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Champions Real Madrid and favorites Barcelona to rock midweek Copa del Rey stage
La Liga won’t return until January 2012 but the Copa del Rey will provide Spanish football followers with entertainment this week.
Los Blancos posses a 2-0 advantage over Ponferradina ahead of tonight’s second leg. However, coach Jose Mourinho has urged Real Madrid to bury overconfidence.A couple of years ago, Real Madrid got stunned by Alcorcon in the early stages of the Copa del Rey. The prospects of a giant-killing by Ponferradina perhaps exist as Mourinho seemed to suggest during Monday’s pre-match press conference.
“The result we earned in the first leg is good, but not definitive,” the outspoken Portuguese manager declared.
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Enough of El Clasico talks. La Liga is on hold. On Tuesday night, all Real Madrid would want to do is to start their defense of the Spanish Copa del Rey on a positive note.
The fiasco of Alcorcon is well in the past now, but the prospect of a major upset perhaps exists through minnows Ponferradina. They definitely cannot match Real Madrid on paper even with the crucial omission of Iker Casillas from Mourinho’s roster. However, the wounded team spirit of Los Blancos could give room for Ponferradina to make a giant killing. Don’t rule out the likes of Brazilian player Yuri. He is Ponferradina’s star man this season. Pundits are expecting Real Madrid to be emotionally affected following what happened last weekend.