the chances of Barcelona drawing or losing the game are higher than Real Madrid losing the game against Levante. The Spanish Champions currently boast deteriorating form as they have suffered a draw and a loss while being away from home. They drew the game against Sporting Gijon over the weekend and with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 helped Barcelona score the first goal of the game, the North Londoners came back from behind and scored two goals to take a goal’s advantage with them as they are going to travel to the Nou Camp three weeks later.
Barcelona are yet to face Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu. They scored five goals against a very strong Jose Mourinho side as the ‘El Clasico’ took place at the Nou Camp. Even though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38605 still managed to score five against the Los Blancos to give their side all three points. Although Real Madrid lost the game, they are yet to lose a single match at home. With Jose Mourinho’s home record being positive for the last nine years, it is definitely going to be hard for the high-flying Barcelona to beat their archrivals away from home.
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