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I definitely see your point, but at the same time, I feel that Jordi at LB will be a potential weak spot. It's yet another dilemma for Lucho's tomorrow line-up. There are at least five: a) Where to play J. Mathieu? At LB or CB? b) Busquets or Mascherano at DM? c) Should Suarez start? d)...

Jesus! I thought it was some kind of April Fool's joke... Do you know a good pub anywhere in London that would be ideal for watching this game?

Sure Alba is speedy, but I feel that his defending leaves a lot to be desired. When referring to Alba's lack of height, what I had in mind was set-pieces. We are gonna need as many tall players as possible for those god damn set-pieces. On another note, is it true that the first 15mns of the...

Well I largely agree with you, but if Javier plays at DM, then who is going to play at CB? Bartra? Mathieu? Which means that Alba will be at LB and he is bad at defending and will add yet another short player to our already vertically challenged starting XI.

A real shame that this will be Suarez baptism of fire. It would be a miracle if he could just walk into a Clasico after 4 months of absence and still perform. Still I have faith in him. Deploy the SNM Nuclear Trident from the word go!

They won't bench neither of Kroos or Modric to play Khedira who has seen very little action in ages. At betfair, RM offer 2.46 to win, Barca 3 and the draw is 3.8.

That's an excellent post @Autumn. They played all the bottom sides, were gifted penos everywhere (as per usual) and the two good teams they faced, either beat them (Atletico twice) or drew them, or caused some very serious problems (Yellow Submarine) And no, last night's (make it this season's)...

Like Ludogorets? RM always look better than us against the minor teams because they are given lots of space, which is very unlike what we are facing all the time. And even if they do look better than us, the game on Saturday is a completely different one altogether. Remember that they were...

It's the overall attitude of Balotelli over the years. The shirt-change (stupid as it was) was merely the proverbial straw. But Liverpool have nobody but themselves to blame for the mess they find themselves in. Balotelli has been an imbecile since forever and that will never ever change...

The fact that they did not have Ibra helped them a lot in our encounter. They utilized other far more pacy players to pressure us and launch counters, which is the best way to harm Barca. Ibra embodies the exact opposite of pace and pressing. As for T. Silva, well Luiz scored and Marquinos...

Can you list the opponents they have defeated recently? Could you also list how many penalties they have been given? (Several of them for their opening goals)

This is absolutely correct. Even more so, they tend to lose the ball far more easily and with far less pressure than we do. Just re-watch last night's game, or their game against Villarreal. Sure they have some awesome moments, but so do we! People who are scared of them because they strolled...

All three of the goals we conceded against PSG were easily preventable. We also scored two cracking goals and could have had even more. Plus we will have :suarez1: this time round.

Whatever Rakitic qualities may be, he is not as good as Xavi, not even a 34-year-old-with-1000-professional-matches-under-his-belt-Xavi. Plus Xavi has the experience of these matches and then some. Rakitic simply does not.

Real Madrid would never have him back. His ultimate aim is to take over Man Utd who now have more money than God.

Suarez should be starting for my money. I know he has not played a competitive match for four months, but in any case he has been training with the team. So physically he should be more than ready for competitive football. People will say "but he is not ready mentally" whatever that means. But...

Ronaldo complaining that we will have an extra day of rest. He forgot to complain in 2012 when we had to face Chelsea in a CL semi on Wednesday and then face RM on Saturday.

How are they "doing better" exactly? Liverpool were atrocious last night, don't let that deceit you. If we play Mascherano at DM, I think we should be OK. It's been very often that people claim we are doomed before a major clash in Spain or in Europe because we lack height, or because of Pique...

That's what I would have said before seeing the two teams. But I am not so sure of that now. In any case, football does not work in the way you are suggesting. Real Sociedad must really be world-beaters then! Let alone Atletico who have already beaten them twice.

Both halves were training sessions.