Varane balances the forces between Madrid and Barca

Real Madrid and FC Barcelona drew about in the first leg semi-final of the Copa del Rey played a few hours ago at the Santiago Bernabéu. An intensity-packed duel with absolutely frantic sections, especially in the first part, in which control of the game alternated between both teams. Especially in the first period, which began and ended with domain Madrid, with a middle section in which the club was about to do much damage.

Both teams with ideas as clear as differentiated from one another. The Madrid only pushed the ball out Barca in the first line, trying to embarrass Pinto, Puyol and Alves especially. This caused many thefts were costing about a dislike to Blaugrana. But once the Tito Vilanova managed to overcome that first line of pressure, the Madrid delayed their lines, closing spaces in the middle and after waiting launch against theft. To do this, Callejón and Ronaldo's career, and a marking Özil immeasurable time.

Barca on the other hand, needed no effort to retrieve the ball as Madrid trailed itself gave him with long balls. Easy to Puyol and Piqué splendid, that was unlucky that his only fault serve the entire match Real Madrid to score.

But before that the club had gone ahead, and in the second half when Cesc took advantage of poor coordination of the defense white. The Alley clearance is not conclusive, and do evil white central line in advance with the White squad still clearly breaking the offside. As a result, hand in hand before which nothing can Diego Lopez makes a little work, but starring in a couple of speeches of great merit.

The goal left Madrid for a few minutes on the ropes, rushed and weak. That's when the club reached its peak and may make blood superiority of his rival, but certainly neither sought, nor had their best day in front of goal. Messi was less incisive than usual highly sought by Madrid players, while Pedro and Cesc missed a couple of clear chances to kill off the tie virtually.

And is that Madrid was cut in half, looking for a goal necessary to avoid seeing very truncated their aspirations in the tie, throwing more courage than football. Benzema and Cristiano had chances to equalize, but put the final 1-1 Man of the Match: Raphael Varane. This came in a cross from the right wing of the French central Özil tops in its absolute discretion to the net after winning the position to Cesc and Pique. A footballer of only 19 who still has much room for improvement, but that has shown the high level already yielding treasures to perfection in a scenario of high demand. We speak not only the goal, but his excellent work on the defensive, saving a goal under the line and showing a blistering pace earning a career to Messi, and appearing from nowhere to disrupt a heads of Cesc.

The match at Camp Nou render judgment within a month. Real have saved a difficult game, not only for the 0-1 against for much of the shock, but it was conditioned at eleven because of the low. Barca, meanwhile, is going with a bittersweet taste. Although a draw at the Bernabeu is always a great achievement, is back home with the feeling that I could have gotten much better loot.