COPA DEL REY FINAL: REAL MADRID 3-3 BARCELONA

Real Madrid 3-3 Barcelona. The Copa del Rey has produced six Clasico finals in its 112-year history and it's all square so far, but a seventh showpiece between Spain's two top teams is now a reality after Barca beat Real Sociedad 3-1 on aggregate to join Madrid in April's big cup clash.

On Tuesday night, Carlo Ancelotti's side became the first team in the competition's history to reach the final of the Copa without conceding a single goal after advancing with a 5-0 aggregate win over last year's winners Atletico.

But Barcelona's route to the final was similarly impressive, with Gerardo Martino's men winning all but one of their games on their way to the meeting with Madrid on April 19, sealing their spot in the showpiece thanks to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Wednesday.

The first time Barca met Madrid in a Copa del Rey final was way back in 1936, just under a month before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.

source:http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2014/02/12/4614798/from-civil-war-to-messis-tears-barcelona-madrids-copa-del?ICID=AR_PN_4

FOOTBALL:MULLER & MESSI ERA KEEMASAN

 

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Real Madrid: 32nd league crown

Real's 3-0 away win over Athletic Bilbao sealed the league, putting them seven points clear of last year's winners and arch rivals Barcelona with just two games to go and delivering the team's 32nd league crown. 

 

About 2,000 fans poured into central Madrid to party around the stone fountain of Cibeles, the goddess of nature depicted on a chariot pulled by a pair of lions. Fans danced in drunken revelry, waving Real Madrid scarves and flags and chanting. Others drove to the city centre beeping their horns and waving flags out of car windows.

source: Dailynews

SPORT: MADRID MAIN FOOTBALL TEAMS

Madrid's three main football teams are Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. Getafe is a city in the Madrid Metropolitan area and is therefore also included here.

When Real Madrid and Atlético coincide in the first division, the Spanish Footbal League normally ensures that they play at home on alternate weekends. Whilst the majority of games are played on Sunday, starting at 5 p.m. in winter and 7 p.m. in summer, matches are often scheduled at other times or even on Saturdays to allow teams to prepare mid-week European fixtures, or to allow for televised games. Occasionally, league games are also played mid-week. 

Real Madrid

Real Madrid, officially the best football team of the 20th Century as recognised by FIFA, play at the famous Santiago Bernabéu stadium located near the Paseo de Castellana in Calle Concha Espina, s/n, 28026 Madrid (Metro: Santiago Bernabéu, Line 10). The Bernabéu Stadium has capacity for around 80,400 seated spectators and was built in 1947.

   

Atlético de Madrid
Atlético's stadium is the Vicente Calderon, inaugurated in 1966 and located in the Paseo Virgen del puerto, 67 - 28005 Madrid (Metro: Marqués de Vadillo, Line 5). The stadium seats over 55,000 spectators. Tickets to games can be bought at the stadium ticket offices from 11.00 a.m. on the day of the match.

Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano play at the Teresa Rivero stadium inaugurated in 1976 and located at Calle Payaso Fofó s/n, 28018 Madrid (Metro: Portazgo, Line 1). The stadium has a capacity of just over 15,000 seats. Tickets to games may be obtained at the stadium ticket offices between 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. and normally go on sale one week before each game.

 

  

Getafe CF

Getafe Club de Futbol play at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium, inaugurated in 1998 and located at Avenida Teresa de Calcuta S/N 28903 Getafe, Madrid (Metro: Getafe Central, Line 12). The stadium has a capacity of just over 17,000 seats. Tickets to games may be obtained at the stadium ticket offices between 9:30am and 1:30am, and also 5:00pm a 8:30pm except on Saturdays. On match days, tickets may also be obtained from 11am up until the end of the first half.

El Clasico

El Clasico (bahasa Inggris: The Classic; juga dikenal sebagai El Derbi Espanyol atau El Classic) adalah nama umum yang diberikan untuk setiap pertandingan sepak bola antara FC Barcelona dan Real Madrid. Pertemuan mereka terjadi setiap tahun sebagai bagian dari kompetisi La Liga Spanyol, dengan maksimum sembilan pertandingan tahun, dengan dua tambahan di Copa del Rey, Liga Champions, dan Supercopa de Espana, dengan kemungkinan lain dalam Piala Super UEFA dan Final Liga Champions. Kedua klub ini adalah klub-klub yang paling mengikuti pertandingan sepak bola di dunia, disaksikan oleh ratusan juta orang.

Persaingan itu muncul dengan sejarah bahwa Madrid dan Barcelona adalah dua kota terbesar di Spanyol, dan dua klub adalah klub sepakbola paling berhasil dan berpengaruh di negeri ini. Real Madrid telah mengumpulkan 73 piala dan Barcelona 68, sementara Athletic Bilbao datang ketiga dengan 32 piala. Mereka kadang-kadang diidentifikasi dengan lawan posisi politik, dengan Real Madrid yang mewakili bangsa Spanyol dan Barcelona yang mewakili bangsa Catalan.