SSC 1st leg: Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Sunday, 14 August, 2011 @ 10PM Barcelona Time!


Line-up Predictions:

Valdes
Adriano Masch/Puyol Pique Abidal
Busquets
Xavi Iniesta
Villa Messi Pedro

OR

Valdes
Adriano Masch/Puyol Pique Abidal
Busquets
Xavi Iniesta
Messi Thiago Villa

If u want to play with Thiago instead of Pedro.. than u have to put Thiago on the wings & Iniesta in the midfield..
Thiago is great dribbler & scorer.. would do better upfront.. we need an experinced player like Iniesta in the middle! Xaviiesta is a MUST in the midfield!

Sanchez could be the Super Sub with Pedro/Thiago in 2nd half!

I think Puyol will be Guardiola's surprise for this match!

Kieta played as a DM in preseason.. this is a hint from Guardiola that next season, we might see a rotation between Kieta & Busq " DM "..

Masch rotate with Pique/Puyol & Fontas on CB! another option is Abidal as a CB especially in Big Games when Pique/Puyol are not available!

If Busq & Pique are not fit

this will be my line-up:

Valdes
Alves - Mascherano - Abidal - Adriano
Xavi - Kieta - Iniesta
Pedro - Messi - Villa

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If they were fit:

Valdes
Alves - Pique- Abidal - Adriano
Xavi - Busq- Iniesta
Pedro - Messi - Villa


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Note:


Training Report (Thursday, 11/8/2011)

- All players are Back in Training!
- Injured players "trained alone": Puyol, Afellay & Maxwell
- Busq and Piqué, doubtful.. Sergio and Piqué availability depends on response to treatment
- B team Players: Cuenca, Lobato, Dalmau, Montoya and Dos Santos
- Juvenil A "U-19": Dongou (16, CF)

More Info in this Link:
https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t5314p15-barca-training-reports-updates

If we get Cesc deal finalized tomorrow, I wonder if by the 2nd leg Cesc would be used as a sub

Also to note I dont have faith in any of our B players (Cuenca, Lobato, Dalmau, Montoya and Dos Santos) for a match of this magnitude

windkick wrote:Also to note I dont have faith in any of our B players (Cuenca, Lobato, Dalmau, Montoya and Dos Santos) for a match of this magnitude

no one said they will play..

its a normal part of Guardiola's plan.. he calls some B team & Youth players for most sessions... especially, top prospects to help them develop & get some experience by training with first team players !

Khaledbarca wrote:Kieta played as a DM in preseason.. this is a hint from Guardiola that next season, we might see a rotation between Kieta & Busq " DM "..

Masch rotate with Pique/Puyol & Fontas on CB! another option is Abidal as a CB especially in Big Games when Pique/Puyol are not available!

khaled, this is really hard to understand and accept. I mean what is the implication here. Is it that Keita is a better DM than Mascherano? Or that Mascherano is so good as a CB and possibly even better than he is as a DM that we now think of him more as a CB and that's one reason why we don't want to buy any CB? Neither of these make much sense.

Mascherano is the best destroyer DM in the world, I feel we would be more secure with Abidal at CB and Maschete at DM.

I think it all depends if Puyol is 100%

Who from the first team wont be playing this match?Busquets, Pique& Puyol?

metinsk wrote:Who from the first team wont be playing this match?Busquets, Pique& Puyol?

check this link: https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t5314-barca-training-reports-updates

Barca Squad Traveling to Madrid
(23 Players inculding injured players)!!

GK: Valdes Pinto

Defenders: Alves Montoya Pique Puyol Fontas Abidal Muniesa Adriano Maxwell

Midfielders: Busquets Mascherano DosSantos Xavi Keita Iniesta Thiago

Forwards: Afellay Alexis Pedro Messi Villa

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada11-12/08/13/n110813118761.html

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Guardiola: (Press conference today):

"Puyol is doing very well, he's still in pain but he's doing the steps needed. He'll soon be with us, we need him a lot"

Cesc will be immediately available given he didn't play this summer?
"I don't know, he's not here, so I can't answer that."

Pep acting like the deal is done already

Players jersey numbers for the Supercup:

Thiago (11), Fontás (24), Alexis Sánchez (9), Dos Santos (28), Montoya (35)

Good luck guys, hoping for an entertaining match.
Break a leg (i don't mean it literally, or do i ).

Ace wrote:Good luck guys, hoping for an entertaining match.
Break a leg (i don't mean it literally, or do i ).

i think u do... :?:

Classico " Barcelona vs Real Madrid "

213 Official Matches
Real Madrid: 86W
Barcelona: 83W
Draws: 44

`Spanish Super Cup Matches: 8

Real Madrid: 5W
FC Barcelona: 2W
Draws: 1
Real Madrid goals: 17
FC Barcelona goals: 8

- Barca played realmadrid 4 times in Spanish Super Cup & lost all on agg. (1988 1990 1993 1997)!

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`Other stats:

- 5 of the last 6 Spanish Super Cups have been won by the side that won the league.
- Barcelona hold the record for the most Supercopa wins (9), with one more than Real Madrid.
- Whenever, Barca wins the CL (92,06,09) they also win the SSC !

Puyol, Xavi, Busq & Pique Out according to Cat radio!

Valdes
Alves Mascherano Abidal Adriano
Thiago Keita Iniesta
Alexis Messi Villa

its official now:!!!

Valdés, Alves, Mascherano, Abidal, Adriano, Thiago, Keita, Iniesta, Messi, Alexis y Villa

Bench : Pinto, Fontàs, Dos Santos, Pedro, Piqué, Sergio B. y Xavi !

What the crap, why not start Pique and use Mascerano as a DM instead of Keita

windkick wrote:What the crap, why not start Pique and use Mascerano as a DM instead of Keita

its seems that both pique & xavi are not 100%!!
Guardiola wants to rest them until wednesday (2nd leg)!!

WTFFFFFFFF hahahahahah :P

Barca Parking the Bus:P score 1-2 @ Bernabeu:P Like:P

LOLOLOLOL

Without 5 players from starting 11 we lead on Bernabueu

LOLOLOLOL

Madrid are an embarassment to call themselves number 2 team in the world.