Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Why Barcelona might win the El Clasico – Part 3
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Now with Barcelona in their flow back again and with Real Madrid already pumping their fists with victory, the match between both teams is yet again going to be a thriller. It is recorded as one of the most ferocious rivalries in the history of European football and the rivalry between Rangers and Celtics is usually compared to the El Clasico; both these matches are simply great to watch as both the teams put in their best to win it for their sides.
Now with Mourinho and Guardiola coming face to face again, it is going to be a “must-watch” situation. Last season, Mourinho managed to shatter Barcelona’s dream by winning the UEFA Champions League semi-final from the Spanish Champions and later the final from the German Champions. Now with these two men coming head to head all over again, what is going to happen? Only time can tell.
However, considering the depth in the squad and the form of players, there is no doubt that both the teams are performing at their full stride; however, Barcelona is the side who are coming from behind and they are the ones who are trying their best to win it this time as well while Guardiola has managed to win all the four El Clasicos that have taken place during his career in Barcelona.
The only problem that the Catalan Giants are going to face is the fact that Xavi Hernandez is going to find it hard in the midfield as he is not fully fit while on the other hand, Mourinho has quick players like Ozil, Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso in the midfield - players who can definitely dispossess a maestro like Xavi Hernandez in the midfield. It was the Spaniard who managed to pull the strings of the El Clasico last season as he managed to pull off two assists and took his team forward to win the Spanish La Liga title; however, this time round it is definitely going to be difficult for him to dominate the centre of the pitch with such paced-up players in Real Madrid’s side.
With the bad news of the midfield coming Barcelona’s way, there is definitely good news on the right wing. Argentinean maestro and goal-scoring god Lionel Messi is going to be on the right flank against Marcelo who is definitely a piece of cake for a “special one” like Messi. The Argentinean mostly plays in a floating role but obviously with Marcelo being Real Madrid’s weakness, it is going to be very easy for Lionel Messi to cut past the Brazilian to find his way towards Iker Casillas, the goalkeeper who has been the victim of Lionel Messi for the second highest number of times. Messi has scored the largest number of goals against Diego Alves and the second highest number of goals against Iker Casillas and that is definitely something that pleases the Barcelona fans as the Spanish number 1 is actually considered to be the world’s best goal stopper. But with Lionel Messi coming towards him, even he can’t really do much to save the day for his side.
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