whoscored should base player ratings partly on how they looked from a spectator's view; it shouldn't all be based on statistics. For instance Isco should have been rated higher
Not good enough from barca. Real deserved to beat us. There were parts where real weren't playing good in the game and barca couldnt control the game. Even while playing badly, real were always the better team.(Except for a 20 min spell in the first half where barca should have scored). It showed the huge difference in the experience of coaches. I thought there was some mistakes in the starting 11 from Luis enrique. Suarez should have been brought of the bench in the second half but starting a player in no peak fitness and out of the system that has been playing all season is a mistake Luis could have avoided it. Mathieu was a better choice from Pique and alba or adriano on the left. its not all the coach's fault though. The team played poorly. Barca are not cl favorites yet. having said that i thing the attack will be the best in europe when suarez gets used to the team. we did see flashes of brilliance from him.
I'm a Barca fan, and seeing Suarez's debut after 4 months makes me very optimistic for the rest of the season. As for today, Madrid fully deserved to win. We made stupid mistakes and Madrid were better on the day. Congratulations Real Madrid, Visca Barca!
@iFahmy only reason i hate saying it that to madrid fans is because they are so stuck up about themselves and never realize when they have a bad game or when ronaldo doesn't do anything... In their mindset they won this game only because ronaldos better than messi lol
@Lucasfernandes Our mindset is not like that. Football is a team game, so we should not compare individuals. We should compare teams. Before the game, we were all saying may the best team win. I just want to ask you who won?
@Lucasfernandes uhmmm.. isn't that what Barca fans usually did with Messi? I've been to the 3 websites so far (Goal, Bleacher, and Whoscored) and there were barely any comments (if any) saying Ronaldo is better than Messi. Everyone was talking about Isco, Benzema, or James. I just find it ironic how you can make such an under-handed comment while not realizing that you could be talking about yourself.
FOR FCB there was not enough coverage in midfield. Should have had Matthieu play central defence and alba left back and move Macherano with Busquets in central midfield with Suarez off the bench. Very good tactical game by Real Madrid and they deserved victory.Could easily have been 5-1.
Ok WhoScored, Neymar played better than Ronaldo.
I believe you. I watched only 89 minutes of the game, so probably after that Neymar blew off whole Madrid defense in three minutes.
Alongside Messi, who played better than Isco.
@soul_snatcher real will loose the counter attacking threat a bit if they don't play bale, but still isco is worth playing ahead of bale coz of his involvement in match, running for 90min and his defensive contribution has improved drastically.
starting jeremy át left bk is da equivalent of takin á well bred vicious hound n puttin it behind bars. its not da reason barca lost (dats á whole dossier of how not to defend) but barca just culdnt attack down dat side. it left barca as ancelloti likes to say "unbalanced" madrid were not gr8, dis was da best ever opportunity to avenge dat 5 - 1 defeat, but dey were more than gud enough to beat us. first fail for enrique.
Messi getting 7.2, same note as Suarez, better than Isco and just 0.1 shy from Modirć - ridiculous.
Neymar getting same note as Ronaldo - pathetic. One goal and then nothing. Ronaldo at the other hand was busy all the time.
Rename your site to "WhoScored?DoesNotMatter,MessiGodBarcaHeaven".
Carvajal 2 footed challenge from behind no booking yeah great call you useless ref, as a neutral these big games are just awful due to gutless refereeing
As a neutral i find it so embarrassing that they're appealing for penalties almost every time the ball is in the box.
Ball hits the head? Arms raised for penalty! Every touch - hey, penalty!
It's pathetic for both teams.
@hindy all you do is hate on Madrid and act like Barca is a team full of gods. I've got $20 saying you've never even been to Spain, nevermind actually seen Barcelona play.
Wanna know what Ronaldo does during half-time? Listening to Ancelotti's tips and instructions? Nah... Counting how many penalties would it take to outnumber Messi's 50 league goals record.
'Are you Real Madrid and are you on the losing side? Here I am' said the ref. Really, does the fact that Real Madrid have been awarded more penalties than any other team in La Liga surprise anybody?
@Villa For that purpose there was the 2nd sentence in my "post". So yes, you once more have failed to be "cool".. better go beat up some children at sandboxes, maybe you can impress someone..
@Exti : A goal is a goal, penalty or not.
And it's not even easy to score a penalty under this much pressure. It's not Ronaldo's fault for making it look easy.
@ashraf What do you say about Neymar then? Clothes off? Besides, Busquets was simply in the way of Ronaldo.. he just ran into him while trying to get past him. Some might even give penalty for that.
How can you blame Casillas in that goal? I would blame Pepe and Carvajal. Anyway, I would say these yellows were given rather easy, especially the one to Neymar. Benzema though .. can't get a proper finish.. 2 perfect chances to score but ... as usual.
El Clasico can never be predicted , its unpredictable and mercurial so i would stay away from bias predictions i would make, subconsciously but conspicuously sqealing and revealing what club i support.
The excitement is so massive that the place where i live i.e Mumbai , India , everyone is donning their real-barca jerseys and roaming the streets in anticipation. Its beautiful to see..
Its clasico today,(which is one of the most unpredictable matches, except for its characteristic over2.5 goals) Lets rebrand any of these leagues, by changing its name: Premiership; Lig 1; La Liga; Bundesliga; .Serie A. Which do you think should be "rebranded"?
As Barca fan, I feel RM is in a better condition in the defensive end right now. I feel like Barca's defense can be exposed. Luckily, Bale is not playing, so that might not be true. I think Masche is going to start as CB because he is more reliable in these kind of games but Ronaldo and Benzema can expose him in the air. Iniesta is on form now and together with Messi he will dominate the midfield. Anyway, anything can happen. I hope Barca will not lose. Can't wait to see Suarez though.
But tbh, I think RM has a small edge in this game because of the Home ground and I feel like they have the right momentum. Messi can win the game by himself though.
Barca!
@blitz I dont think so , 1 day less rest affects one a lot. And remember we played liverpool , regardless we dominated them , that domination surely must have affected our energy levels to the core.
suarez bite ronaldo feet,alba block every inch of rodriguez move, messi keep dribble,assist on and neymar finish it, and to respect bernabeu public messi put one own goal 3-1 for barca!
What really bothers is that Madrid doesn't even look like a counter-attacking side anymore without Di Maria or even Bale (temporarily). As good as Isco and James are, I've noticed that they get jammed when they play as inverted wingers and it's difficult for them to advance the ball. Plus they don't have speed. (And don't even tell me that Ronaldo is super fast because he's really not anymore. With the ball, he pretty much stagnates when he can't beat a defender. It's so frustrating as a Madrid fan when he slows down the attacks. Sometimes he's brilliant, but other times he's a liability. And Madrid need to gain some confidence to shoot from good angles instead of passing the ball EVERY SINGLE TIME to Ronaldo. I kinda feel bad for Ronaldo sometimes, he gets the ball even when he's not in a good position.)
@madridistagunner
Looks like Messi in the last season, it causes lots of pressure for Messi or Ronaldo ... ANYONE, and Barca ended the season with nothing. It could be a vital problem for Real too ...
@Xuxibo6793 exactly my thoughts. Last season everyone would just look for Messi and give the ball to him as soon as possible. Even when there was absolutely no room for him to even move. It's probably what brought them down.
The pressure on Messi wasn't fair then, as it's not for Ronaldo now.
First of all, I'm a Barca fan.
Madrid:
- Playing at home.
- Ronaldo on crazy goal-scoring form.
- James and Isco played really well against Liverpool.
- Full squad except for Bale.
- Already 4 points behind Barca, they NEED a win.
Barca:
- Haven't conceded a goal in the league yet.
- Suarez coming back in good form.
- Messi and Neymar playing very well together.
- Had an extra day of rest over Madrid.
- Have a point to prove, that we are still a top European team.
Having said all that, I'm hoping for Madrid 1-2 Barca. Madrid are 99% in my opinion to end Barca's clean sheet record, but Barca's attack is on excellent form and had enough rest to put on show.
May the best team win. Visca El Barca!
Do you know what the weird thing about this fixture is? For the past few years, the team that looks better on paper never seems to win. With that being said, I feel Real Madrid are kind of the underdogs here with Bale coming out and Suarez going in for Barca, not to mention Barca still hasn't let up a goal. Heck, ESPN FC had Barcelona's GK, Defense, Midfield, and Offense rated higher than Madrid's in their piece on the Clasico. With that being said.... 2-1 Madrid. Neymar opens scoring at around the 25th from a brilliant pass from Iniesta, Ronaldo gets a penalty back around the 60th, and Isco scores a brilliant 87th minute winner, from a pass by James.
I would like to share my thoughts on some games!
Saturday:
West Ham - Man. City Over 2.5 Goals (1.55).
B. Dortmund - Hannover 1 (1.30).
Hoffenheim - Paderborn Over 2.5 Goals (1.55).
Real. M - Barcelona Over 2.5 Goals (1.50).
Ajax - G.A.Eagles 1 (1.25).
Sunday:
Juventus - Palermo 1 (1.25).
B.Moenchengladbach - Bayern.M Over 2.5 Goals (1.55).
Total Coefficient: 11.35€
Key to Real Madrid's chances in this game will be whether Sergio Ramos plays or not ? whoscored expecting another red card for ramos in el clasico i guess.
I think Madrid are a little lightweight in central midfield with Kroos and Modric. They need a destroyer there to stop Messi or at least a less attack minded centre-mid like Khedira.
I just don't see how Kroos and Modric can stop the penetrating drives of Messi.
Anyway I'm going Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona.
I think Real Madrid might lineup with a 4-2-3-1 variant or standard flat 4-4-2
4-4-2
---------Casillas---------
Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos, Carvajal
-Isco, Modric, Kroos, James-
------Ronaldo, Benzema------
I think Carlo might try and put PEPE in defensive midfield Pepe did play that position at Porto.
Warning: there's a Suarnado coming to town and it's going to mess up Ronnie's hair. Zidane should have learned from others who have talked trash about the Pistolero - Moyse talked trash, Suarez scored 2, Hodgson talked trash, Suarez scored 2. The fact that he's been out for so long, think he'll get 3, plus a couple Messi.
I'm surprised with you whoscored, down play the influence of Suarez so much - he was your highest rated player last season in all 5 leagues, was joint top scorer - with no pens. Madrid won't be able to handle it.
Toni Kroos will control the tempo of the game for Real Madrid. Expect him to play full 90' with more than 100 touches, passes/passes completed. Also about 5 key passes, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions. I think he will also have his first assist to Ronaldo this season. Best case scenario is him scoring a goal.
One of the following results... 2-2,, 2-3 ,,,, 3-2 ,,,, 3-3
Both messi , ronaldo will score one goal
Suarez, James also may score another goal
And the other goal ( if scored ) Neymar or Benzema
Bale's absense is a big blow for Madrid because now the only player with pace able to bite the Barcelona defence is Ronaldo whereas Isco,Modric,James,Benzema,Kroos are all good handlers of the ball but not quick on the counter as Di Maria was or as Bale and Ronaldo are. Since Barcelona will probably dominate posession, they are likely to create multiple scoring chances as Real Madrid dont really have good defenders of the ball in midfield...but since Madrid have players capable of good delivery in the box, it will be up to Benzema and Ronaldo to finish them off.
@Turan barca will dominate the possession ? I can't see that happening with kroos and modric in the midfield who are completing 90 % of their passes so far, james and isco never looses possession unlike bale and di maria and both completes 85+ % passes, but real are gonna loose that fast counter attacking threat now. If barca plays xavi they will dominate the possession you can see the difference against ajax when he is playing they aren't that fluid without him.
@madridistagunner He wouldn't loose it against barca coz they won't play the pressing game like epl teams. He recovered the possession every time he lost against liverpool, check his pass completion rate it would be more than 85% whole season.
I saw Madrid againt Liverpool this week, and they are playing very fast, when Ronaldo have his place to run. But if not, then Madrid players don't know what to do. And Barca will slow down Ronaldo. I hope L.Enrique is starting Suarez. That will be an extreme "kinder surprise" for Hala-Monkeys. I think Barca can handle this game, and win it like sok many times in the past.
@godlistentoslayer Suarez hasn't played a highly competitive match in 4 months and you want him in the Clasico? Remember Bale's first Clasico? Fine. Talk all that big crap now don't get angry if you eat your words later.
I just get the feeling that Barca with 22 goals for and 0 against will be a bit shocked when there defense breaks for the first time this season. Not only that but Barca is ahead of Real by 4 points and are playing away? This game has all the makings for a Real W in my opinion. La Liga is about to get very interesting...
@HandofGod That's not true, since Barca conceded against PSG and Ajax. The record is just for the league, the team have conceded already, and Madrid scoring won't be a shock. Should be a great game.
@iFahmy "this season" implying La Liga season... if Barca hadn't been scored on yet in CL then I'd give them the edge. All the same, I do agree, it should be a great game. I really doubt it will be as high scoring as some seem to believe though. Interesting how games like these turn out a bit contrarian from the expected...
Unless there are new injuries i am not aware of the teams will probabaly line up like this:
Real Madrid 4-4-2: Casillas,Carvajal,Pepe/Varane,Ramos,Marcelo,James,Modric,Kroos,Isco,Ronaldo,Benzema
Barcelona 4-3-3:
Bravo,Alves,Pique,Mathieu,Alba,Rakitic,Mascherano/Busquets,Iniesta,Suarez,Messi,Neymar
both sides are so unpredictable now and That's what i love so much about it:
Bale is absent and we're still not very sure how Isco and James will interact.
Suarez is hungry and probably has been preparing for this one single game for a long time!
There will be a lot of goals, and may be cards too ... Real is really strong, but they are under great pressure of 4-point distance, and we have a day to relax plus Suarez is back. Last year, Barca won without Suarez, and now we have him with better Messi - Neymar co-operation so i think we could make it. I vote 2-4 for Barca ( and Messi will break the record hehe )
I think Barcelona will take this one since they have a more balanced mid field, and Madrid's defense against the front three of messi, neymar, and suarez will just crumble. 3-1
@may7even You think Suarez could directly adapt Barcas' play? I don't think so. Real will most likely win this match. BBC(Bale, Benzema, Cristiano) is playing extremely well together compared to the Barca frontline. Modric & Kroos will also dominate the midfield. 3-0 Real.
@may7even You think Suarez could directly adapt Barcas' play? I don't think so. Real will win this match most likely BBC(Bale, Benzema, Cristiano) is playing extremely well together compared to the Barca frontline. Modric & Kroos will also dominate the midfield. 3-0 Real.
whoscored should base player ratings partly on how they looked from a spectator's view; it shouldn't all be based on statistics. For instance Isco should have been rated higher
vamos real madrid
benzema MOTM lol
@AyhamTorres why lol? He was
Not good enough from barca. Real deserved to beat us. There were parts where real weren't playing good in the game and barca couldnt control the game. Even while playing badly, real were always the better team.(Except for a 20 min spell in the first half where barca should have scored). It showed the huge difference in the experience of coaches. I thought there was some mistakes in the starting 11 from Luis enrique. Suarez should have been brought of the bench in the second half but starting a player in no peak fitness and out of the system that has been playing all season is a mistake Luis could have avoided it. Mathieu was a better choice from Pique and alba or adriano on the left. its not all the coach's fault though. The team played poorly. Barca are not cl favorites yet. having said that i thing the attack will be the best in europe when suarez gets used to the team. we did see flashes of brilliance from him.
Hala Madrid! Vamos por la liga!
@iamhappy Hala Referees ! Vamos P-p-p-p penalty.....
Isco 6.9??!?!??! r u kiding with me! He was one of the best players in the match.
@Tareq I think he was our BEST player today. Deserves a 9 or a whole 10.
@Tareq MOTM.
REAL MADRID IS THE MOST POWERFUL TEAM IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW! NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER.
@ckvl04 Real & Bayern i'd say.
koji kurac je ovaj preglednik!? vrati onaj stari!!
Benzema deserved a hat trick. Barcelona should have conceded 5 goals at least. Pure luck.
I'm a Barca fan, and seeing Suarez's debut after 4 months makes me very optimistic for the rest of the season. As for today, Madrid fully deserved to win. We made stupid mistakes and Madrid were better on the day. Congratulations Real Madrid, Visca Barca!
@iFahmy only reason i hate saying it that to madrid fans is because they are so stuck up about themselves and never realize when they have a bad game or when ronaldo doesn't do anything... In their mindset they won this game only because ronaldos better than messi lol
@Lucasfernandes Our mindset is not like that. Football is a team game, so we should not compare individuals. We should compare teams. Before the game, we were all saying may the best team win. I just want to ask you who won?
@Lucasfernandes uhmmm.. isn't that what Barca fans usually did with Messi? I've been to the 3 websites so far (Goal, Bleacher, and Whoscored) and there were barely any comments (if any) saying Ronaldo is better than Messi. Everyone was talking about Isco, Benzema, or James. I just find it ironic how you can make such an under-handed comment while not realizing that you could be talking about yourself.
@vieri im not a barca fan, i support dortmund, im just commenting on what i see personally lol
good game, important win 4 madrid. This win will put more pressure on barcelona. Cr7 fire on
@yinkuslaw Ronaldo was terrible today. Benzema, Marcelo and Isco won the game.
FOR FCB there was not enough coverage in midfield. Should have had Matthieu play central defence and alba left back and move Macherano with Busquets in central midfield with Suarez off the bench. Very good tactical game by Real Madrid and they deserved victory.Could easily have been 5-1.
Isco 6.9 ? Is this a joke? He got a standing ovation and chanted twice by bernabeu madridistas..
@soul_snatcher whoscored don't see's his agility, twists and turns sadly it just considers stat's.
@chinna I think whoscored should start improvizing on this aspect.
Pepe goal , Casillas Saves and Isco Magic were highlights of the game imo.
Ok WhoScored, Neymar played better than Ronaldo. I believe you. I watched only 89 minutes of the game, so probably after that Neymar blew off whole Madrid defense in three minutes. Alongside Messi, who played better than Isco.
Isco was my MOTM ! He should start every game , he was excellent vs lpool too and today he was on another level , he kills you slowly.
@soul_snatcher real will loose the counter attacking threat a bit if they don't play bale, but still isco is worth playing ahead of bale coz of his involvement in match, running for 90min and his defensive contribution has improved drastically.
@chinna Agreed. Carlo calls him his seedorf.
Mascherano is really good,but Pique...
Excellent Win , could have been more ! Hala Madrid ! Hala Madridistas !
Look for my comment below. I predicted the scoreline and won some good money :D
WTF! Isco, Marcelo and Marcelo's ratings are preposterous! They were the best on the pitch along Benzema!
whoscoreddoesn'tmatterwelovefcbarcelona.com
starting jeremy át left bk is da equivalent of takin á well bred vicious hound n puttin it behind bars. its not da reason barca lost (dats á whole dossier of how not to defend) but barca just culdnt attack down dat side. it left barca as ancelloti likes to say "unbalanced" madrid were not gr8, dis was da best ever opportunity to avenge dat 5 - 1 defeat, but dey were more than gud enough to beat us. first fail for enrique.
whoscoreddoesn'tmatterwelovefcbarcelona.com
Impeccable pass and aerial accuracy (100%) by Luka Modric. Hala Madrid!
Modric had pass accuracy 100%, 3 tackles, 1 dribbles won and rating 7.3 He is not MOTM but he deserve at least 8.0
Messi getting 7.2, same note as Suarez, better than Isco and just 0.1 shy from Modirć - ridiculous. Neymar getting same note as Ronaldo - pathetic. One goal and then nothing. Ronaldo at the other hand was busy all the time. Rename your site to "WhoScored?DoesNotMatter,MessiGodBarcaHeaven".
Iniesta+Pique out
The defense of real madrid is the key of this victory
The applause for Isco was just... wow!
Lol ... Isco rate is 6.8 , really he desrve 8.6 :)
Lol ... Real madrid start to play a tiki taka
Isco, Modrić 6.8 - Messi 7.0 ...
@El_Duderino Hahahaha
Carvajal 2 footed challenge from behind no booking yeah great call you useless ref, as a neutral these big games are just awful due to gutless refereeing
He got booked.
benzema is the MOTM
That Casillas save against Mathieu's shot - WOW.
@El_Duderino And people say he is finished.. :P
HAHAHHAHAHAH SUAREZ AHAHHAHAAA
Barca players seem to love collecting yellow cards.
Suarez didn't bite Ramos, what happened..
Madrid fans = mayflies ....
When Pepe scored, every FCB player' rating was flashing red, except Messi :D
They're thinking how to make him MOTM.
@El_Duderino Well, he made 5 dribbles :v
Yeah, we'll be in third Avengers movie as "Dribbleman". Or "The Tax Evader", depending what screen writers will call for.
Toni Kroos, fantastic delivery!
As a neutral i find it so embarrassing that they're appealing for penalties almost every time the ball is in the box. Ball hits the head? Arms raised for penalty! Every touch - hey, penalty! It's pathetic for both teams.
AWWWWYEAH
If Modrić isn't shown a yellow for that challenge, your myth about fancying Barcelona - Madrid false - is once and for all put to bed.
@hindy all you do is hate on Madrid and act like Barca is a team full of gods. I've got $20 saying you've never even been to Spain, nevermind actually seen Barcelona play.
@hindy typo - "Madrid fans", really an unintentional one.
Luka , James & Isco have been impressive so far.
@soul_snatcher I think Carvajal was simply majestic after that first goal situation...
If Suarez stays on for 2nd half , he may unleash his 4th victim.
Astute Spanish Ref , but poor sideline refs ..
Remember that El Clasico where Pique gave away a penalty?
Wanna know what Ronaldo does during half-time? Listening to Ancelotti's tips and instructions? Nah... Counting how many penalties would it take to outnumber Messi's 50 league goals record.
@hindy somebody's mad lel
I am surprised Suarez hasn't bit someone yet...
Carvajal is the best real player so far ...
Barca players fouling like hyenas. already 4 yellow cards in the 1st half.
Hahahahhaha Suarez at it xD
'Are you Real Madrid and are you on the losing side? Here I am' said the ref. Really, does the fact that Real Madrid have been awarded more penalties than any other team in La Liga surprise anybody?
@hindy Indeed. He should have awarded an indirect free-kick when Pique slided and caught the ball like a worldclass goolkeeper, because f**k rules :v
You call him penaldo, what's he supposed to do? Miss?
@khonda Penaldo Strikes again
@khonda He should give it to Messi, and if Leo scored they'd call him "God".
Finally Pique's hands got punished.. 3rd time the charm.
Penaldo strikes again........
@Villa WTF, I was thinking about the same thing
@Villa at least he isn't a floppy as God named Messi it seems that God makes more mistaks than Ronaldo the perfect, would you say?
@Villa You wanna say this penalty wasn't deserved? Or you are just trying to be cool and failing at it again.
@Exti I'm just saying Penaldo strikes again? can you read it or are you retarded?
@Villa For that purpose there was the 2nd sentence in my "post". So yes, you once more have failed to be "cool".. better go beat up some children at sandboxes, maybe you can impress someone..
@Exti : That reply was meant to be for Villa. My bad.
@Exti : A goal is a goal, penalty or not. And it's not even easy to score a penalty under this much pressure. It's not Ronaldo's fault for making it look easy.
ronaldo again showed his diving skills...hats off
@ashraf i know it before match, next time my bet will be Penaldo to score fom penalty ....
@ashraf What do you say about Neymar then? Clothes off? Besides, Busquets was simply in the way of Ronaldo.. he just ran into him while trying to get past him. Some might even give penalty for that.
hehe ...u know the combination. ....if neymar scores ..messi also do...
How can you blame Casillas in that goal? I would blame Pepe and Carvajal. Anyway, I would say these yellows were given rather easy, especially the one to Neymar. Benzema though .. can't get a proper finish.. 2 perfect chances to score but ... as usual.
casillas always give barca an edge in recent el clasico games
Is this referee Madrid-born or something?
@hindy Agree with this one.
Messi should already got red card.
@El_Duderino So does Carvajal.
@hindy And so should Pique.
Suarez you beast
100 comments at the 6th minute of the game....
Huh? What? How? Neymar!#@!
Jesus..
Xavi and Iniesta……Enrique finally think Xavi might be a better choice than Rakitic at the game vs real mardrid.
Bravo - Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Mathieu - Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta - Suarez, Messi, Neymar.
Ronaldo is gonna go for the dive....... I guarantee it
@levi22 it's like i was saying that messi will be walking on the pitch. he just does that every game.
@levi22 yeah I was right
El Clasico can never be predicted , its unpredictable and mercurial so i would stay away from bias predictions i would make, subconsciously but conspicuously sqealing and revealing what club i support.
The excitement is so massive that the place where i live i.e Mumbai , India , everyone is donning their real-barca jerseys and roaming the streets in anticipation. Its beautiful to see..
@soul_snatcher Football is growing over there, they need to have a better youth system.
Nigerian Barcelona!!
my prediction...barca 4-2 real (messi 2.suarez 1 iniesta 1)....n ( benzema2)
RM 1-3 FCb barca, up barca 4life
HALA MADRID!
I love Barcelona From AZERBAIJAN!
Its clasico today,(which is one of the most unpredictable matches, except for its characteristic over2.5 goals) Lets rebrand any of these leagues, by changing its name: Premiership; Lig 1; La Liga; Bundesliga; .Serie A. Which do you think should be "rebranded"?
As Barca fan, I feel RM is in a better condition in the defensive end right now. I feel like Barca's defense can be exposed. Luckily, Bale is not playing, so that might not be true. I think Masche is going to start as CB because he is more reliable in these kind of games but Ronaldo and Benzema can expose him in the air. Iniesta is on form now and together with Messi he will dominate the midfield. Anyway, anything can happen. I hope Barca will not lose. Can't wait to see Suarez though. But tbh, I think RM has a small edge in this game because of the Home ground and I feel like they have the right momentum. Messi can win the game by himself though. Barca!
@blitz I dont think so , 1 day less rest affects one a lot. And remember we played liverpool , regardless we dominated them , that domination surely must have affected our energy levels to the core.
I hope it will be an incident free match with no red cards & no penalties.
@espana It is a part of " El Clasico " beside the professional aspect
El Clasico is not a predictable game. No matter who is in better form or who's scored more goals so far. You can't predict it. Anything could happen.
Real will win 3-1.
Can never predict El Clásico... so I wont.
suarez bite ronaldo feet,alba block every inch of rodriguez move, messi keep dribble,assist on and neymar finish it, and to respect bernabeu public messi put one own goal 3-1 for barca!
The only game i've been waiting all season. Let the best win , no ref spoilsport hopefully. Game on !
Hoping for a draw so that Atletico Madrid can gain some ground on both of them.
@Dempseydumpster lol, enjoy last season man... Atletico Madrid won't win La Liga again for a while in my opinion
What really bothers is that Madrid doesn't even look like a counter-attacking side anymore without Di Maria or even Bale (temporarily). As good as Isco and James are, I've noticed that they get jammed when they play as inverted wingers and it's difficult for them to advance the ball. Plus they don't have speed. (And don't even tell me that Ronaldo is super fast because he's really not anymore. With the ball, he pretty much stagnates when he can't beat a defender. It's so frustrating as a Madrid fan when he slows down the attacks. Sometimes he's brilliant, but other times he's a liability. And Madrid need to gain some confidence to shoot from good angles instead of passing the ball EVERY SINGLE TIME to Ronaldo. I kinda feel bad for Ronaldo sometimes, he gets the ball even when he's not in a good position.)
@madridistagunner Looks like Messi in the last season, it causes lots of pressure for Messi or Ronaldo ... ANYONE, and Barca ended the season with nothing. It could be a vital problem for Real too ...
@Xuxibo6793 exactly my thoughts. Last season everyone would just look for Messi and give the ball to him as soon as possible. Even when there was absolutely no room for him to even move. It's probably what brought them down. The pressure on Messi wasn't fair then, as it's not for Ronaldo now.
First of all, I'm a Barca fan. Madrid: - Playing at home. - Ronaldo on crazy goal-scoring form. - James and Isco played really well against Liverpool. - Full squad except for Bale. - Already 4 points behind Barca, they NEED a win. Barca: - Haven't conceded a goal in the league yet. - Suarez coming back in good form. - Messi and Neymar playing very well together. - Had an extra day of rest over Madrid. - Have a point to prove, that we are still a top European team. Having said all that, I'm hoping for Madrid 1-2 Barca. Madrid are 99% in my opinion to end Barca's clean sheet record, but Barca's attack is on excellent form and had enough rest to put on show. May the best team win. Visca El Barca!
Do you know what the weird thing about this fixture is? For the past few years, the team that looks better on paper never seems to win. With that being said, I feel Real Madrid are kind of the underdogs here with Bale coming out and Suarez going in for Barca, not to mention Barca still hasn't let up a goal. Heck, ESPN FC had Barcelona's GK, Defense, Midfield, and Offense rated higher than Madrid's in their piece on the Clasico. With that being said.... 2-1 Madrid. Neymar opens scoring at around the 25th from a brilliant pass from Iniesta, Ronaldo gets a penalty back around the 60th, and Isco scores a brilliant 87th minute winner, from a pass by James.
Says average poss 68.9 then on La Liga says Barca's average is 65...
With all the attacking talent on show, this is destined to be 0-0. :-p
I would like to share my thoughts on some games! Saturday: West Ham - Man. City Over 2.5 Goals (1.55). B. Dortmund - Hannover 1 (1.30). Hoffenheim - Paderborn Over 2.5 Goals (1.55). Real. M - Barcelona Over 2.5 Goals (1.50). Ajax - G.A.Eagles 1 (1.25). Sunday: Juventus - Palermo 1 (1.25). B.Moenchengladbach - Bayern.M Over 2.5 Goals (1.55). Total Coefficient: 11.35€
Key to Real Madrid's chances in this game will be whether Sergio Ramos plays or not ? whoscored expecting another red card for ramos in el clasico i guess.
As much as I want Madrid to win, I don't see anyone stopping Messi. He can easily run through the lightweight Madrid midfield.
Both to score, Suarez to get his first goal and game to end up a draw!
Barça to win 3-1, Messi 2, Neymar 1
@KayGee You sure?
For the record, I hope Barça win 0-2 with goals from Messi, the most imaginative and creative footballer in the world.
I think Madrid are a little lightweight in central midfield with Kroos and Modric. They need a destroyer there to stop Messi or at least a less attack minded centre-mid like Khedira. I just don't see how Kroos and Modric can stop the penetrating drives of Messi. Anyway I'm going Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona.
I think Real Madrid might lineup with a 4-2-3-1 variant or standard flat 4-4-2 4-4-2 ---------Casillas--------- Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos, Carvajal -Isco, Modric, Kroos, James- ------Ronaldo, Benzema------ I think Carlo might try and put PEPE in defensive midfield Pepe did play that position at Porto.
Warning: there's a Suarnado coming to town and it's going to mess up Ronnie's hair. Zidane should have learned from others who have talked trash about the Pistolero - Moyse talked trash, Suarez scored 2, Hodgson talked trash, Suarez scored 2. The fact that he's been out for so long, think he'll get 3, plus a couple Messi. I'm surprised with you whoscored, down play the influence of Suarez so much - he was your highest rated player last season in all 5 leagues, was joint top scorer - with no pens. Madrid won't be able to handle it.
@Papichulo Go home. You're drunk.
Toni Kroos will control the tempo of the game for Real Madrid. Expect him to play full 90' with more than 100 touches, passes/passes completed. Also about 5 key passes, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions. I think he will also have his first assist to Ronaldo this season. Best case scenario is him scoring a goal.
I want Ronaldo to score but Barcelona to win.
@inception44 from penalty. ...he he he
@inception44 Typical Portuguese Barca fan
@inception44 100%,, a genuine catalan
One of the following results... 2-2,, 2-3 ,,,, 3-2 ,,,, 3-3 Both messi , ronaldo will score one goal Suarez, James also may score another goal And the other goal ( if scored ) Neymar or Benzema
@Dr.Omar.Medicine.79 So you think it will either be a Madrid Win, a Draw or a Barca Win. Who would have thought that :P
real win 1:0
@wladi83 I'd say that's a pretty decent gander there
RM 6-0 FCB :v
@Ala go home you are drunk
@Ala Oh You misplace the numbers
@Ala will not occur even in your dreams nowadays
I love Barcelona From AZERBAIJAN!!!
Bale's absense is a big blow for Madrid because now the only player with pace able to bite the Barcelona defence is Ronaldo whereas Isco,Modric,James,Benzema,Kroos are all good handlers of the ball but not quick on the counter as Di Maria was or as Bale and Ronaldo are. Since Barcelona will probably dominate posession, they are likely to create multiple scoring chances as Real Madrid dont really have good defenders of the ball in midfield...but since Madrid have players capable of good delivery in the box, it will be up to Benzema and Ronaldo to finish them off.
@Turan barca will dominate the possession ? I can't see that happening with kroos and modric in the midfield who are completing 90 % of their passes so far, james and isco never looses possession unlike bale and di maria and both completes 85+ % passes, but real are gonna loose that fast counter attacking threat now. If barca plays xavi they will dominate the possession you can see the difference against ajax when he is playing they aren't that fluid without him.
@chinna Isco doesn't lose possession? Did you see the Liverpool game? Plus Madrid's strength is counter-attacking, why lose it for no good reason.
@madridistagunner He wouldn't loose it against barca coz they won't play the pressing game like epl teams. He recovered the possession every time he lost against liverpool, check his pass completion rate it would be more than 85% whole season.
I bet a victory for Real for this one Hala Real!
I saw Madrid againt Liverpool this week, and they are playing very fast, when Ronaldo have his place to run. But if not, then Madrid players don't know what to do. And Barca will slow down Ronaldo. I hope L.Enrique is starting Suarez. That will be an extreme "kinder surprise" for Hala-Monkeys. I think Barca can handle this game, and win it like sok many times in the past.
@godlistentoslayer Suarez hasn't played a highly competitive match in 4 months and you want him in the Clasico? Remember Bale's first Clasico? Fine. Talk all that big crap now don't get angry if you eat your words later.
@godlistentoslayer Next week Real Madrid will need a new football nets ...
@Xuxibo6793 Suarez wanted a change from eating people?
I just get the feeling that Barca with 22 goals for and 0 against will be a bit shocked when there defense breaks for the first time this season. Not only that but Barca is ahead of Real by 4 points and are playing away? This game has all the makings for a Real W in my opinion. La Liga is about to get very interesting...
@HandofGod That's not true, since Barca conceded against PSG and Ajax. The record is just for the league, the team have conceded already, and Madrid scoring won't be a shock. Should be a great game.
@iFahmy "this season" implying La Liga season... if Barca hadn't been scored on yet in CL then I'd give them the edge. All the same, I do agree, it should be a great game. I really doubt it will be as high scoring as some seem to believe though. Interesting how games like these turn out a bit contrarian from the expected...
Unless there are new injuries i am not aware of the teams will probabaly line up like this: Real Madrid 4-4-2: Casillas,Carvajal,Pepe/Varane,Ramos,Marcelo,James,Modric,Kroos,Isco,Ronaldo,Benzema Barcelona 4-3-3: Bravo,Alves,Pique,Mathieu,Alba,Rakitic,Mascherano/Busquets,Iniesta,Suarez,Messi,Neymar
whoscored's analysis show there is extreme chances of low number of cards shown. Hahahaha. Lol
iHALA MADRID!!!
both sides are so unpredictable now and That's what i love so much about it: Bale is absent and we're still not very sure how Isco and James will interact. Suarez is hungry and probably has been preparing for this one single game for a long time!
Suarez is a wild card, there's no way of predicting how the game will be affected by it.
Time to kick some Catalan ass ...
@Sinaj Mission Done.
3-2 for real
MSN Vs. BBC
There will be a lot of goals, and may be cards too ... Real is really strong, but they are under great pressure of 4-point distance, and we have a day to relax plus Suarez is back. Last year, Barca won without Suarez, and now we have him with better Messi - Neymar co-operation so i think we could make it. I vote 2-4 for Barca ( and Messi will break the record hehe )
With or without Bale, Madrid will win this match. Sorry barca.
fairly, it would be 1-1 or 2-2, but i hope madrid take barca down this time :D
suarez messi neymar....3best forward from URU,ARG,BRA....all the best barca.....
Should be a good game, may the best team win.
@Villa Real's gonna win.
Messiiiiiii
@levi22 yesssssssss
There will be a low number of cards shown Extremely Likely LOL
I think Barcelona will take this one since they have a more balanced mid field, and Madrid's defense against the front three of messi, neymar, and suarez will just crumble. 3-1
@may7even You think Suarez could directly adapt Barcas' play? I don't think so. Real will most likely win this match. BBC(Bale, Benzema, Cristiano) is playing extremely well together compared to the Barca frontline. Modric & Kroos will also dominate the midfield. 3-0 Real.
@ReyOlaguer Neymar Messi Suarez > Ronaldo Benzema Bale
@Villa We'll see.
@may7even You think Suarez could directly adapt Barcas' play? I don't think so. Real will win this match most likely BBC(Bale, Benzema, Cristiano) is playing extremely well together compared to the Barca frontline. Modric & Kroos will also dominate the midfield. 3-0 Real.
as i said last year ''barca is barca and real is real'' viva la spania 2-2
@marinoJuve no draw.
Countdown to Suar-mageddon! Boom!
Come on Barca!! Finish the league today....
@Elbombardero Bet you said the same a year ago.
Visca el Barcaaaaaaa!!!!!