Date: 25th October 2014
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Capacity: 80,000
Kickoff: 18:00 (CET)
Referee: G Manzano
This is it. Tonight is the night when the two biggest Spanish rivals battle each other in La Liga. Whether you are a Barcelona Fan or a Madridista, you must know of the anticipation and the excitement that plagues us all when it comes to waiting for the match.
It is common knowledge that both Real Madrid and Barcelona players have been gearing up for this match, which will be decisive as always to fans of both teams. Messi, Neymar, Bravo and most other Barcelona players seem fit and strong and absolutely ready to face the threats offered by Real Madrid. For the men in white, their hopes lie on Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Iker Casillas whose performances may end up determining the result of the match. All eyes are also set on James Rodriguez who has since his childhood dreamed of scoring against Barcelona.
Luis Suarez will be making his debut with Barcelona tonight after his 4 month ban since the world cup. We are all set to see how he contributes to the big game tonight. The Spanish giants, on the other hand, are missing a few key players including Gareth Bale who is out due to injury.
Regardless of all that has been said and done, tonight is going to be a night to remember. Both teams are in spinning form, and have been winning their previous matches with style.
Real Madrid (Possible, 4-4-2): Casillas; Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo; Isco, Kroos, Modric, Rodriguez; Ronaldo, Benzema.
Barcelona (Possible, 4-3-3): Claudio Bravo; Alves, Mathieu, Pique, Alba; Mascherano, Xavi, Iniesta; Neymar, Messi, Suarez.
Men to Watch:
Isn’t it obvious? In a match like this regardless of what we have to say all our eyes will be set on two men on the field.
Real Madrid:
Cristiano Ronaldo: A man who has been crushing every other goalkeeper’s dreams of a clean sheet in all his previous matches is on fire this season. Can he do the same tonight against Real Madrid’s oldest and most important rivals tonight?
Barcelona:
Lionel Messi: The Messi/Ronaldo rivalry needs no introduction and his skills need no elaboration. Tonight as our eyes scope the field we’ll be seeing how Iker Casillas fares against the striker from Barcelona. This is a match that has an ending hard to predict.
My Prediction:
Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona