Betis vs Barça: two leaders face to face

The tie is at 50 percent "

Pepe Mel , Betis coach

Virtually no time to digest the last day of the season and to turn the Golden Ball and everything around him , we intersemanal day of Copa del Rey. Quarter-finals of a competition that starts to get serious and that among others, brings a derby under his arm, which will measure on Thursday to Real Madrid and Atlético in a match that promises and other matchup that pits the two leaders of our country's domestic competition, the top division in Barcelona and Real Betis in the silver.

For some time the two rivals did not see the faces, more or less since all Betis dropped, but not many different moods, however seemingly different link where to find each other, which are among the Catalans and Andalusians . The two lead the league and Pepe Mel are on the third place (where start positions of the four promotion play-off) four-point cushion. Betis has become the top candidate to return to the elite and, to date, the tournament's surprise KO

It is therefore not unreasonable to hear the words of his coach, Mel of course understands the difficulty of the tie but that nothing in the world gives up before starting it. The phrase that heads the post is your statement of intent including a set that, like Barcelona, is accustomed to winning and that will not go on stage as complicated as the Camp Nou to see them coming. Betis wants to give the stroke as it has done so far and it will put all the eggs in one basket.

That meat, on offense, has name: Ruben Castro . In his best season as a player wants to rob a Stadium which will see three golden boys (Messi, Iniesta and Xavi) are honored before the game. Take advantage of this festive atmosphere and to catch the Catalans contrapié is possibly the only way to stand up to those of Pep Guardiola, who will pull rotations but (is owner Afellay?) Is the lesson learned from the second round, where the Athletic not succumb to football in Barcelona, and ripped a tie that has learned to glory in San Mames.

In this spirit travels to Barcelona Betis. It will be difficult for visitors, but to see two leaders face to face (there was a time when the Barca-Betis were synonymous goals) is always exciting. To see what lies ahead.

In NDF | Ruben Castro, later than early