Despite all the noise and mist around him, the game always finds its own way, often unpredictable, unexpected, and nothing else because that is the essence that makes this sport so special, everything is possible. He showed the Mirandés last night and has done it again Real Madrid today. And doubly so. No scenario as the Cup for the great tragedies.
Blaugrana lineup gala. White offensive lineup. Forced by the defeat and the image of the leg, the Madrid of today had nothing to do with that funky version offended Real Madrid. 4-2-3-1 with Ramos-Pepe at the back, Alonso-Lass in midfield and Kaka, midfielder Ozil in. The start of Madrid was not only strength and courage, had a lot of football. Largely thanks to the pair of hooks formed by the Brazilian and German sounded more refined than ever.
Suffocating pressure and football between the lines. Barca do not speak, but of Madrid. The Blaugrana began the game changed over. A few seconds Higuain wasted a gift and looks like a bad joke. Bothered by his rival, with knitting problems early in the game, got in his field by the white lines adelantadísimas, FC Barcelona only managed long balls in oxygen with Alexis and the occasional outbreak of against it.
In the first leg Real danger just pulled a couple of times. In the first half hour of the return until the goal was around five times the crossbar Özil whiplash included. The world upside down: the team lacked control driver, the team failed him scoring the goal.
Barca began to find himself when Xavi picked up a ball and went for three friends: Alves, Alexis and Messi. The search for that round in the area Coentrão and Christian, was a vent that the Blaugrana Six attempted often, especially after the withdrawal of Iniesta, again injured hamstring, and checking with the minutes Fabregas disconnection . When Cesc Fabregas makes, free to move about and dedicated to the vertical and chaos, is destabilizing. But when he had to play inside, having to play the usual role of Iniesta, but still appearing, is he still has many hours of study.
The first act must topped as the great works: a dramatic twist. When it seemed that everything would remain as it was with the descent of the curtain, Messi came on the scene and attracted all eyes. Alonso, Pepe, Ramos and Arbeloa went to bar his way, oblivious to everyone else. The Argentine Pedro dropped a bomb and activated the explosive. No time to recover from the blow, Madrid received the second: a shell that has been nailed Alves in the squad. When White did not lack drama of all: to him was unfavorable Fortune: Özil met with the crossbar and Alves perfection.
At the turn of the rest had turned the tables. Or so it seemed. The boat began to spin as he had done throughout the first half and the mother looked shocked, accentuated by the loss of connection Özil-Kaka. But did not give up and the Blaugrana, Iniesta orphans, failed to impose their own pace or use of the spaces to give a third strike that had just knocked out his opponent.
After powerful artillery for the first time in the second half, Madrid took 22 minutes to finish off door. But the first hit. Özil reappeared to filter a perfect pass and nailed the shot Christian. The goal spurred the Madrid. Twice dead. Twice resurrected. It was not even five minutes had gone and only four after Benzema, French said the unexplained absence of their taking advantage of a poor clearance to make a hat Piqué as Puyol, Pinto shoot and score the second goal.
The tie gave the mother an injection of energy: how not to be a goal of a memorable feat. When Barca went a little scared and with good reason, seeing so unexpectedly close to the edge. He knew suffering and pressed on defense, but without giving up attack to fight back. What's more, after losing Iniesta and with it a vertex capital, was left without his emergency exit: with Alexis was the ability to play back the rival. Messi was that there is little, and Messi showed his face: He called the ball over and over, tirelessly, knowing how much his team needed him to offset the balance of fear.
The Blaugrana were able to play a role for which they are not made and resisted until the final draw. The Madrid gave so much and missed so little that it is inevitable to think of time lost a week ago. Although his team has been eliminated, after the great match lived tonight, Real Madrid has been a great taste. This are accorded Madrid, Madrid self this makes them feel proud. Yes, the digestion may not be easy: the great feast of today is not worth the lack of hunger last week.
Barca will not hurt if you stay with a bitter aftertaste after the game today. It is precisely the great team tonight that has been eliminated in a playoff that lasts 180 minutes. But it should not underestimate the fact that Madrid has dominated the field and managed a 2-0 draw after. The worst are Alexis lesions (one or two weeks off) and, above all, Iniesta, the muscle again cursed. And one more aspect: faces a tough semi-final against Valencia and Levante, a weight in luggage to pursue to Madrid in the league.
As you have found, I have not said a peep about the arbitration until the final paragraph. I did not want to soil the story of a splendid match with a referee horrific mistakes. It is unfortunate that such an incompetent spot a duel of such high significance, but it did. And not infrequently. Those who ate were many: both hands on the area plus other potential penalties blaugrana both, another folly of Pepe, a second yellow Lass ... And to add insult to injury Ramos expelled in a set that was no big deal (of course not for the story that began Busquets) and, above all, the absurdity of the final whistle: the first time the club gets the second goal after taking a dead ball in overtime and the second with all the changes, the attention medical and Tanganyika, not only discounted just three minutes, but that beeps a few seconds before they are met when Madrid was about to draw a foul. Inexplicable.
PS. One last thing: to see if for every comment on arbitration football similar amount. Ah! And one more: chapeau with Casillas.
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