Clinical Barcelona makes the most of their Chances to Defeat Real Madrid

Barcelona may not have been the better team on the night, but they were clinical in taking their chances to dump Real Madrid out.

Barca - 3 | Real Madrid - 0 - Copa del Rey SF 2nd Leg

Barcelona Football Club booked their sixth consecutive appearance in Copa del Rey final by dumping Real Madrid out in the semi-final. They secured a 3-0 victory at Santiago Bernabeu, a stadium which evokes fear in Europe; but for some reason appears like a training ground for our boys.

Luis Saurez who was much maligned recently regarding his form emerged as the 'Hero of the Match' as he scored twice and played a decisive part in the other one. He along with Dembele scripted the victory for Barcelona, in a match in which they were the second best side for most of the time. This will Barcelona's sixth consecutive appearance in final, and they will be gunning for a record five consecutive titles.

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Barca vs Real Madrid Copa Highlights | Barca - 3, Real Madrid - 0

FC Barcelona won 3-0 away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu to book their place in a fifth consecutive Copa del Rey Final. They will be now chasing a record creating a fifth consecutive title in the final. Luis Saurez once again was the main protagonist at Bernabeu scoring two and playing his part in the other goal, which incidentally was an own goal.

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Who all Made it to the Barcelona Squad traveling to Madrid for Copa? Two Surprise Inclusion!

There were some surprises in the squad announced to travel to Madrid for the second leg of Copa del Rey semi-final. Barcelona needs at least a victory or a better than one goal draw to proceed into the final. What is at stake for Barcelona, is the opportunity to win a fifth consecutive title. No team has ever done that in the history of the competition.

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All Eyes on LIONEL MESSI's Teammates ahead of Copa del Rey Clasico

Do Messi have to do it all alone against Real Madrid, or will his teammates stand up? That's the real question in the buildup.

FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid, Copa del Rey Preview

Lionel Messi was playing with GOD mode ON against Sevilla, singlehandedly winning the match, scoring thrice and assisting the other. In spite of the magical performance, many questioned his teammates' commitments and performance. So when Barcelona lineup tomorrow at the Santiago Bernabeu, all focus will be on his strike partners.

Real Madrid had a brilliant outing in the first leg, especially considering the lack of confidence displayed abundantly this season. And they do start the 2nd Leg at home on the front foot, courtesy of the valuable away goal.

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LIONEL MESSI Brilliance against Sevilla in GIF Photos

Lionel Messi was in sensational form against Sevilla. He scored three and assisted the other goal, the match simply turned into Messi vs Sevilla.

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MESSI saves BARCELONA with an Out of the World Performance

Lionel Messi produced a masterclass act scoring his 50th Career hattrick and assisting the other in a hard-fought victory against Sevilla.

Barca - 4 | Sevilla - 2 ( Messi - 4 | Sevilla - 2 )

In the end, this battle was all about one man, Lionel Messi. And that's a familiar feel for Sevilla fans as they are his favorite opponents. We have lost count of the number of times Lionel Messi has become the tormentor for Sevilla - even at the Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.

In reality, Barcelona didn't do much to win this match, apart from having the World's Best Player; or the fifth Best player as per FIFA. Sevilla was the better team throughout the match, especially in the first half. But then Barcelona had Messi and that decided everything!

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Barca vs Sevilla Match Highlights | Barca - 4, Sevilla - 2

Lionel Messi saved Barca once again as we are all used to to script a 4-2 victory against Sevilla at one of the toughest grounds in Spain. Messi scored three and assited the other one to secure Barca the victory.

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3 Reason Why Barcelona should not Use Messi on the Right!

Why Barcelona should look to move Lionel Messi from the right, and how it could improve their chnaces in Champions League!

Majority of the fans, who watched the performance against Bilbao are left wondering whether things have actually improved from our last season's Champions League exit? We felt toothless for most of the game. Even though the second half was a better affair, we failed to break down a resolute defense.

And that's the worry for Barcelona as this season was more or less is about Champions League. Athletic Bilbao gave us a clear glimpse of what awaits us at the later stage of the Champions League rounds. And our performance at San Mames doesn't inspire much confidence in that pursuit.

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Arthur Out for 4 Weeks, Complicating Barcelona's February Schedule

Arthur Melo Sidelined for almost 4 Weeks

Barcelona Football Club is set to face another injury crisis-laden month, following a similar last month. Barcelona's emerging midfield maestro, Brazilian Arthur Melo has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. The Brazilian is expected to miss action for three to four weeks now. That may further complicate Barcelona's already complicated Clasico plans.

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Has Semedo Silenced all his Critics with Stunning Effort against Real?

Such was the impact of the performance of Nelson Semedo against Real Madrid, many now claim we have found the perfect replacement for Dani Alves. And what does it mean for Sergi Roberto?

Nelson Semedo's Barcelona career has been going in an On-Off fashion for some time. The Portuguese were acquired to replace Barcelona stalwart, Dani Alves who left on a free transfer. That was no small shoes to fill, and the Portuguese had struggled to fill those so far.

Despite the early promises, he had to face tough competition from Sergi Roberto for the Right back position. And it was extremely disappointing, especially for the player to see him being relegated to the bench by a player who was predominantly a defender.

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Real Madrid holds Barcelona to a One All Draw at Camp Nou in Copa

Barcelona was held to a one all draw by Real Madrid at home, and the team from Spanish Capital starts on the front foot in the 2nd Leg.

FC Barcelona - 1 | Real Madrid - 1

This result didn't come to me as much of a surprise. I warned about this in my earlier article - Why Barcelona should be vary of the Real Madrid threat?. Sometimes, you get a different kind of vibe from the events and enrgy surrounding a match, and this match I felt the same. That's the reason why I came up with that earlier article, just to warn about the folly of taking Real Madrid lightly.

Did we pay dearly for the mistake of taking an opponent lightly? Only we will come to know after the second leg. But it's safe to say now that Barcelona in a third time in a row is starting on the back foot going into the Copa second leg. We turned it around against Levante and Sevilla, will we be able to do it at the Santiago Bernabeu?

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FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid Copa Highlights | FC Barcelona - 1, Real Madrid - 1

FC Barcelona was held to a one all draw at home by Real Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey Semi-Final. Malcom equalized for Barcelona in the second half after Lucas Vasquez gave Real Madrid an early lead. Now all is to play for when the team meets again for the second leg on the 27th of this month.

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FC Barcelona announces Squad against Real Madrid for Copa First Leg

The Squad for the first leg of Copa del Rey semi-final with Real Madrid at Camp Nou has been announced. the big surprise has to be the absence of Dembele from the squad. There were rumors of him starting, but now with him being omitted, it is safe to say that he is still not fully fit. Another potential absentee was Messi, but he makes into the list.

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With Mateu Lahoz in Charge, Madrid has a Man Advantage over Barcelona!

With Antonio Miguel Matéu Lahoz in charge, Barcelona not only have to worry about the Opponents but also a Referee who have purposefully hurt them more than once in the past.

The first Clasico of 2019 will be held at the Camp Nou on 6th of February, Wednesday in the First leg of this season's Copa del Rey, semi-final. This will start one of the toughest period for Barca which include three Clasico clashes in 25 days and also matches with Athletic, Valladolid, Lyon, Sevilla in between them.

And that makes it essential to start on the front foot in Wednesday's match so that we can selectively rest our crucial players. The likes of Messi, Alba, Busquets etc. have no replacement in our squad and which means that we need to prioritize matches where these stalwarts need to be taken off or even rested completely. With such a tough run of the fixture, the chances of that appear minimal.

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Why Barcelona should get these 3 Things Right against Real Madrid?

Real Madrid, despite the hiccups have somewhat managed to get their season back on track and Barca should be wary of their threat.

The moment the announcement was made about the Clasico clash in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, there was huge excitement among Barcelona fans. It's understandable that any 'Clasico' clash will bring in a certain amount of excitement, along with a bot of worry (especially if you are a Barcelona fan). But this time around there is a bit of arrogance surrounding this, as if the result is a foregone conclusion.

It is nonsensical to consider that Real Madrid as a lightweight opponent going into this clash. They still remain one of the formidable opposition and with the second leg away from home, we should take them extremely seriously when they visit Camp Nou on Wednesday. Barcelona definitely has an upper hand, but to make that matter, Barcelona should take care of the following three factors.

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Lionel Messi's Out of the World Display against Valencia in GIF Photos

Lionel Messi produced a brilliant performance to save Barca from a defeat and with Atletico Madrid losing later, that draw has become extremely important. Barcelona instead of seeing their lead cut to three points, we have the lead increased to six points. And there is only one person to thank, Lionel Messi.

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FC Barcelona vs Valencia Highlights | FC Barcelona - 2, Valencia - 2

FC Barcelona was held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia at the Camp Nou in a match which would have seriously brought us back to the ground. After the 6-1 victory over Sevilla, Barcelona struggled against an opponent who took the game to our boys. Lionel Messi scored two goals to make sure that Barcelona comes out of the match with at least one point.

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