Ronaldo's extra time goal was enough to win Real Madrid the Copa del Rey title, Real Madrid will play Barcelona for the third time in a month, this time the winner will be over two legs and the winner will play in London in the final of the Champions League, there is a lot at stake and as expected the game will be played at a really high tempo.
Mourinho is known for his tactics, his tactics worked well against Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey, I hope the tactics work once again in the first leg of the competition.
Barcelona thumped Real Madrid 5-0 earlier this season, a similar scoreline is unimaginable for a Real Madrid fan, anything similar will surely wrap up the tie even before the second leg is played.
Real Madrid should be wary of the Barcelona mid-fielders, they play football which is very pleasing on the eye, it is always patient build up. Lionel Messi as expected will play in the first leg, his presence is always a threat and on his day he can go past several defenders and score crucial goals, he has done it in the past and he is certainly capable of doing it again.
1960 and 2002 were the years when Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win the European Cup, it will be Madrid's 13th European final should they get past their bitter rivals Barcelona.
Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2002, they beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final, thanks to a stunning volley from the one and only Zidane or Zizou as his fans call him. Real Madrid won 3-1 on aggregate against Barcelona the very same year in the semi-final, history certainly favors Real Madrid but no one can predict the outcome of the game, it is very difficult to call this one. Barcelona will surely have revenge on their minds after being pipped in the Copa del Rey.
Lionel Messi has scored 50 goals this season which also is a record, he has scored 9 goals thus far in the Champions League and he is also the highest scorer, it is very important for Real to keep him quiet in tomorrow's game.
Team News:
Several first team players were rested for the game against Valencia, all the main players are expected to start against Barcelona. Sami Khedira will miss this crucial game because of an injury and Ricardo Carvalho is banned after he picked up a yellow card against Lyon in the quarter-finals.
