Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Barcelona and Real Madrid to its sixth Final

Barcelona and Real Madrid prepare his sixth Cup final, the third to be played in Mestalla, which have been resolved with the Catalans three victories and two whites, although favorable balance to the second striker, who scored a total of seven and received six. Twenty years after the last final between two teams with best record and highest number of followers in the country, Barcelona and Real Madrid are listed at the Mestalla on Wednesday, October 20.

Despite the sporting hegemony of the two teams in the Spanish football scene, not too many finals he measured, especially when taking into account the high number of times both teams have played. The Real Madrid is the team that has played more finals with a total of 36, but given the fact that accumulates more defeats (nineteen) than victories (seventeen), while Barcelona, with 34, add titles and nine disappointments twenty-five .

His first final was not until 1936. The meeting was held June 21 at the Mestalla and Real Madrid won 2-1 in a match that took place less than a month before the start of the Civil War (1936-39) that modified the rate of all competitions during the following years. Despite the rivalry between the teams was increased from the early forties of last century, had to wait to 1968 for which are measured in a new Final.

A solitary goal from Fernando Zunzunegui own goal gave the victory to Barcelona and balanced copera particular struggle between the two clubs, with a win for everyone in the two direct confrontations. Only six years later, Real Madrid avenged that defeat, winning 4-0 at Barcelona in the final with the score bulkier.

Moreover, that victory meant more than a balm for the white team a few months earlier, in the League, had lost at home against Johan Cruyff's Barcelona and the Peruvian Hugo Sotil by 0-5. The quarter final between the two took place in 1983 in Zaragoza and was the most exciting, because a minute of your conclusion is held to a draw on the scoreboard.

The Barcelona Marcos Alonso in the last minute of the match, won the title for his team and led to a tie again, this time with two victories, in particular copera fight between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The last Final, played in Mestalla in the 1990 off balance this equation in favor of Barcelona, who won 2-0 on April 5, 1990.

Today, two years ago that Barcelona does not play a Final since 2009 will beat Athletic Bilbao, also in Mestalla, 4-1. With respect to Real Madrid, his last final was the one that lost 3-2 to Zaragoza in Montjuic (Barcelona) in 2004. Prior fell 2-1 to Deportivo in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in 2000, so their last title dates back to 1993 when he defeated once again at the Mestalla, Real Zaragoza (2-0) with goals from Emilio Butragueño and Mikel Lasa.

Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid: 1936 Mestalla (Valencia) Barcelona-Real Madrid 1-2 1968 Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid) Barcelona-Real Madrid 1-0 1974 Vicente Calderón (Madrid) Barcelona-Real Madrid 0 - April 1983 The Romareda (Zaragoza) Barcelona-Real Madrid 2-1 1990 Mestalla (Valencia) Barcelona-Real Madrid 2-0

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