It’s El Clasico Part 2 at the Mestalla stadium tonight! Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Xavi, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are some of the star names that make the 2011 Copa del Rey final a mouth-watering one. Barcelona vs Real Madrid is a game you cannot miss, so check out where to watch it!
Likewise, betting wrong ahead of this Cup final could simply be too bitter to take. Check what Live Soccer TV has here for you: 15 things that could or could not happen in tonight’s Copa del Rey final. It’s Barcelona vs Real Madrid so get your predictions right!
1) Gerard Pique will score for Barcelona against Real Madrid and surprise VIP guest Shakira with a message written on his underwear. According to newspaper Ara, the superstar singer will support boyfriend Pique from the VIP box at the Mestalla stadium.
2) Cristiano Ronaldo will miss a penalty at a point during the 2011 Copa del Rey final like in the 2008 Champions League final against Chelsea. Note that Cristiano Ronaldo once missed a penalty against Barcelona. This was back in 2008 as he affronted Barca for the first time in his career.
3) Barcelona will be reduced to 10 men at a point in the 2011 Copa del Rey final. Jose Mourinho said in his post-match comments after Saturday’s Clasico that he’d “love to play a 10-man Barcelona for once”.
4) Octopus Iker will win his “Real Madrid victory prediction” as Los Blancos will defeat Barcelona. On Wednesday, the sea creature predicted bad news for Barca.
5) The 2-0 score line will fall at the Mestalla stadium in the 2011 Copa del Rey final – be it for Barcelona or Real Madrid. In 1990, Barca and Madrid met in the Copa del Rey final at the same venue and the 2-0 score line went in favour of Barca. Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho also achieved a 2-0 result in his last major cup final (with Inter in the 2010 Champions League victory over Bayern).
6) Barcelona’s goalkeeper Pinto will not keep a clean sheet. Pinto is set to continue with his usual Copa del Rey duties ahead of Victor Valdes despite the seize of Real Madrid as a club in history.
7) There will be a goal fest at the Mestalla Stadium which will end in favour of Barcelona. In some of the past Clasicos recently, Barca have humiliated Real Madrid with a flurry of goals.
8) The game will have to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
9) Xavi Hernandez will mark his 50th Copa del Rey appearance for Barcelona with his 8th goal of the competition tonight. The midfield maestro is poised to cement his place as an all-time great in football.
10) Real Madrid will score an early goal. Remember that Mourinho has gone for a 4-3-2-1 formation.
11) Cristiano Ronaldo will score for Real Madrid and pull off his jersey in celebration.
12) Jose Mourinho will run onto the pitch at the final whistle–whether in anger or in joy. Mourinho famously did that at the Camp Nou as Inter ousted Barcelona from Europe.
13) Cristiano Ronaldo will be red-carded for Real Madrid against Barcelona. This has never happened to Cristiano Ronaldo so far, though.
14) Lionel Messi will score a hat-trick. Messi hit Real Madrid with 3 goals a few years ago as Barcelona drew 3-3 with Los Blancos.
15) Barcelona vs Real Madrid will not produce a single goal during normal time.
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