Bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to write the next chapter in their storied Clasico history as they meet in the opening leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (4 p.m., GOLTV/ESPN3.com).
While Barcelona is looking for revenge in this tournament after being beaten by Madrid in last year's final, it is Madrid that is looking to try to even the overall score. Jose Mourinho's side has been beaten by Barcelona in the Spanish SuperCopa and on its own turf in the league play earlier this season and would love nothing more than to put Lionel Messi & Co. in an early hole heading into the return leg.
If you will be watching today's Clasico, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action.
Vamos BARCA
Aren’t they supposed to have an English version of this?
Vamos MADRID, a ganar…
Vamos DUOPOLY, ganarán, por supuesto.
+2
One for each.
GOLASO BABY!
what kind of formation is madrid running?
Ugh, great pass and great finish.
They have had English feeds the last couple of Clasicos, but not today apparently?
awful goalkeeping…cant say great finish to that
wow…blast from Ronaldo, and goalie error, eh? nutmeg
might finally relax RM in this matchup, which they have not displayed for some time in it
GolTv is having this in English, you have to put it on the right channel settings sometimes with GolTv tho
Early goal didn’t help them much last time they played barca…
Spanish soccer is such a joke
Ref is nervous about this one getting out of hand. Both yellows were not exactly clear ones, yeah?
You’d have to pay me a lot more than those refs probably make to ref this game.
true
wow, what a save by Casillas there on Messi’s on target low screamer near post
yupper. Combat pay.
Tried SAP english for them, not working. Guess someone is telling me to work on my Spanish.
I count five times alrewady that Alonso has put his hand up and looked for the offside flag when they were on by 5 yards. Put your hand down and get back and defend
Damn Barca moves the f’n ball fast. Madrid better carve out some possession.
Altintop is not having a great game. Giving it away way too much. He’ll probably be gone at the half
Is this where us fanboys congregate!? Madrid! Barca!
any links to the game? Desperate to watch at work
A lot of the time it looks like 5 across the back, with Ronaldo and Altintop playing as wing-backs. I can’t imagine them getting away with that for another 55 minutes though.
espn3.com
Happen to know any others? My company blocks espn3 (extremely brutal when a good game is on)
Pepe has to be the most disgusting, pathetic excuse for a soccer player that ever lived. He commits cheap and dirty fouls then dives like a pansy. Which are you? tough guy or diving wuss? Man he makes me sick
http://www.livescorehunter.com for link to game , cheers
no not SAP, do you by any chance have DirecTv?
I know for them the channel that is 620 I believe usually it’s default to English and don’t ask me why but there is a double of the channel on 425 or 426 I forget which one, right next Fox Sports Deportes that I have no idea why when that channel is on 624 as well????
Well on the audio selections usually the blue or green button I forget which one you select the language some channels it matters some don’t.
Either way it’s strange because I saw and heard it from the usual GolTv commentators in English earlier but now I’m on a ESPN fee thru Deportes..
http://www.fromsport.com http://www.livescorehunter.com http://www.usagoals.com
i bet you love watching qpr-wigan every weekend.
try atdhenet DOT tv…
or firstrowsports DOT tv
Cheers =)
Well well, game on.
Madrid needs a change of structure. They have to clog that midfield or they will be run over here.
Wow Pepe is pretty detestable.
that’s embarrassing.
Here comes Ozil. Good times.
so tired of barca harassing referees in mass
Time Warner here. I’d look through the directory or do a search but I don’t want to miss any of this!
Thanks though.
This game is turning into an acting clinic. So frustrating, even if it is predictable by now.
and there’s another one from him, stepping on Messi it looked like to me
Jermaine Jones got 8 games for stepping on someone’s foot, Pepe just deliberately steps on Messi’s hand. I know it’s a different league and Messi didn’t have an existing injury, but that got to be a similar suspension?
LOL well here in LA, in teh San Fernando valley area at least my friends have Time Warner, I believe somewhere around 858 or 860 there’s a GolTv and there are some in the 320-390 range, in fact I think for some stupid reason there might be a couple with the HD and non-HD go figure?
if it helps? lol at least for next week lol
What the crap Real? Real needs some much better defending. They have the offense to destroy teams but whenever they get put on their heels they look like this
Eric Abidal is solid.
This is offensive soccer from Madrid, offensive.
Yeah, all the extracurricular activity is sad.
Pepe and Carvahlo are portuguese national team cheap. Can’t wait to see what Mourinho complains about this time.
“Messi always gets the calls, and we get a player ejected and then that’s how they score..”
(stops to think in confused hesitation)
“Oh wait! NO, No no, sorry no, that’s not it, they just got lucky today like in the La Liga game with luck”
(repeats)
“oh wait no they scored on great passing from Messi and great combo but predictable corner kick just like WC semis…”
“Hmmm well we didn’t get enough wrong calls to go in our favor, the 3 wrong offsides & 2 fouls that should have been reds weren’t enough”
I really don’t understand how anyone can be a fan of this madrid team. They dive, take cheap shots, complain constantly and have no idea what the word sportsmanship means.
Jose still afraid to play Barcelona with an attacking line-up. I think they can, but the 5-0 thrashing must be too heavy for him to forget. Pepe, for those confused, showed how one plays to injure.
I´m just pissed with Madrid and the Madrid players, today I´m ashamed to be a galactico…
Actually, Pepe had been trying all game to break legs, much worse than the tread. If fouls are given out based on a players preexisting physical condition, refs will need medical degrees.
I think Ramos led the chorus, and it worked, as the linesman called some ‘even’ offside later on.
this thug should be banned
just got home and finish watching the game on my dvr, all I can say…status quo!
+1 Mourinho totally screwed up on this one, deserves full blame. Starting Carvalho, who has not played for months, and Altintop, who has hardly ever played. And then not starting Ozil or Kaka–or both together. And starting both Benzema and Higuan together did not work at all. I think Mourinho has lost his mind, is a total disgrace. Would love to see him get fired and replaced with Zidane.
All that said, Barcelona has never looked better. Their defense is from another planet.