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Angeleena:
hmmm,him mates dey resemble Donald trump,Vladimir Putin,bill gates..but the guy,just decided to look like a cow...it's well

So your village cows are that tall and fair skinned?

Barcelona, Oya cry

wristbangle:
As a barca fan, I am tipping RM becos our form of recent is a call for concern but that doesn't mean anything can't happen. This is football. Goodluck to my team

Don't tip us ooo. Tip ya team. It won't take out the fact that una go hear am today

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane on Cristiano Ronaldo:

"I don't know if there's a category for him. What you see Cristiano doing is really impressive. The goals, the way he finishes them, in such key, important moments," said Zidane of the No. 7.

"He always knows when there's an important occasion, he's going to be there. It is out of any sort of category. There are few players who can to do what Ronaldo has done and we all know that."

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique:

"It will be difficult to lift my players up after this, but it will be easy to motivate them. We have the best stimulus that any Barcelona fan could ask for which is that we play against our eternal rival. There's no better place to go than the Bernabeu.

"We have the chance to get back in the fight for La Liga in a six-pointer against the side top of the league. I love being involved at a club as ambitious as this."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/04/23/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-el-clasico-watch-live-score-la-liga/

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Mukina2
Lalasticlala

It looks like Alibaba's. I recall seeing him in one on the Island sometimes back.

BoleAndFish:
Real matters bruhh!! No be fairy tale

Zidane often loves to keep Benzema on the pitch even when he's missed a gazillion of chances. Even when he substitutes him, it's always a late substitute. Let's see what tomorrow holds. Barcelona may be in a bad form right now but each time they face Madrid, they suddenly gain form. We have to be very careful so that the last encounter at Santiago Bernabéu doesn't repeat itself.

Yea, right. Benzema and Danilo are unreliable. One player in Madrid I feel isn't applauded enough is Carvajal!!!! That dude is world class.

The thing shock me

I believe I understand Zidane's sentiments; he is French, just as Benzema and also a very patient coach. I also believe he can't afford to bring on Morata very late in the game tomorrow. And apart from the immediate resurrection of Barce when playing Madrid, they need the game more than we do, and worst still, a draw would do them no good. They just have to win and they understand that.

Carvajal, I'm no distant time would permanently establish his game not just in the first 11,but also in the heart of every Madridsta. There is no greater feeling in football than seeing defenders utilizing flanks like Marcelo and Carvajal do I'm every game. Carvajal's full emergence is only a matter of time.

BoleAndFish:
I just hope that "weird luck" comes through tomorrow if not!!!! I go go press am for sleep for night after the match.

@the emboldened, that is one strong 'South-South' belief

I somewhat believe he'd pull through, despite knowing he would waste a couple of chances. For all it's worth, I sincerely hope Zidane would talk sense into his head tomorrow. We surely need those weird luck of his.

Of all the players in our ranks, the only two player I don't have a single faith in is Benzema and Danilo.

BoleAndFish:
I'm always doubtful of our performance each time I see Benzema in the lineup.

Honestly, I share your sentiment concerning Benzema. Ironically, the dude has this weird luck when playing Barcelona.

My joy is that Morata would be on standby to see the game off, just as Bale. I'd prefer Benzema starts while Morata becomes the amazing super sub as always.

BEST OPTA MATCH FACTS

- Real Madrid are the Liga side that has beaten Barcelona the most often in the competition's history (72 times), while Barca (68 wins) are also the team that has beaten Madrid the most.

- Los Blancos have not lost in the last two Liga Clasico clashes (won one, drawn one), their best unbeaten run against Barcelona in the Primera Division since March 2013, with Jose Mourinho as coach. However, both of those came at Camp Nou and Barca won 4-0 on their last visit to the Santiago Bernabeu.

- Since becoming the fixture's all-time top scorer with a hat-trick in a 4-3 win in 2014 at the Bernabeu, Lionel Messi has played in six Clasico clashes without scoring, his worst run against Real Madrid (all competitions).

- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 16 goals in the Clasico in all competitions. Only Alfredo Di Stefano (18) and Messi (21) have scored more.

Barcelona potential lineup.

Real Madrid potential lineup

Team News Update

- Gareth Bale has been announced available to play.
- Barcelona are presently confused over Neymar's appeal after the tribunal could not sit over the petition brought forward by the Catalan club. However, Camp Nou lawyers are claiming Neymar could feature in the game as the tribunal did not sit over the case.
- For Barcelona, Aleix Vidal is out for the remainder of the season, while Rafinha is also still sidelined and Javier Mascherano is doubtful.

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Suspect33

udatso:
Sanchez01 are you a Madrid fan. If you are, I can only feel pity for you cos come Sunday, we shall use Real Madrid to console ourselves for the uefa loss

Honestly, I can't wait. I don't see Barcelona beating us come Sunday.

Suspect33:
the santiage bernabeu is my training ground, hope you still remember the 4 - 0 whooping ehh... MSN oya jare

I just hope you won't disappear come Sunday

The draw in full

BoleAndFish:
I prefer home play first. So we do the remaining destruction with an avalanche of away goals.
#HalaMadrid

Well, since it's Atletico, I don't mind us playing at home first. We just have to do a lot of damage to be safe. Either way, we are strolling into the final

Hala Madrid!

SUPERPACK:
madrid to win the cup again

History awaits!

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Juve also beat Monaco in the 2014/15 quarter-finals, Arturo Vidal's 57th-minute penalty in the first leg in Turin the only goal of the tie. This ASM team, of course, are rather more swashbuckling.

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Monaco and Juventus have previous in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, the Bianconeri winning 6-4 in 1997/98 - en route to losing to Madrid in the final. Juve were 4-1 winners in the home first leg, progressing despite a 3-2 away defeat.

Real Madrid host Atletico Madrid in what will be the first leg of the Champions League semifinals (Tuesday, 20:45 CET). Pepe, Coentrao and Gareth Bale are injured and won't be available, but otherwise Zidane has a fairly healthy roster and he will have plenty of options to choose from.

The French coach is expected to start Isco Alarcon behind Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, although some reports from Spain suggest that Benzema could be dropped in favor of Marco Asensio, who would play on the right wing. However, the French attacker will almost surely be in the starting lineup unless he isn't fit enough to play.

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Final draw: The winners of the Monaco/Juventus tie will be the home team in the final

Monaco and Juventus can kill themselves

Monaco VS Juventus

Real Madrid VS Atletico Madrid

Madrid would be playing at home first.

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Mynd44

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Pre-draw thoughts: David Crossan, Monaco reporter
Monaco are arguably the most exciting attack in Europe and a fearless, young side. They have no reason to fear anyone – they haven't so far. To ally insouciance with application is a rare gift and Monaco have it. Never has Franklin D Roosevelt's famous quote felt more apposite in football terms.

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Pre-draw thoughts: Joe Walker, Real Madrid reporter
This is their competition. The Meringues deal in silverware and they want to become the first side to ever retain the European Cup in its current form. Funnily enough, they will be keen to play Atlético in the final, given their recent hoodoo over them, however they might well be happy enough to see the Rojiblancos come out of the hat today. Monaco, after what happened at the quarter-final stage in 2004, and Juventus in 2015, both have inflicted recent scars on Zinédine Zidane's side.

Mukina2

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Pre-draw thoughts: Paolo Menicucci, Juventus' reporter
Cristiano Ronaldo has resumed scoring at his usual standards for Real Madrid and Monaco have never stopped doing this season with youngster Mbappé and Radamel Falcao in scintillating form. Still, I believe that Atlético are the team to avoid for Juve in the semi-finals.

Juve proved that they can quite easily stop the best attackers in the world by not conceding in 180 minutes of football against Barcelona. The Bianconeri enjoy facing teams who play open, attacking football but a team with a completely different mentality could give them problems.

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Pre-draw thoughts: Joe Walker, Atlético reporter
For Diego Simeone this is the big one. The prize he craves more than any other, having lost in two of the last three finals. Watching Atlético this season you can tell they are craving another shot at lifting European football's biggest prize and so far so good. They will be desperate to avoid another final with city rivals Real Madrid - so would not actually be that perturbed to see them come out of the hat today. Just not in the final...

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Ominous signs for Real Madrid?
Remarkably, no team has ever won back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles. Four holders have reached the following year’s final – most recently Manchester United in 2008/09 – but all finished runners-up. Madrid bowed out at the semi-final stage on their last three attempts ...

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Sergio Ramos this week became the 30th player to make 100 UEFA Champions League appearances on Tuesday – will he end the season with 103 and a trophy?