PBP: Copa del Rey | Semifinal Leg 1 | FC Barcelona v Real Madrid | 6 February 2019 [R]

🔢 Nuestro once inicial frente al Barcelona. #RMClasico | #RMCopa pic.twitter.com/0mPE6TcOuy

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) February 6, 2019

 

Glad Semedo and Arthur get starts, sorry Messi not starting but happy for Malcom, hope he can show something tonight.

Also hoping Messi can come on in 2nd half and destroy some Madrid dreams.

 

We cannot have 8 subs.

One was sent to "stands", maybe Murillo? Cannot find the announcement.

 

Vermaelen out.
Both teams with 7 players on the bench.

 

For a relatively healthy player, Messi sure misses his share of clasicos. I believe this is the 3rd since 2015 - almost half.

 

Weird ruling, Chinese writing prohibited, the day after Lunar New Year. Seems stupid for RFEF to disallow something that would promote La Liga in China and the Asian world and diaspora. Plus these jersey extension lines sell more shirts, so Nike and others not happy, nor are the clubs. https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2019/02/06/5c5b3076e5fdeae53c8b4586.html

 

The shirts are being worn.

 

🤙🏾🔵🔴 #ForçaBarça #ElClásico 🔥 https://t.co/fRXY2kZq9P

— Ronaldinho (@10Ronaldinho) February 6, 2019

 

A snail is faster than Suarez.

Amateur defending and 0-1.

 

This ref is always dodgy ...

 

As I keep saying ..Rakitic is a liability

 

CL! Focus! [emoji23]

 

Why didn't he play Alena in the Messi role ??

 

FK off the crossbar by Busquets...

 

Samedo and Malcom playing well ..

Same old weaknesses Suarez and Rakitic .. pace is key these days

 

Samedo should be our RB from this day on !!

 

Crazy yellow given to Samedo !!yet allows Moderic to hack away ..

 

HT: 0-1.

 

It's my fault for being at work. I should be watching the match.

 

Creating nothing, not that surprising when we have Coutinho and Malcolm in the team.

 

Looks like the Seville game was a false dawn for Coutinho

 

-Alba misjudging the cross and not being tall enough to make up for it, Lenglet too average (not imposing or aggressive enough) led to that first goal
-Semedo and Malcom doing their darndest to create chances; Malcom had a good free kick to Pique, a nice entry pass to Suarez. Semedo doing a good job under pressure keeping the ball.
-Coutinho...radio silence

Other Notes
-Vinicius is really freakin' dangerous
-RM has been countering hard and have come up with some dangerous overloads...let's stop that mmkay