The Madrid Derby

by paperbackwriter Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:16 pm

Might very well be the game that decides La Liga.

If Madrid loose or draw tonight, Barcelona got it all in their own hands at the Nou Camp in a little less than 2 weeks.

Remaining games for Madrid:

Atl Madrid away tonight.
Sporting de Gijon home, 14/4.
Barcelona away, 21/4.
Sevilla home, 29/4.
Granada away, 6/5.
Mallorca home, 13/5.

So if they are to drop anymore points this season except against Barca. Then it seems like tonight is the most likely of nights.

Meanwhile, Atl Madrid are desperately chasing an European spot.

Tune in, this might be a cracker!

by aleumdance Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:18 pm

some good football today

first bayern vs dortmund

then Arsenal game

after that the Annual Patetico Attempt at being relevant

by che Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:19 pm

madrid also play bilbao away...

by paperbackwriter Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:21 pm

che wrote:madrid also play bilbao away...

Right, missed that one from the official fixture list on the RM homepage since it was listed as match day 20 somehow.

Oh crap.

:vagi:

by dostoevsky Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:22 pm

As Che pointed out, if I were Madrid I'd be more worried about the game away to Bilbao with very few matches left for either side to recover in if they slip up, with the pressure of whatever result comes from the Clasico.

I can't see Atletico taking points off of Mourinho's team today, though it should be a highly entertaining match. I see a two goal margin in it for Real Madrid though.

by halamadrid2 Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:24 pm

Bilbao have literally nothing to play for, they wont make CL because they are too far from it and they have automatically made EL through getting to the final of the Copa Del Rey

i would be more worried about the supposedly easy teams than the "tough" ones, because we have a tendency of slacking against those teams

by che Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:24 pm

tbh bilbao have to seriously pick their game up to get points against madrid... they lost by more than 3 goals the last 3, if not 4 games against them...

by halamadrid2 Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:25 pm

thats at home, they are a trouble side away

by dostoevsky Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:28 pm

You forget that Bielsa will be trying to please his prospective employers.

The Madrid Derby 20ql8o9

by Le Samourai Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:29 pm

Simeone is a park the bus coach no?

by che Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:29 pm

first of all, lulz at bielsa at madrid

secondly, wouldn't he want to lose if he wanted to please them? :vagi:

by Le Samourai Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:30 pm

dostoevsky wrote:You forget that Bielsa will be trying to please his prospective employers.

Athletic has EL to worry about

The Madrid Derby 20ql8o9

by S Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:32 pm

che wrote:first of all, lulz at bielsa at madrid

secondly, wouldn't he want to lose if he wanted to please them? :vagi:

I think he was talking about Bielsa looking to please Barca by winning against Madrid.

Or is it ? :vagi:

by che Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:36 pm

Surag wrote:

I think he was talking about Bielsa looking to please Barca by winning against Madrid.

Or is it ? :vagi:

:vagi:

makes sense...

by dostoevsky Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:38 pm

Well he is the Rich man's Pep :coffee:

Spoiler:

by The_ItalianFool Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:39 pm

I will hopefully be at this match.

Going to buy tickets right now, I hope they dont sell out cause there arent many left....

by TheRedStag Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:40 pm

I hold some hope that Atletico can get a result tonight though it is doubtful.

Maybe Bielsa will want to beat Madrid because winning is always better than losing/drawing and nothing to do with impressing any future employers. :I'munoriginal: