Jose Mourinho And Real Madrid’s Unfinished Business Against Barcelona
After the former Inter Milan boss joined Real Madrid, hopes began to rise up in a flock of devastated Real Madrid fans. Two years without any silverware had already thrown Los Blancos in an uncomfortable situation, and a drastic change was consequently urgently needed.
After winning a set of matches in a row with the Castellans, it was apparent Jose Mourinho was meeting his fans’ demands in one way or another. However, the evening of 29 November 2010 overturned all assessments. In front of nearly a hundred thousand spectators, the club’s best fighters were miserably trampled by Barcelona through a humiliating 5-0 defeat.
Not only had Los Merengues lost three valuable points through their unimaginable setback that night, but also had the Portuguese manager fallen as a victim of Pep Guardiola’s winning streak in El Clasico. Well, it is fair enough to think that this is all an affair of the past, and that 16 April 2011 will present a totally different story that will help Real Madrid regain the respect they have lost through a long moment of misfortune.
Certainly, a 5-0 score line will not be one to expect this time around at the Bernabeu. In truth to be told, despite the fact that the “Special One” led his team to their biggest loss in many years, he can still set himself an extremely important target: to take away Guardiola's perfect run in El Clasico in La Liga, whether through a draw or a win.
Yes, the Blaugrana have never accepted anything less than a victory against Real Madrid since the end of 2008, and this reality obviously underlines the verity that they have always emerged as the dominant side at the Bernabeu Stadium in the Spanish derby in the past two seasons. Indubitably, it would be a shame for the Azulgranas if ever they failed to maintain the upper hand over their archrivals next up, as they would eventually be handing over their momentum to their greatest enemies—at a stage where Los Blancos still have all doors opened to them.
The Castellans are lifted with the idea that they can still grab a treble this term, despite not performing with so much fluency. A win in their favour this weekend will definitely act as a mighty booster for the remainder of their 2010/2011 season; and should this happen, then it would be Barca who would be facing the danger of given away all their gains.
More To Earn For Pep Guardiola Against Real Madrid
Suffering a horrible nightmare after two years of satisfying campaigns is unquestionably not even a conclusion Los Cules are contemplating. With this in mind, it is predictable that all cards will be thrown by Coach Pep Guardiola, in an attempt to keep hold of the energy Barcelona have so hardly worked for in recent times.
On his side, the former Spanish international can also think of making history. Having already formed a record of taking the Blaugrana to 5 consecutive Clasico victories in La Liga for their first time ever, Pep could be audacious enough to eye an expansion of his own profile and take his tally to 6.
Success in this undertaking on the part of Guardiola would make Barca equal the record previously set by Real Madrid back in the 1964/1965 season, when Los Merengues beat their foes for the 6th consecutive time in the league. Will the 40-year-old manage to glorify the defending Spanish champions one more time?
In view of Jose Mourinho’s strong intentions, one will only get to know the answer after the 90 minutes of thrills on the night of April 16. Regardless of what both managers plan to do in their showdown anyway, there is one thing that they will need to remember ahead of El Clasico: if one of them does not make history, the other automatically will.
See video highlights of Guardiola's 100% run against Real Madrid in El Clasico, by clicking here.
