BAR 1:3 REA | FC Barcelona - Real Madrid (Copa del Rey)

Copa del Rey

Barcelona – Real

1:3 (end)

final

FC Barcelona

1:3 (0:1)

Real Madrid

Tuesday 26.02.2013, 21:00 • Copa del Rey

		Thank you for watching the game with us! Have a good night! (22:56:58)
		With a very solid performance in defense and a very efficient offense Real Madrid have gained a 3-1 win in Barcelona to make the last step to the Copa del Rey final. Tomorrow at 22.00 CET we have the other semifinal for you where Sevilla receive Atlético. There you can find out who Real will play against in the final.
		Game over.
	90+3	Both teams only do the necessary and wish the game to end soon.
	90+1	Long ball for Messi but he was offside.
	90	Three minutes are added to the game.
	89	Goal for Barcelona! JORDI ALBA scores the consolation goal for Barcelona from the left side of the guest area after a beautiful lob by Iniesta! Too little, too late!
	87	Iniesta with a pass to Piqué who ran towards the six-yard box but the ball was too long for him.
	84	Jordi Alba and Puyol with attacks against Pepe. Disgusting scenes. But who can blame them. Both played terrible this night and they feel the humiliation of this big 0-3 loss!
	83	Michael Essien is in the match for Xabi Alonso for the last ten minutes.
	82	Real with a counter over Pepe who gave the ball to the right side where Ronaldo waited. His shot was just cleared at cost of a corner by Pinto!
	80	Barcelona with several desperate attacks. Their own fans became very impatient with them.
	78	Pepe enters the pitch for Özil. A little birthday present for him. It's his 30th.
	77	Tello with a good opportunity for Barcelona but Diego López makes the save!
	75	The atmosphere in Barcelona now is like at a cemetary. Everyone knows this game is over and the changes show this aswell.
	73	Thiago comes in for Xavi. Barcelona have done all their changes.
	71	The unlucky Pedro leaves the pitch for Tello.
	70	Callejón is in for Higuáin. First change by the guests.
	68	Goal for Real! After the corner from the right side VARANE scores with a header justbelow the crossbar! What a demonstration of power by "los blancos".
	67	Özil receives a long ball at the right outside lane, against two defenders he wins a corner kick with a back heel.
	65	Real now defend with 11 men and Barcelona lack creativity.
	63	Pedro goes down inside the Real area after a litle push. Had more of a dive than a foul.
	62	Pinto leaves his net after a long ball by the guests, clears just before Ronaldo.
	62	Barcelona need three goals in the remaining half hour or they are out of the cup because Real have scored more away goals.
	61	Harmless header by the hosts, goes metres over the crossbar!
	59	The hosts react immidiately. David Filla enters the pitch for Cesc Fábregas.
	57	Goal for Real! CRISTIANO RONALDO doubles the lead for Real Madrid!! After a long ball Di María danced around Puyol, his shot was stopped by Pinto but the rebound came to Ronaldo who sent the ball over the goal line from about ten metres distance!
	56	A pass was deflected by the guest defense. Corner from the left side for Barcelona. The following shot by Iniesta from a central position was blocked.
	54	Ronaldo with a flast cross from the left wing, earns his team a corner.
	53	Messi with a foul against Ramos in front of the Real goal.
	52	Shot by Busquets from the second row, great save by Diego López and the rebound is cleared at cost of a corner by a Real defender in the last moment.
	51	Jordi Alba and Xavi with shots, both blocked by Real defenders.
	50	Piqué wants to clear the ball in fron of the Barcelona box, hits the back of team colleague Alves...
	49	Long pass to Coentrao who waited at the left side of the Barcelona area. His shot from there was cleared easily by Pinto.
	48	Early pressing by the guests in the second half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Barcelona started very well into the match but when Piqué came too late against Ronaldo the Portuguese striker scored via penalty shot for the early guest lead. Barcelona have not found back to their rhythm since then. If the result stays this way Real are in the cup final.
		1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Jordi Alba goes down in the midfield after a hard check by Arbeloa. He acts like it was the worst tackle in football history but that was not even a foul.
	45	One minute is added to the first half.
	45	Ronaldo with the pass to Di María in front of the Barcelona area and the Argentinian loses the ball.
	44	Long ball for Di María, too long - goal kick Barcelona.
	43	In the duel with Arbeloa Barcelona defender Jordi Alba wins a corner that iss cleared easily.
	41	On the other side of the pitch there was an offside call against Barcelona that was quite doubtful.
	41	Free kick cross from the right half field and all Real strikers missed it at the second post.
	40	Puyol (Barcelona) sees a yellow card for a hard entry against Ronaldo.
	40	Two hard fouls by Barcelona players but the referee gives the advantage. Di María's shot was blocked.
	38	Very dangerous free kick position for Barcelona, 20 metres to the goal. Messi tried it with a flat shot past the wall but also centimetres past the left post!
	37	Arbeloa (Real) with a brutal foul from behind against Iniesta just in front of the guest area, sees a yellow card.
	36	Messi against two defenders has no chance to get through but on the left wing he sees a team colleague but then his through ball was intercepted.
	35	Attack by the home side over the left wing and the referee blocks Jordi Alba who was about to received a lob by Iniesta....
	33	Xabi Alonso with a hard check against Pedro inside the Real area, no penalty says the referee.
	32	Hard foul by Jordi Alba against Di María in the midfield.
	31	On the other end of the pitch Ronaldo tried it with a shot from about 20 metres that was deflected by the body of Puyol. Cleared by Pinto.
	31	Dani Alves with a flat pass from the right wing to Fábregas but inside the guest area he didn't hit the ball when he tried a shot...
	29	Weak pass by the hosts, into the feet of Coentrao.
	28	Through ball for Higuáin and the Real striker stood completly alone in front of Pinto but also one metre offside.
	27	Barcelona looking for the hole in the Real defense, just like in a handball match, in the end Fábregas tried it with a hard shot from the left side of the Real box but the ball went two metres past the right post!
	26	Fábregas with a cross from the left side of the Real box, intercepted by a defender.
	25	Barcelona had a great start but by now they barely make it towards the guest area.
	23	Again a shot by Ronaldo but the ball went directly towards the middle of the goal. Easy save for Pinto.
	21	Powerful shot by Ronaldo from about 25 metres distance, goes three metres high.
	20	There is a break currently because Di María lays on the ground in the midfield.
	18	Ronaldo with a free kick for Real from about 35 metres distance, goes wide significantly.
	17	Through ball for Iniesta but he couldn't reach it anymore.
	16	Arbeloa slips at the byline when he tried to stop the ball - corner for Barcelona from the left side, cleared by the defense.
	15	Fábregas goes down inside the Real area after a little push but this was never ever a penalty and so signals the referee.
	13	Goal for Real! CRISTIANO RONALDO with a very hard shot into the left bottom corner - seen by the shooter to give Real Madrid the lead!
	12	Piqué (Barcelona) gets a yellow card for the foul that led to the penalty.
	12	Penalty shot for Real Madrid! Piqué with a tackle from the side against Ronaldo who would have been through alone in front of Pinto, no doubts here!
	11	Long cross by Dani Alves from the right outside lane towards Messi who was pushed to the ground from behind by his national team colleague Di María just outside the Real area.
	10	Hard foul by Khedira against Iniesta in the midfield.
	9	Ramons steals the ball on the left wing but then his cross with the outside of his foot was not precise enough and Pinto caught it.
	8	Jordi Alba wins a duel with Di María on the outside lane and gets a throw in.
	7	Fabregas with a shot towards the near post from the left side of the Real box, easy save for Diego López.
	6	Barcelona with a misdirected pass in the midfield. This almost led to a big opportunity for Real but the through ball by the guests was not precise enough.
	5	The following Real attack over the right wing ended with an offside call.
	5	The guests from Madrid crossed the center line for the first time. The following cross by Di María from the right outside lane was intercepted by a defender.
	4	The hosts with a free kick from the right wing. In the middle Puyol made the header but he couldn't controll it and it went wide.
	2	Pedro goes past Coentrao, he makes a cross from the right wing which then is deflected by Coentrao and Messi from about five metres distance misses the far corner by centimetres!
	1	After half a minute Iniesta tries it with the first shot but from about 30 metres distance the ball went wide significantly past the left post.
	1	Game started.
		There is a minute of slience before the game.
		Starting lineups: FC Barcelona: Pinto - D. Alves, Piqué, Puyol, J. Alba - Xavi, Busquets, Fábregas - Pedro, Messi, Iniesta Real Madrid: D. López - F. Coentrao, S. Ramos, Varane, Arbeloa - X. Alonso, Khedira - C. Ronaldo, Özil, Di María - Higuaín Referees: Undiano Mallenco
		For both teams it's already the 5th meeting this season. Madrid won the Supercopa thanks to more away goals when they lost 3-2 in Barcelona but won 2-1 at home. In the league Madrid gained a 2-2 in Barcelona. This evening FC Barcelona and Real Madrid meet for the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. The first leg in the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid four weeks ago ended with a 1-1 draw which gives Barcelona a little advantage.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 89. Alba - 13. Ronaldo (pen.), 57. Ronaldo, 68. Varane

Cards: 12. Piqué (BAR), 40. Puyol (BAR) - 37. Arbeloa (REA)

FC Barcelona: Pinto - D. Alves, Piqué, Puyol, J. Alba - Xavi (73. Thiago), Busquets, Fábregas (59. Villa) - Pedro (71. Tello), Messi, Iniesta

Real Madrid: D. López - F. Coentrao, S. Ramos, Varane, Arbeloa - X. Alonso (83. Essien), Khedira - C. Ronaldo, Özil (78. Pepe), Di María - Higuaín (70. Callejón)

Referees: Undiano Mallenco