REA 1:1 BAR | Real Madrid - FC Barcelona (Copa del Rey)

Copa del Rey

Real – Barcelona

1:1 (end)

final

Real Madrid

1:1 (0:0)

FC Barcelona

Wednesday 30.01.2013, 21:00 • Santiago Bernabéu • Copa del Rey

		Barcelona survived the final moments, the game ended in a tie. We'll get to know who will get to the finals in the second leg that will be played at Camp Nou in Barcelona. (22:54:32)
		Game over.
	90+3	Big pressure for Real in the area, both shots by Modrić and Özil are blocked.
	90+3	Alves gets to the ball first, but it will be another corner kick.
	90+3	Both teams had opportunities, but Özil gives his team a corner kick.
	90+1	Three minutes to be added on.
	90	Real takes possession after a foul on Arbeloa.
	89	Alonso gets a yellow after taking down Messi.
	89	Corner kick by Xavi is too long.
	88	Both teams want to win, but Barcelona goes for it more now, Alba denied by López.
	86	We're heading into very interesting final minutes with Barcelona in possession.
	85	Fabregas goes off the field as he's substituted by Thiago.
	84	Barcelona back on the ball, trying to regain the lead.
	83	Real suddenly looking very confident out there.
	82	Barcelona captain Carles Puyol gets a yellow.
	81	Goal for Real! A corner kick by Özil results in the game-tying goal! Mesut found RAPHAËL VARANE in the penalty area and the defender put it into the bottom corner to give Pinto no chance to stop it.
	80	Messi again, this time López came out to steal the ball from his feet.
	80	Messi in another chance, Varane proves he's an elite back.
	79	Alexis finds Messi and he fires the ball home, the ref spoils the celebration by calling offside.
	77	Özil and Higuaín had a good chance now, but both hesitated with the ball which led to their loss of it.
	76	First substitution made by Barcelona, Pedro goes off, Alexis on.
	75	Barcelona with the ball, saving time.
	74	A cross by Khedira goes into the area, both Ronaldo and Higuaín are offside.
	74	Xavi kicked it, but Real regains the ball.
	73	Big shot by Messi from the penalty area, Essien blocks it, corner kick ensues.
	72	Alves gets a yellow for a foul on Ronaldo.
	71	Modrić was there to finish off a great passing play, a defender blocked the shot.
	71	Barcelona still in possession.
	70	Great pass by Alves gets Fabregas in a perfect position, the only scorer of the game puts it over the bar.
	69	Real, however, can't get to the range from where they could fire the ball on goal.
	68	Real goes all-in, their defence looks wide-open.
	67	Not a good corner kick, Barcelona in possession.
	67	Interesting ball into the penalty area and it almost got to Ronaldo, but Piqué saves the day.
	66	We just had an opportunity to look at the stats. 15 fouls by Real, only one by Barcelona tonight.
	64	Barcelona controls possession saving more time.
	64	Second substitution for Real, Benzema is going off, Gonzalo Higuaín is the fresh player in.
	63	What a big shot by Alves, López had troubles with it, but managed to make the save.
	63	Alves' cross covered by the home defence.
	62	Foul by Carvalho on Messi, Barcelona gets possession.
	62	Benzema a recipient of a cross, but he's covered tight.
	61	Real found the sought-for edge and is now looking to score and equalizer.
	60	Beautiful cross by Essien, Ronaldo could tie things up, but the ball flies just wide.
	58	First substitution of the night, José Callejón comes off and Luka Modrić comes onto the field.
	57	Özil crosses one to the doorstep, not accurate enough.
	57	Ronaldo is still struggling tonight which might be what hurts the home team the most.
	56	Offside called against Barcelona, not according to the replay though.
	56	Fabregas looked dangerous getting past the defence, Varane makes a last-moment tackle.
	55	Momentum is swinging, but Barcelona is mostly trying to save some time.
	53	Barcelona in possession, clock starts ticking.
	51	Real will have to fight hard to overcome the lead. Alba is now in some pain after a tackle with Essien.
	50	Goal for Barcelona! The visiting team takes the lead early in the second half! Busquets stole the football and just gave it to CESC FABREGAS who was in a great position and gave López no chance to make a save.
	49	Arbeloa had to go back to López, but the home goalkeeper is able to deal with this one.
	48	Iniesta and Messi played that one well, but couldn't finish it off with the penalty area just stuffed with Real players.
	47	Benzema had the football in the penalty area, his shot goes over the bar.
	47	Barcelona in possession early in the second half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Exciting soccer tonight in Madrid, even though neither of the two teams has been able to score a goal yet. We'll see if the scoreboard changes in the second half.
		1st halftime finished.
	45	Puyol had to stop Ronaldo's break-in by himself now.
	45	Ronaldo looking for Özil with a cross, good cover by the Barcelona defence.
	44	Barcelona looking dangerous in front of Real's goal, Pedro is called offside though.
	42	Alba tried to penetrate to the penalty area, Varane stops him with a slide.
	42	Dangerous play by Callejón stopping Alba, the ref shows him yellow.
	41	Some pushing between Alonso and Alves, none of them gets a yellow card though.
	40	Barcelona looking to slow things down here late in the first half.
	39	Özil finished a counter-attack, the shot is blocked.
	38	Real is looking very offensively-minded right now.
	37	Alves collided with Pinto who looks injured, after some time, he looks alright, will stay in the game.
	36	Callejón in another chance, this time looking for Benzema, but it wouldn't go.
	35	Özil kicked the corner, Pinto and Puyol get the football out of danger.
	34	Essien looked a little dangerous, Alba makes it a corner kick.
	34	Callejón was looking to come through individually, Busquets stops him.
	32	Messi kicks it high over the crossbar.
	32	Barcelona wanted Ronaldo to get a yellow card for that, ref is not handing one out of his pocket.
	31	Ronaldo does a similar thing to Alves, but this time it's a foul. Good position for a free kick for Barcelona.
	31	Messi with the ball, good sliding tackle by Essien.
	30	Callejón was about to receive the pass to a good position, good job by Jordi Alba to break the play up.
	29	Arbeloa stops a Barcelona attack on the left wing.
	28	Keeping Ronaldo off the football has been critical for Barcelona defence so far.
	28	Momentum has switched to Real's side as they are know in possession and looking to attack.
	27	First big chance for the home team, Callejón found Benzema in a good position, the latter's drive goes wide.
	26	Another chance is stopped, Fábregas was offside.
	25	Barcelona has possession looking to open the scoring.
	24	Barcelona with another big chance, Xavi had the ball in front of the wide-open goal after a big mistake by Real defence, Raphaël Varane makes a big-time block at the goal line.
	23	After Iniesta got fouled in midfield, Diego López had to fetch the football in order to keep it out of danger.
	22	Rough play on Busquets by Callejón, should've been a yellow card maybe.
	21	Counter-attack by Real, Ronaldo can't keep it going on the right side.
	21	Free kick performed by Xavi and the football hit the crossbar of López's goal!
	20	Iniesta taken down illegally, free kick for Barcelona.
	19	Benzema with a cross into the area looking for Ronaldo who was just a couple feet away from it.
	19	Özil couldn't get past three defenders, no chance there for the midfielder.
	18	Barcelona with the football trying to create an attack.
	18	Ronaldo trying to penetrate into the penalty area again, Alves makes another good play to save Barcelona from danger.
	17	Set play doesn't work well for Barcelona, the home team has possession.
	16	Ricardo Carvalho gets a yellow for a foul on Fabregas.
	15	Ronaldo almost stole the football away on a great press, Alves managed to kick it out of play just in time.
	14	Barcelona with possession, patiently exchanging passes in their own half.
	13	Great cross by Andrés Iniesta to Jordi Alba, shot goes wide.
	13	Ronaldo was a recipient of one great pass into a good scoring position, Carles Puyol prevents the football from getting to the Portuguese star.
	11	Messi penetrated through the defence of Real all the way into the penalty area where he found Fabrégas with a no-look pass. Not much space for Cesc there, he managed to fire one, not a good shot though.
	10	Corner kick defended by Barcelona.
	9	Good try by Essien that could've gone in had Pinto not made a stop that deflected the football over the bar.
	9	Real is slowly building up another attack from their own half.
	8	Callejón crosses it in looking for Benzema, Pinto scoops up the ball.
	8	Long air pass by Diego López who tried to get a Real attack going, the ball ends up in the hands of Pinto after all.
	7	Barcelona failed on an attack via the left wing, Xabi Alonso loses the ball on the counter-attack, great sliding tackle by Messi.
	6	Lionel Messi failed to come through individually, decided to look for Pedro then, who was caught offside.
	5	Daniel Alves hit hard by Arbeloa and it looks as though he is hurt. He's taken off the field, Barcelona has to play in ten men.
	4	Real looking to create another attack, but the visiting team breaks it up quickly.
	3	Corner kick played into the penalty area by Ronaldo, foul by José Callejón gives Barcelona possession.
	2	Great job by Ronaldo getting the ball past the wall, but Pinto made a spectacular stop.
	2	A foul by Piqué results in a yellow card for the Barcelona player, Cristiano Ronaldo will kick a free kick from a good scoring position.
	1	Real kicked the game off.
	1	Game started.
		Hello everyone, welcome at the live report of the game one of Copa del Rey semifinals between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. When these two teams meet, it's usually one of the most anticipated and most followed soccer events of the year. This is no exception as the two participants of the hottest rivalry in Spanish soccer are about to square off for a place in the finals of Spanish King's Cup - the Copa del Rey. Even though Real will be at home tonight, at Santiago Bernabéu, the odds are in favor of the visiting team that is having a better season this year. Let's see how it plays out, kickoff is scheduled for 9 PM.
		Welcome. Game starts at 21:00.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups

Goals: 81. Varane - 50. Fàbregas

Cards: 16. Carvalho (REA), 42. Callejón (REA), 89. Alonso (REA) - 2. Piqué (BAR), 72. Alves (BAR), 82. Puyol (BAR)

Real Madrid: Diego López - Essien, Varane, Ricardo Carvalho, Arbeloa - José Callejón, Khedira, Özil, Xabi Alonso, Cristiano Ronaldo - Benzema

FC Barcelona: Pinto - Dani Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Jardi Alba - Xavi, Busquets, Fàbregas, Pedro, Messi, Iniesta

Referees: Clos - Calvo, Marco

Second match

Tuesday 26.02.2013