Showing posts with label Real Madrid vs Barcelona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Real Madrid vs Barcelona. Show all posts

Monday, 24 March 2014

Ronaldo slams ref over El Clasico 3-4 defeat

Cristiano Ronaldo has blamed official Alberto Undiano for the loss to Barcelona last night at the Santiago Bernabeu stating that he was incompetent and made lots of mistakes that affected the outcome of the thrilling encounter.

The Madrid forward also mentioned that many people are not happy with Real Madrid being atop the league log as they want Barcelona to be in control.

According to DailyMail

Sunday, 23 March 2014

Messi grabs Treble as Barca beat Real at Bernabeu

Amidst the drama and excitement as usual, Lionel Messi scored thrice to ensure that his side finished a goal better than Real Madrid in a highly spirited match ending 3-4 at the Bernabeu on Sunday night.

Barca took the lead in the early minutes 7' through Andres Iniesta while Benzema scored twice (20' 24') to put Real on the balance and ahead, but Messi struck few minutes to half time.

Cristiano Ronaldo Cooly slotted in a penalty kick after he was fouled in the box, controversial though. 55'

The turning point of the encounter was the 63' when Sergio Ramos was caught and given marching order for a goal-bound charge on Neymar in the box, again cool calm and collected Messi scored to level up.

Just about 6' to regulation time, Iniesta was fouled in a clumsy challenge and the Referee awarded another penalty taken by Messi to complete his treble on the night.

With the result, Barcelona are just a point behind Real who share point with Athletico Madrid on 70pts.

FACTS: Between Real Madrid and Barcelona

Ahead of tonight's clash, both teams go into the tie as the most prolific league scoring sides. The Los Blancos with 77 while Barca boast of 88 so far.

With about 10 matches to end the season, Real topple Barcelona with four points and that makes the outcome of this time important to both sides.

For stats ahead of the match Read More here

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Barcelona vs Real Madrid King's Cup clash to hold April 16


Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) has confirmed that Barcelona and Real Madrid will now meet on April 16 for the King's Cup final at the Valencia Mestalla Stadium.

The match was earlier scheduled for April 19, but an agreement was however reached after a meeting in Madrid on Thursday according to a statement on the Spanish website. (www.rfef.es)

Both teams met in the 2011 final at the same venue which Real won 1-0, and will now trade tackles the week before the two European heavyweights could feature in the first legs of the Champions League semifinals.