Probable Lineups
4-3-3
4-4-2
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Copa del Rey.
Missing Players
Real Madrid
Atletico
Player | Reason | Status |
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Sami Khedira | Out |
Player | Reason | Status |
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Arda Turan | Out | |
Filipe Luís | Out | |
David Villa | Out | |
Tiago | Doubtful |
Team News
Real Madrid
Atletico
- Iker Casillas will return in place of Diego Lopez.
- Gareth Bale was declared fit on Tuesday morning following his recent injury.
- Raphael Varane returned from his long injury lay-off at the weekend and should feature at some stage.
- If his Tuesday morning training session is anything to go by, Carlo Ancelotti is thining of deploying Alvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Coentrao in defence with Gareth Bale replacing Jese on the right side of attack.
- Atletico are slowly to starting to suffer from injuries. Filipe Luis been ruled out until mid-March, while David Villa picked up a hamstring strain at the weekend and will miss this game.
- Tiago Mendes continues to suffer from fatigue. but Mario Suarez returned to action at the weekend following his extended period on the sidelines.
- There was good news on Wednesday morning with Arda Turan cleared to play.
Hala Madrid!!!!!!!
guys, please report DeisyHarts comment.
man of the match should be maria or jese . even though modric had an excellent game it's true
Amazing game , almost in finals now Hala Madrid
technically Atletico are winning 2-1 on goals scored
Jese When you stay behind for hours , practice on holidays & work relentlessly under the personal guidence of zizou , you are bound to fortify your skillset & its showing
First half was pretty much in real madrid's bag , jese has been truly impressive amongst others , if real madrid concentrate in final third & first touches , they can bag some more goals
Great first half for Real Madrid, they did well to work Atleti's defense. Lucky goal, but still it went in because RM took many shots. Few players, or Arbeloa, is unnecessarily making the game dirty, but hopefully it gets better in second half
I dont know why costa get all the blame yeah he pushid pepe that wasn't good , but honestly pepe is not doing better with his push either , even arbeloa with his step over , this match needs to be more calm
Bodyferr - Its a different affair in national team , you seem to be oblivious to real-barca rivalry intensity & yet they play like brothers in national team for the country. And costa choose spain because of love the spaniards gave him which was negligible from drug addict brazilians in brazil. He is what he is today because of spaniards , he himself says that & he is paying back the favour
Basically, Real is destroying them. A total domination in every department.
@Mhoy I don't consider Milan classico to be bad, because they don't play dirty. What I meant about Barça VS Madrid, is that Barça always get help from the Refs.
i wonder why carvajal isnt playing , arbeloa is an liability who could put us in predicament of 10 men
electric first half so far
honestly, i wish arbeloa wouldn't play for real madrid.
arbeloa is a cunt, though
i'm sorry but atletico are incredibly dirty and unjustifiably angry
Watched the game for 2 minutes and Costa has fallen down 4 times already.
i don't see how diego costa wants to play for spain when he does all thoes dirty stuff to arbeloa , xabi or ramos ...
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DelJuve Actually classico's are big games whith both teams can win , until last year real win 14 matches against atletico on row so its not that tense until last season and few matches is not worthy of getting over the barca v real match i mean you are a calcio fan do you consider milan derby is shit just because milan cant win for 3 years ?
Good Luck Atletico :)
Real Madrid 1-2 Atletico Madrid :) (Koke and Diego to score)
RM XI: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao; Alonso, Modric, Di María, Cristiano, Jesé and Benzema
Luis Aragonés is currently the top scorer in the history of the cup derby encounters between the two teams with four goals. Ronaldo has three at the moment, the same as Di Stéfano and Peiro managed RIP Legendary player & manager.
First derby in 14 years where Real Madrid arent the favourites. Save us El Santo.
Atletico are thoroughly organised like a Mossad commando unit , they work indefatigably & in a precise manner hardly crossing their gaffer's plan. But real has got element of surprise if work in final third , they can dismantle atletico
Prediction:Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico Madrid
I hope in finall Atletico win League and Copa del ray both. They play Better than Real and Barca. No doubt
@Turan - hmm cool , i think the same , iker will try his max to organise defense & not to concede any goal , being said that i see atleast 2-goal victory for either of the sides. This is a big day for Ronaldo , his bday & testing time . This guy inspires in evry walk of life regarding 'how to pulverize difficulties?' Ronaldo-Benz-Jese Xabi-Isco-Modric Marcelo-Pepe-Ramos-Carvajal Casillas will be my starting XI
Big game for Ronaldo... Really will test him... He should score in this fixture.
Bale is a glassboy , such a huge lad still succumbs to injuries is a predicament.
It has been confirmed by a lot of spanish media, Bale out.
Bale is out after all, Jesé likely to keep his place in the lineup, unless Di María moves there.
Real Madrid! <3 We must win!
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@soul_snatcher I cant say for sure anything about the outcome of this match. This is a derby and it can end from 0-0 to 4-4 or 4-0 or 0-3. But taking into account the form of both teams, the tactics and the other factors, logic says its going to be a low-scoring game possibly ending with a narrow win or draw. Ancelotti prefers stability in defence even though up front we arent scoring much anymore. I personally believe that this game might be a 1-0 or 2-0 victory for Real Madrid and therefore Casillas shouldn't concede according to my viewpoint.
Some major stats/news :- -Ronaldo handed three-match league ban. He is cleared to play Copa del rey. -Cr7 will have to sit out the league clashes with Villarreal, Elche and Getafe. - ATLÉTICO, 23 GAMES WITHOUT LOSING AND REAL, 21 - Simeone's men have not lost a game since 19th October. Atlético's streak is the best in Europe. It has walked away with points from 23 games on the run, despite having faced up to such formidable opponents as Valencia, Barcelona, Sevilla, Athletic, Villarreal, Zenit and Porto. 18 victories and 5 draws, 57 goals scored, and only 11 received. Atléti's only defeat this season was against Espanyol 108 days ago. Impressive stuff. -Real Madrid has beaten its best streak with Mourinho. 21 unbeaten games have gone by since 'Los Blancos' fell to Barcelona on 26th October, one more than what they achieved under the orders of the Portuguese manager in the 2011-12 season Enjoy the game.
Getting responses & caring are two different things . You get responses of insult from everybody for a reason. Nobody cares when you yonk insults on net , but its a other think people develop a perception of you being loose up in there with no regard for life. Understand the different multi-faggot buffoon deisy or patrikovic whatever. GWS , get social rather than tying yourself to basement with a cellphone to blurt your nonsense.
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haha deisy the jobless
DeisyHarts ,你就是一个傻逼。
Atletico is shit team? Go play golf , football is colossal for your tiny melting upper compartment. And Turan is given his well dissected views on the game , unlike someone who takes pleasure in writing drivel everyday everytime everygame & nobody even cares !
@deisyFaggot - lol you clown , we all know you are an patrikovic imposter ! Despite being fucked up , you are jobless as well it seems . I see the reason for you bellegerent & savagery personality.
@deisyHarts - Go & fuck yourself faggot , fake account of patrikovic ! Dont ruin this section with your negligible IQ moron.
Part 8 Score Prediction: Its one of the toughest opponents Real Madrid face and they failed to score against them the last time they met. I dont expect many goals as Atletico has a really tight defence and only with individual skill can Real Madrid get something past Courtois. Real Madrid 0-2 vs Atletico 0-1
Casillas Carvajal Pepe Ramos Marcelo Illarra Xabi Modric Bale Benz Cristiano
yeah, isco start in an important match like this against a bulldozer midfield.. no damn way. We should play with an extra midfielder and really try to win the middle of the park. CR is gonna have to track back alot along with di maria Athleticos main strength is their collective effort and pressing. Individually, they're poor compared to real madrid and barcelona. Overloading the midfield is gonna be key. We have way more quality then them, we just need to show it.
Part 7 Prediction: -Real Madrid will have most of the posession of the ball but wont be allowed to get many through passes to the forwards. -Atletico will defend and will only push forward with few men, not risking being exposed at the back. This doesnt mean that they will just wait for Real Madrid. They will put pressure on the players that organize the attacks such as Alonso and Modric. -Atletico usually dont create many chnaces but they are very lethal up front. They are very good at set pieces defending and attacking and they hit on the counter if given space. -Real Madrid might resort to individual moves because Atletico midfield runs all over the pitch doubling on their left and right backs and thats where madrid attacks usually come from. -Atletico has the best defence in the League and the best home record thus meaning they will try to get a goal and just defend as much as possible. This means Real Madrid will have to be really carefull not to concede any.
Part 6 -Bale will try to play his marker, possibly Insua, on 1v1 and either go for the cross while cutting inside from the right or shoot. There wont be any space or time and it will be up to his individual skill mainly to come up with something. -Benzema will suffucate in between Miranda and Godin, he will have to come deep to get the ball and he will have to put pressure every time the center bakcs are trying to create anything with the ball. His important through passes are very valuable for games such as this one. -Ronaldo will be the star of the show once again, especially after receiving a red card against Bilbao and being punished with 3 games. He hasnt scored in a few games and he will have to show us glimpses of his legend if Real Madrid is to win this. Alot expected from him and thats why he will have two to three Atletico players around him every time he gets the ball.
Part 5 -Modric will have a tough job trying to penetrate Atletico midfield as they sit back and keep running to keep the ball away from their third of the pitch. There will rarely be space or time to really do anything and its up to his individual skill to come up with something magical. He will have to help recover the ball as much as possible and at time hold the ball when atletico puts pressure in midfield to try and hit on the counter. -Di Maria (most likely) or Illara will again have to cover alot of distances as the role of this spot is to aid the attack going down the left flank to cross and at the same time run back to recover the ball whenever its lost. Atletico loves to waste time and it will be up to the midfield to put pressure and intensity in trying to keep the rythm of the game high.
Conti. - -He is hellbent on 433 , a system that shunts our creativity & yields only on counter as you dont play a genuine mediapunta but play a central winger instead who is more predictable than Tarantino's next movie with his recycled unyielding defendable crosses & fluke long strikes to waste potent build-ups. A C.winger who runs out of option in final third given his limited football brain -433 sure does add a defensive sync but flaws our creativity & workrate. All i want him to select a team based on MERIT (he was the one moaning about the word when he selected diego instead of iker) & ideal system to boost creativity yielding potent football. And honestly its not that tough when you've got one of the best squads in europe.
Part 4 -Whoever of Contrao,Marcelo and Arbeloa plays at left back will also have space to push forward but this also is a trap as Atletico is good at using the gaps created to their advantage and with the pacey Costa coupled with the new acquisition of Diego there is extra reasons to be really solid at the back. -Pepe and Ramos or Varane, will need to be very concentrated at set pieces and counter attacks. Atletico rarely goes forward in numbers and they usually pursuit to get the job done up front with few men. The same will apply today at the Bernabeu and therefore our center backs will have to be very carefull on how they cope with the danger. -Alonso (most likely) or Illara will be staying right infront of the center backs trying to cut dangerous attacks before they become deadly, circulate the ball and when given the chance make that long ball to either Ronaldo or Bale.
Only 1 thing makes me flinch about the game is Carlo's decision making. -He will play Di Maria despite the fact he was the one who led to Costa's goal at bernabeu by losing the ball like an amateur -He wants to risk bewildered DiMaria against a side who are most efficient ball winners in europe's elite leagues. -He will always allow Benz to work surplus minutes despite the fact benzema he loses it around 55-63 mins given his ingrained poor concentration , weak mental focus & penchant for lazyness after exhaustion. -He wont play in-form blazing & gelling Jese despite his match-winning habit but will shunt his parade by starting Bale who just came out of injury. How can he bench the lad he asked for mammoth 100mils by selling arguably best AM then? He has to play Bale ignoring others who are in better form.
Part 3 -Modric will start on either the left or right side of the midfield trio. -The third person of the midfield trio is usually Di Maria but due to the fact that he played 90 minutes, he might be rested with Illara taking his spot to offer more fluidity. -Bale should start on the right side of the frontline, replacing Jese who day by day is becoming a serious contender for starting spots. -Benzema in the middle of the front trident. -Last but not least Ronaldo on the left side of the trio up front. Roles of starting XI: -Casillas will need to be very carefull on the set-pieces and mainly on the counter, especially with Diego Costa hiding behind the defenders for the through ball. -Whoever of Carvajal,Arbeloa and Ramos plays at right back will have space up untill the final third of the pitch where Insua will be waiting with the double up coming from midfield. Alot of creativity is needed so that on 1v1 situations they can get past and cross the ball.
@Turan - What you think ? Can we maintain a clean sheet under Iker?
Part 2 -At right back we might see either of Carvajal,Arbeloa and Ramos. Logic says Carvajal wont start as he played the intense game against Bilbao and in order to keep the players fresh and avoid injuries Ancelotti has to rotate. So in the same logic Arbeloa should step in, but there is a small chance we might see Ramos play at right back with Arbeloa going to left back and Varane partnering Pepe. -At left back again Coentrao is expected to replace Marcelo but since Atletico plays very defensively Marcelo might keep his spot. As mentioned above there is the possibility of Arbeloa playing at left back if Ramos plays at right. -Pepe and Ramos should start at the back although Varane might come in with Ramos going to the right back. -Alonso even though he played 90 minutes vs Bilbao should be in the starting lineup as his presence is needed for this tough game. There is a slight possibility that Illara plays instead of him and a very tiny possibility that Ramos plays there.
Part 1 Squad to face Atletico Madrid: Goalkeepers: Lopez,Casillas,Jesus Defenders: Pepe,Ramos,Nacho,Marcelo,Arbeloa,Carvajal,Varane,Coentrao Midfielders: Alonso,Illara,Modric,Bale,Casemiro,Di Maria,Isco Forwards: Ronaldo,Benzema,Jese,Morata -Khedira is out for the rest of the season -Bale has recovered from his injury and will most probably start the game. -Ronaldo can and will play as the red card he got vs Bilbao only counts for La Liga games. Possible starting XI: Casillas Carvajal/Arbeloa/Ramos Pepe Ramos/Varane Marcelo/Coentrao/Arbeloa Modric Alonso Di Maria/Illara Bale Benzema Ronaldo -Casillas will start under the posts as he plays the Copa del Rey and Champions League games. He hasn't lost to Atletico in 14 years and hasn't conceded a goal for quite a few games. The last time he conceded was in the Champions League win vs Galatasaray 4-1.
As messi is playing badly , lets red card ronaldo to drag him down but the silly hasnt learned yet that ronaldo stops at NOTHING
get your head out of delusions of 433 n play isco
Even without ronaldo we can do
Atleti will miss Filipe Luis, my score is 2-1.
both to score
i hope Cr7 gets cleared and justice is served
Seriously i hate bias refs who make hasty decision based on others fallacy. Also the playactors , Barca has influenced world football majoritaly in a wrong way.
Agree , but some spanish refs like yesterday are so naive they fail to notice the obvious playacting & ignore the aftermath when player who rolled on the ground as if he had a limb amputated , epiphanically gets fit & runs like a antler in no time. IF a Ref fails to notice such things , it doesnt take a second to realize that ref is influenced , secretly loathes opposition or has some hidden agenda. Totally unfair & deceitful towards his jo and the game
Even if Ronaldo fails to make it , i believe Isco & Bale will lead our attack very well but i doubt Carlo will play isco , he is hellbent on alluring incompetant di maria
First of all it wasnt red Secondly Ronaldo just reacted to attack on him which was instigated by Gurpegi Thirdly Ref was clueless & indecisive about the incident , you can clearly see him missing the incident as his stare was gazed at ball in-play Fourthly his decision was extravagantly influenced by riled up boisterous bilbao chorus Fifthly it was nowhere near potentially dangerous situation ,scratching doesnt kill you & it was just an reaction to Itturaspe's headbutt to Cr7's face which does hurt if you are a footballer (especially of defensive duties) Sixth , at max it was yellow card itself as Ronaldo wasnt involved in any of indiscipined or foul-play all match long. Seventh RFEF if are wise , they will probably revoke the decision & let Ronaldo continue. What worries me is the refs dont protect star players as they should in dubious situations when targeted , instead surface a secret grudge against them when oppurtinity knocks in. Unprofessional.
No Ronaldo for Copa could be a disaster.
In the age of modern era , everything should be digital. Refs decision should be reviewed , replays for confirmation of skeptic incidents & strict decisions on playacting . Its cringeworthy that football feels stone-age in 21st century
It better be wise ref , athletic incident was a predicament.
This is gonna be grand
I predict Real Madrid vs At. Madrid in the semi-final