[El Clasico] Barcelona vs Real Madrid

[rondwisan]

5 Pelajaran Penting dari El Clasico Edisi ke-224
Kali ini Real Madrid lebih baik dari Barcelona.
Toto Pribadi, VIVAbola - 27 Februari 2013



Real Madrid berhasil melaju ke final Copa del Rey setelah sukses menyingkirkan Barcelona dengan agregat 4-2. Bermain imbang 1-1 pada leg 1 di Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid justru tampil trengginas saat tandang ke markas Barcelona, Camp Nou. Madrid sukses menekuk Barca 3-1.

Pada laga dini hari tadi, Madrid yang mengandalkan serangan balik nan cepat berhasil tampil lebih efektif. Madrid sempat unggul 3-0 lewat dua gol Cristiano Ronaldo dan satu gol Raphael Varane sebelum akhirnya Barca memperkecil ketinggalan lewat gol Jordi Alba.

Banyak kejadian-kejadian menarik setiap laga El Clasico digelar. Sejarah rivalitas kedua tim begitu panjang. Namun, dini hari tadi, tepatnya di edisi ke-224, Madrid lebih baik dari Barcelona. Nah, berikut ini 5 pelajaran penting yang dapat dipetik dari laga panas dua raksasa La Liga ini:

1. Ronaldo Lebih Baik dari Messi
Tak dapat dibantah jika Cristiano Ronaldo kali ini lebih bersinar dibanding Lionel Messi. Winger lincah Portugal ini berhasil menjadi momok pertahanan Barca sepanjang pertandingan. Sebaliknya, Messi tampak dibuat kebingungan dengan permainan terorganisir pertahanan Madrid. Dan torehan dua gol menjadi bukti nyata Ronaldo lebih baik dari Messi.

2. Jordi Roura Kalah Kelas dari Mourinho
Faktor pelatih tampaknya punya andil pada pertandingan dini hari tadi. Menghadapi Madrid dengan pelatih sekelas Jose Mourinho, Barcelona hanya dipimpin pelatih sementara Jordi Roura yang menggantikan peran Tito Vilanova. Hasilnya, saat Barca tertinggal, tak ada perubahan taktik yang dapat dilakukan Roura.

3. Di Maria Tampil Luar Biasa
Ronaldo boleh menjadi pencetak dua gol dari total tiga gol Madrid ke gawang kiper Jose Pinto. Namun kemenangan Madrid ini tak lepas dari peran seorang Angel Di Maria. Winger lincah asal Argentina ini mampu tampil memukau sepanjang pertandingan. Tak kenal lelah, ia rajin membantu pertahanan dan menjadi pemain pertama dalam skema serangan balik Madrid. Bahkan, gol kedua Ronaldo lahir berkat andil winger asal Argentina ini.

4. Varane Cepat Matang
Usianya boleh baru 18 tahun. Namun bek asal Prancis ini telah menunjukkan kelasnya sebagai salah satu bek mumpuni. Menggantikan peran Pepe, ia sukses menjadi "anti Messi" di pertandingan dini hari tadi. Tak hanya itu, Varane juga sukses mencetak gol lewat tandukan terukurnya. Performa ini seakan melengkapi tekel-tekel indah Varane saat Madrid menahan imbang Barca pada leg 1 lalu.

5. El Clasico Tetap Jadi Tontonan No 1
Terlepas dari hasil dini hari tadi, duel Madrid dan Barcelona akan tetap menjadi tontonan paling menarik. Dua tim bertabur bintang, tensi pertandingan yang selalu tinggi hingga adu strategi menjadikan laga El Clasico selalu menghadirkan ketegangan. Kali ini Madrid berjaya di El Clasico, namun cerita rivalitas ini akan terus berlanjut.

Sebagai catatan, pada partai puncak Copa del Rey yang rencananya akan digelar pada 18 Mei 2013 mendatang, Los Blancos akan menunggu pemenang duel Sevilla kontra Atletico Madrid. Pada pertemuan pertama, Atletico berhasil mengalahkan Sevilla dengan skor 2-1.

[rondwisan]

Just another EL Classico ntar malem ..., but tuan rumah tanpa Di Maria n Ronaldo, sedangkan tamunya nggak ada Messi ama Xavi ...., hmmmmm ..., masih menarikkah ...
Yah selama Pepe n Busquet maen, masih akan 'seru' kok #eehh

[Ucup Carrick]

hahaha...kemaren dibilang Madrid B yg turun....
itupun Barca cuma nyetak satu...
gitu CR7 masuk, Messi yg mulai "muncul" dengan satu gol langsung tenggelam lagi....
formasi kemaren emang nunjukin kejeniusan taktik mou...nempatin Essien jadi bek kanan, Pepe jadi DM...emang bener-bener bikin Barca gak siap...sampe morata bikini assist segala....

banyak drama juga termasuk klaim penalti Barca yang bikin valdes kena kartu merah...

[theater of dream]

[ivanzferdinand]

[zudomiriku]

Questions to Answer for Barcelona and Real Madrid as Clasico Looms Large



It’s that time again. The Clasico, Barcelona vs. Real Madrid—probably the most eagerly awaited, most-watched club fixture in the world.

And while Madrid may not have had the best of starts to the season—and will probably struggle to reach the highest peaks, due to the lack of an out-and-out striker that fits their style—they will go into the match slightly the happier.

Barcelona dropped their first points of the season at Osasuna while los Blancos finally brought a smile to manager Carlo Ancelotti’s face, with probably their best performance of the season to see off Bernd Schuster’s Malaga.

Ancelotti should be happy with the application and attitude of his players, but he's still had precious little time to do much tactically and he still faces a number of problems.

They include what he's going to with Angel di Maria—his best player at the moment—when Gareth Bale is fully fit, and whether or not he’s going to try to lure Luis Suarez away from Liverpool to solve his striker problem.



Suarez would be perfect, but the money is not available at the moment. He is the type of striker that would suit what Real Madrid is trying to do—mobile, a natural goalscorer and a hardworker. Another difficulty for Real Madrid, of course, is that Liverpool do not plan to sell this season. So far, that one is not a goer, and it looks like Alvaro Morata and Karim Benzema will have to do.

But, first things first. If Ancelotti wants to have the best possible chance of getting something from the Nou Camp, he could do a lot worse than take a look at the tactics used by his predecessor, Jose Mourinho, against the Blaugrana.

A third midfielder placed just about where Lionel Messi starts his runs, and a high defensive line that suffocates Barcelona in the middle and puts them out of their comfort zone did the trick more than once for Jose, who, towards the end of his tenure, looked to have the Catalan club's number.

But Ancelotti will probably do what he normally does, which is stick six men behind the ball and trust in his stars to do the business at the other end.

Barcelona come into the game having dropped just two points all season.

That said, there isn't the tactical rigour there was under Pep Guardiola. There is much improvisation, and the side doesn't look to have the solidity that it had. Without the tactical demands and obligations that made them so special a few years back, Barca are a team who depend too much on individual performances.

Injury has meant that Neymar has been fitting into Messi's role, and as impressive on the ball as the Brazilian is, he starts his runs too deep and doesn't drift wide, with the result that the Barcelona midfield frequently becomes congested.

The return of Messi should see a far more effective Neymar, operating again on the flank, and that system should work, at least for this season. We’ll have to wait and see what happens after that.

Nagging injuries have meant that Messi is not at his best, and it will probably take him some time to get there, but if the little phenomenon has shown us anything over the past few years it's that he's a man for the big occasions. They don’t get much bigger than a Clasico.

A draw would satisfy both coaches, Ancelotti probably more than Tata Martino, who, on the strength of Barcelona's title win last year, would probably get an easier ride from the media than his Italian rival should the Catalans lose.

Defeat for Madrid would let loose all manner of talk about ultimatums and the collapse of the Ancelotti reign and, with noisy neighbours Atletico raising the volume, guarantee a difficult time for many weeks to come for the Italian.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1818998-questions-to-answer-for-barcelona-and-real-madrid-as-clasico-looms-large

[zudomiriku]

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Gareth Bale scores stunning late winner to clinch Copa del Rey and win first trophy in Spain

* World record signing Gareth Bale scores brilliant goal to win Real Madrid the Copa del Rey
* It marks the Welshman's first goal against rivals Barcelona and his first trophy for the club
* Bale produced a man of the match performance in the absence of star man * Cristiano Ronaldo, who was missing through injury
* Angel di Maria opened the scoring for Real before Marc Bartra equalised

Gareth Bale paid back all of his world-record transfer fee with one lung-busting, Spanish Cup-winning wonder goal.

It was his 20th for Real Madrid, his first against Barcelona. The match had been dubbed the game of his life and he produced the goal of his career to settle it.

There were shades of ‘Taxi for Maicon’ when he picked the ball up on the halfway line and steamed down the left. Bartra barged him off the field but he still went past the young defender, cut into the area and shot past Jose Pinto.

Wonder strike: Bale's goal was enough to seal El Clasico victory against Barcelona




Roar of delight: Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring a late winner for Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final


Captain's job: Iker Casillas stepped up to become the first player to get his hands on the giant trophy


Presentation: Real Madrid's Iker Casillas holds the trophy aloft after winning the Copa del Rey final


Group photo: Real Madrid players pose together after the final as the celebrations begin


Silverware: Bale (left) and Luka Modric celebrate with the Copa del Rey trophy

The Madrid bench erupted with substitutes and technical staff on the pitch and the white half of Valencia’s Mestalla stadium got to their feet with the game all but won.

There was still time for Neymar’s shot to hit a post at the other end and roll back into Iker Casillas’s arms but it was Madrid and Bale’s night. He had won the battle of last summer’s big signings and his first trophy in Spain.

At the final whistle injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Real’s sporting director Zinedine Zidane ran on to the pitch to embrace the Welshman. It was a goal of which they would both have been proud.

Real Madrid director and former Spanish Cup winner Emilio Butragueno said: ‘He ran 50 metres with a power that was frightening.’

The trophy could be the first of three for Bale this season with Real Madrid in the hunt for the Champions League and La Liga.

Bale started strongly, as did Madrid. He was released by Isco and sent an angled shot just wide.

Thumb on: Real Madrid's Argentinian midfielder Angel di Maria celebrates after scoring the opening goal


Missing out: Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Marcelo watch from the stands as their team wins


Well done: Bale is congratulated by Real Madrid assistant manager Zinedine Zidane (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo


Good replacement: Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates goalscorers Gareth Bale and Angel di Maria


The boss: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is thrown into the air by his players


Special one? Ancelotti is thrown in the air by the Real players


Getting a piece: Ronaldo holds the trophy as he joins his team-mates on the pitch after the game

Iniesta carried the greatest threat for Barcelona going down under Daniel Carvajal’s challenge. The 22-year-old right back had got a foot to the ball and referee Antonio Lahoz ignored penalty appeals.

Bale forced a corner off Javier Mascherano when fed by Karim Benzema as Madrid pressed. His ability to take full advantage of the space left by Dani Alves was an early tactic and on 10 minutes it paid off.

Isco robbed the Brazilian high up the pitch and released Benzema. He fed Bale and the Welshman’s cross was controlled by Angel Di Maria. The Argentine looked level with the last defender, the flag stayed down, and although Pinto got a hand to his shot he failed to keep it out. Carlo Ancelotti’s team had hit their rivals where they were most vulnerable.

Having taken the lead, Real retreated and Barca took the initiative. Bale did go on another run across the face of the goal but this time pulled the ball back to Di Maria and the move was snuffed out.

For Barcelona, Iniesta threaded a pass through to Cesc Fabregas but the former Arsenal player overhit his pass and nobody reached it.

Iniesta’s magic apart, Barcelona were hitting too many long balls and Leo Messi was struggling to get involved. Barcelona dominated possession but their passes went in straight lines, not the defence-unlocking diagonals of old.

Show it off: Defender Sergio Ramos unfurls a Real Madrid banner as the party gets into full swing in Valencia


That's my boy: Carlo Ancelotti was quick to praise his 'extraordinary' winger immediately after the final


Cheers! Di Maria netted an early opener for Madrid and was a thorn in the Barca side all night long


Just champion: Bale posted picture of him with Copa del Rey trophy on his Twitter account

Worst of all for Barcelona, Neymar showboated down the right when most fans feel he should play left. The pattern of the second half followed the first, with Barcelona camping in greater numbers in Madrid’s area. But with Isco always ready to steal possession and Bale, Benzema and Di Maria quicker out of the blocks on the break, a second goal from Madrid looked likely.

Bale saw his headed goal at the back post ruled out for a foul on the keeper. The decision looked harsh and from Barca’s next attack they won a corner which Xavi planted on Bartra’s head. He powered it between Casillas and his left-hand post — the most un-Barca of goals.

But Bale’s searing run delivered the eye-popping winner.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2606250/Barcelona-1-2-Real-Madrid-match-report-Gareth-Bale-scores-stunning-late-winner-clinch-Copa-del-Rey-win-trophy-Spain.html

Madrid berhasil menjuarai Copa del Rey & meraih trophy pertamanya musim ini lewat kemenangan 2-1 atas Barca. gol penentu dicetak oleh Bale sekaligus trophy pertama yg diraih & dipersembahkan Bale u/ Madrid. proses golnya keren, adu sprint sama Bartra yg mencetak gol Barca, tapi masih kerenan gol Giggs
masih ada 2 trophy lagi yg bisa diraih Madrid dalam menggenapi ambisinya meraih treble musim ini.

[Gustiono]

Geret Bale
Semalam merupakan pembuktian kalau Bale memang layak sebagai pemain termahal di dunia.
Pemain yang bisa mengubah jalannya pertandingan.
Jika melihat pertandingan semalam, sepertinya Bale mempunyai kecepatan diatas Ronaldo.
Masih muda bertalenta, dan mempunyai fisik yang hebat.
Jadi pengin punya pemain seperti itu di MU, pasti gajinya lebih besar dari 300rb pounds/pekan

[ghopoereds]

No pinalty and red card No party..#we

[paiman]

Konon kabarnya uang yg di keluarkan Barca untuk memboyong Neymar (biaya transfer dan biaya lain2) melebihi biaya transfer yg dikeluarkan Madrid untuk Bale...
Kalo bener begitu, siapa pemain termahal