Barcelona - Deportivo Alaves Copa del Rey Final 27-05-2017

Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves - Competition: Copa del Rey Final
Date: 27 May 2017
Kick-off Time: 20:30 GMT
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid 

 

Probable lineups:

FC Barcelona: ter Stegen – Mascherano, Pique, Umtiti, J.Alba – Busquets, Iniesta, Rakitić – Messi, P.Alcacer, Neymar

Deportivo Alaves: Pacheco – Femenia, Ely, Feddal, Hernandez – M.Garcia, Llorente – Mendez, Camarasa, Moi Gomez – Deyverson

 

Of the 03 wanted trophies this season, Barcelona FC may only win one, which has the least value. The team was winning the King’s Cup in the previous two seasons, but together with the champion title, while, two seasons ago, it added the UEFA Champions League title to that and it was a dream season they wanted to repeat. In the UEFA Champions League Barcelona team could have been eliminated in the round of sixteen, but they celebrated over PSG, although they were immediately in the quarter-finals eliminated by Juventus team and they have not scored any goals in those two duels. They were second in La Liga all the time, and they were in the leading position only when Real Madrid team had one match less and that is why it must be said that they did not even deserve to defend the title.
Barcelona did everything in the finish of the championship and they won all their opponents, starting from El Clasico, however, Real Madrid did not make the wrong step and that is why the title went to Madrid. Barcelona team has won the Super Cup at the very beginning of the season and they can now come to this consolation trophy, although it is really questionable how much they would be consolidated by the victory over Deprortivo Alaves. For coach, Enrique, the good news is that players: Pique and Mascherano have recovered and will play in this duel, while L.Suarez and S.Roberto are both still out of action.
Deportivo Alaves has a great season and they only improve it by winning the trophy, which would considering their opponent in the finals be a great sensation. The team is aware of this from Basque, but that does not mean that they will surrender without a big fight, because it should not be forgetten that Deportivo Alaves is the only team that managed to defeat Barcelona team at Camp Nou this season. True, they did not score anything at their stadium, allthough that game did not mean anything at all, and Deportivo Alaves was already thinking about the Cup.
At the beginning of month February, Deportivo Alaves secured the final over Celta Vigo and since then their results were quite variable, although they were very good at the very end and it is clear that their form was timed for this match, which is the second most important match in the history of the club, after the famous UEFA Cup finals of 2001 when they lost to Liverpool with 5-4. The team has no trophies in their showcases and this is their second opportunity, but again there is a big obstacle ahead of them and they will have to play a great game. They have achieved 04 wins and 03 draws in the finish of La Liga, while they were at the beginning of April defeated last time by Espanyol team. Coach, Pellegrino, has no major problems with absenteeism and only center-back Laguardia is out of action.

Barcelona last 5 matches results:

26/04/17 Barcelona 7 – 1 Osasuna
29/04/17 Espanyol 0 – 3 Barcelona
06/05/17 Barcelona 4 – 1 Villarreal
14/05/17 Las Palmas 1 – 4 Barcelona
21/05/17 Barcelona 4 – 2 Eibar

Deportivo Alaves last 5 matches results:

27/04/17 Deportivo Alaves 0 – 0 Eibar
30/04/17 Real Betis 1 – 4 Deportivo Alaves
07/05/17 Deportivo Alaves 1 – 0 Athletic Club
14/05/17 Deportivo Alaves 3 – 1 Celta
20/05/17 Leganes 1 – 1 Deportivo Alaves


 

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Copa del Rey 2nd leg - 15-01-2014

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid - Competition: Copa del Rey

Real Madrid team will attempt to dig themselves out of 0:2 hole in the 2nd leg of their last-16 tie against their in-town rivals. The first leg saw Los Blancos fall despite creating numerous first-half chances that admittedly should have been put away. Then a second-half penalty was rightly given when Ramos dragged down Raul Garcia in the box, and the “White Ballet” hardly resembled a neatly-choreographed performance. They were held without a goal for just the first time in 28 games, which just so happened to come against Atletico Madrid as well in the Super Cup, and confidence may be low headed in considering they have failed to conquer their noisy neighbors in all 4 competitive meetings this season. However, it is important to note that Cristiano Ronaldo has only played 1 full match against the visitors this season, and he came on in their Copa del Ray 1st-leg match with under half an hour to play. But the Portuguese super-stud is expected to start here and last the match’s entirety, and his presence alone gives the hosts the upper hand headed in. He can single-handedly take over a match with a moment of brilliance, and we fancy him being able to help his team to victory this Thursday. However, whether that will be enough to qualify or not remains to be seen.

Atletico Madrid team continue to plague their neighbors after sitting in their long shadow for so many years. Manager Diego Simeone has masterminded a number of excellent results against Real, one of which came in the 1st leg of this Copa del Ray last-16 tie. Los Blancos had been shredding opponents with a high-powered attack and had entered the Vicente Calderon with an astonishing 32 goals on the road through 9 La Liga matches. But the stern, physical defence that Atletico used to claim the pinnacle of Spanish football last season came through once again, as they held Real to another shutout, meaning they have now scored just 2 goals through 4 competitive meetings against Atletico this term (Super Cup included). Furthermore, the visitors have conceded just 10 goals through 9 BBVA La Liga road games (3rd-best in La Liga), and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them stifle the “White Ballet” yet again. However, it must be said that Los Colchoneros have not received their typical dose of Cristiano this season, with the Portuguese star playing more than 45 minutes in just 1 of their 4 competitive meetings. While Atletico could be buoyed by the possible return of centre-back Miranda, it may take extra time and perhaps even penalties for the visitors to reach the Quarter-Finals of the competition.

Probable lineups: 

Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Siqueira – Mario Suarez, Gabi – Niguez, Raul Garcia, Griezmann – F. Torres.

Real Madrid: Navas – Carvajal, Pepe, S. Ramos, Marcelo – T. Kroos, Isco – Bale, J. Rodriguez, C. Ronaldo – Benzema.

Match date: 15 January 2015
Kick Off Time: 19:00 GMT
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid 2-0 Highlights 07-01-2015 Copa del Rey

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Competition: Copa del Rey Round of 16
Match date:7 January 2015
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón (Madrid)

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey):

58' Raul Garcia (pen.) 1-0 // 76' Jose Gimenez 2-0

Atletico stund the Real Madrid, the Madrid derby is won by the team of the Atletico Madrid. Its big game for the Real Madrid because they were hoping for another trophy this season , after this 2-0 defeat Real Madrid are now out of the Copa del Rey Round of 16 and Atletico are qualified for the next round of CDR .

The first goal is scored by Raul Garacia on the Penalty , which puts a quite pressure over the Real madrid later one more goal scored by the team of the Atletico Jose Gimenez who put his team infront and made his team place in the next round of CDR.

Atletico Madrid starting lineup vs Real 2015 Copa del Rey:- Oblak, Godin, Gamez, Gimenez, Hernandez, Gabi, Suarez, Garcia, Saul, Torres, Griezmann.

Real Madrid starting XI v Atletico Kings Cup 2015:- Navas, Ramos, Arbeloa, Marcelo, Varane, Khedira, Bale, Kroos, James, Isco, Benzema.

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Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid Spanish Super Cup 19-08-2014

Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Competition: Spanish Super Cup

Real Madrid team still want to arm as good as possible for the upcoming start of the Spanish Primera Division. During the preseason period los Blancos played plenty of games. Among others a great match against Manchester United at Michigan Stadium in front of more than 100.000 supporters. However Real lost that game with the score 3:1. Last week the Spaniards travelled to Poland to play against the Italian Fiorentina at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Here once again Real lost the friendly; this time 1:2. The single goal for Madrid was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo with just four minutes on the clock. On the other hand Real could win the UEFA Supercup with a solid 2:0 over Sevilla.
The owners of Real Madrid were very active in the transfer market. They have already strenghtened their club by James Rodriguez, Keylor Navas and Toni  Kroos. It is still not sure whether or not Sami Khedira and Angel di Maria will both stay at Santiago Bernabeu.

After losing Champions League Final and alsmost at the same time winning the Primera Division Atletico Madrid had very successful preseason period. They were very active in that time. Los Rojiblacos have played 7 preseason games, won 5, drew 1 and lost one. After selling Diego Costa to Chelsea London it seemed that Atletico will be having troubles with scoring goals. Quite the opposite is the case – at least so far. Without him, they scored 8 goals in the last 3 matches - 5 against Wolfburg, 1 against Cadiz and 2 against Sampdoria last Saturday. As a replacement for Diego Costa Atletico bought ex-Bayern forward, Mario Mandzukić, who is supposed to fill the gap in their offense. The club from Madrid suffered another loss with the departure, of the goalkeeper Thibaout Courtois (FC Chelsea). But it looks like Jan Oblak is handling the defence pretty well. The biggest transfer success of Diego Simeone is the fact that the core of the team, the most important players – Turan, Gabi, Koke, Tiago, Miranda, Godin – stay in Madrid. However the transfer market isn’t closed yet and Rojiblancos can still lose players as well. In this Supercup final they will definitely seek revenge for the unlucky loss against Real in the CL final last season.
 

Probable lineups Real Madrid: Casillas – Carvajal, Pepe, S. Ramos, Marcelo – Modric, T. Kroos – Bale, J. Rodriguez, C. Ronaldo – Benzema.

Probable lineups Atletico Madrid: Oblak – Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Insua – Gabi, M. Suarez – Koke, Raul Garcia, Griezmann – Mandzukic.

 

Match date: 19 August 2014 - Kick Off Time: 22:00 BST
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Real Madrid vs Barcelona Copa del Rey Final April 16, 2014

Real Madrid vs Barcelona  - Competition: Copa del Rey Final
Match date: Wednesday, 16 April 2014 - Kick Off Time: 20:30 GMT - 21:30 CET

Venue: Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Espagne

FC Barcelona team are going through a rough patch right now. The Catalonians lost the last two games – first Atletico Madrid beat them in the quarterfinal of the Champions League (1:1 and 0:1), then they surprisingly lost the league encounter against Granada (0:1) last Saturday. Because of that defeat, Barcelona moved away from the Spanish La Liga, being one point behind Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, that has one game more to play. Two losses in a row are extremely disappointing for the team like Barcelona. Is this already a crisis? It seems like it. The upcoming Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid will be very challenging for Barcelona. It could basically be the only chance for Catalonians to win a trophy this season. Who would have thought!        

Real Madrid can be satisfied at the moment – they are in the UCL semifinal and are still very in play for the Spanish championship. In the Champions League they lost the second leg against Borussia Dortmund 2:0 but 3:0 home victory was enough to advance. Every cloud has a silver lining. In the Spanish Primera Division Real are second, having the same amount of point as their local rival, Atletico Madrid (which has one game more to play). The 4:0 win against Almeria in the last league round is a good sign before the upcoming game. They seem to be in a good shape and well prepared for the encounter against the Catalonians.    

Possible line-ups: 

FC Barcelona: Pinto – Dani Alves, Bartra, Mascherano, Jordi Alba – Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta – Fabregas, Neymar, Messi.

Real Madrid: Casillas – Carvajal, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, F. Coentrao – Xabi Alonso, Modric – di Maria, Isco, Bale – Benzema.

Barcelona last 5 matches:
29/03/14 Espanyol 0 – 1 Barcelona
01/04/14 Barcelona 1 – 1 Atlético Madrid
05/04/14 Barcelona 3 – 1 Real Betis
09/04/14 Atlético Madrid 1 – 0 Barcelona
12/04/14 Granada 1 – 0 Barcelona

Real Madrid last 5 matches:
30/03/14 Real Madrid 5 – 0 Rayo Vallecano
02/04/14 Real Madrid 3 – 0 Borussia
05/04/14 Real Sociedad 0 – 4 Real Madrid
08/04/14 Dortmund 2 – 0 Real Madrid
13/04/14 Real Madrid 4 – 0 Almería

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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