Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo come together for Wednesday

We can do a whole post to discuss the respective parties FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on Sunday, because of the similarities between the two games. Both won their games outright, although not to the extreme. Both took their appointment as a kind of training before the first leg of Copa del Rey will face them next Wednesday. And both the beat with note, showing that come at a good time playing, high morals, and above all, with its stars shining the most.

The Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-0, while FC Barcelona did the same against Osasuna 5-1. Both teams received favors arbitration in key moments of the match. In the first goal Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos's work, there was a possible lack of goalkeeper Ricardo Carvalho on Moya. While with 1-1 in the Camp Nou, the referee expelled Arribas in a somewhat rigorous. However, I think almost all agree that, until such time seen the performance of both teams, everything pointed to local victories loosely.

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe

Sunday at 12:00 noon, we saw a line that keeps Madrid in recent matches, either with more or less intensity. But Madrid is clearly recovered the collective sense in the game, and that includes especially the defensive network, with a defending team together and coordinated more than in the first part of the season. Again, a clean sheet and Adam practically no work to do.

On the offensive, the team recovering the freshness that characterized last season, with the best in the world as backlash hallmark. Especially because Di Maria has regained strength and Özil has a good physical moment. The German plan, and Cristiano Ronaldo runs. Yesterday three more goals and another party to frame the stands knew thank. We are, no doubt, to the best version of crack leading Portuguese race.

FC Barcelona 5-1 Osasuna

Sounds like a joke, but despite the results were not to the best version of Barça. But this is simply due to the circumstances. The circumstances of having a cushion of 10 points over their pursuers, and keep in mind one of the first big games of the season: the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu Cup next Wednesday.

So the club, with the intensity of his game well below usual, resorted to some flashes of brilliance, with Messi protagonist, how-not to settle the duel. Osasuna's goal was only a warning for a defense much more clueless than usual.


Christian threw down the gauntlet in the morning with three goals, and Messi picked it up with other four goals anxious. Barca has won from favorites for Cup semifinals, but would point out that the real difference between the teams is not far from 15 points. Especially not now.

It is true that low of Real Madrid for the first leg are both numerous and serious, especially for its concentration on the defensive: Casillas, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Coentrao and Di Maria. In any other party guarantees the reserves would be, but when is the FC Barcelona forward, there is reason for concern. They should have the club before the fierce backlash from an offensive full fitness, and conscious of facing one of their few opportunities to save the season.