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Wow, it's been two months since my last post, I usually post something at least once a month. I'm currently absolutely blank about what to post. So, I decided to share my thoughts on the latest El Clasico.

I can’t feel good that Barca won because of what Valdes did. I know he didn’t do it on purpose, but that doesn’t do anything to me. I don’t know how we threw everything away like that. If we’d won 3-1, the game at the Bernabeu wouldn’t be filled with as much pressure as it is now, and the boys could go there calmly, and not thinking everything is depending on those 90 minutes. It’s difficult to play at the Bernabeu, so that’s why I am not as happy as I usually would be. Real Madrid is a great team, and them being home is an incredibly good advantage.

The match on itself was good. The first half was kind of boring, though. Real Madrid only defended and waited for a chance to counter-attack Barcelona. Ronaldo was practically playing beside Casillas. The whole first half consisted on Barcelona attacking and Real Madrid defending. Even thought that was great and Barcelona was clearly superior, it didn’t make much of a match. I loved it, though. I loved that Mourinho is a wimpy-ass who was afraid of taking the offensive against Barça. After the 5-0, Mourinho and Real Madrid go to matches against Barcelona with the mentality of defending and waiting for the chance to counter-attack. I think that, if you’re Real Madrid, you can’t afford to think like that. Yes, Barcelona is a very difficult team to play against, but Real Madrid is also a good team. The least that’s expected is for Real Madrid to go look for a goal, to try and try and keep trying. Not hide in their field defending and relying on their goalkeeper. 

The second half was clearly more exciting (Hello, 5 goals were scored). The first goal, Ronaldo’s, was just a sheer stroke of luck. And I’m not saying this because I hate his guts, I’m saying this because it’s what I saw. After the goal, Barcelona seemed to wake up and remember they were playing a match against Real Madrid. In the previous half, Barça seemed to be playing not wholeheartedly at all. They did just like they would play a match right before the Sunday BBQ. And that shows how superior Barcelona really is. Anyway, after the Ronaldo goal, Barcelona woke up and started really playing. Pedro scored, a great goal, in fact. Then the penalty, which Messi scored, and, lastly, Xavi’s incredible goal. Everything was nice and peachy after this, which was fine with me to tell you the truth. As a Barcelona fan, there was nothing more I wanted than to end the match that way.  But then Valdes made a mistake. And I know it wasn’t on purpose, as I said before, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t stare at my TV with a WTF look on my face as my anger rose inside me. I mean, if football is your job, and you get paid just to kick balls around all day, you can’t make that mistake. It’s just not acceptable. Media pila! as we would say in Espanol.

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Barcelona was way better than Real Madrid, in my opinion. When Barcelona had the ball, Real Madrid ran behind it. But when Real Madrid had the ball, Barça players were fresh (because of the amount of passes they make, they don’t get as tired as others) to pressure the rivals into making more mistakes. I’m not saying Real Madrid did an awful match, because they didn’t, but I’m saying Barcelona is superior in more ways than one. Thanks, Coentrao, it’s good to know you can play a fair and clean game. Not. I sincerely hope Busquets, Iniesta, Messi and Pedro are not too bruised after the match.

I liked the starting Barça team. In the defence, it surprised me that Puyol wasn’t playing, though it was reasonable because he’s coming back from an injury. Adriano surprised me, too. I didn’t think he was that good. He played amazing, and so did Pique and Dani Alves. Mascherano was in a category all by himself. His match was incredible, almost too good. Accurate passes, clean defending, one of his best matches yet. Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. Another wonderful trio. It always amazes me how talented they all are. The only thing I highlight in this is that poor Busquets has hit 4 times in only the first quarter of the game. That’s sad. And not because he was hit (although it is), but because dirty playing was what Real Madrid had to resort to to take the the ball away from Busquets. In the attack, Messi was unbelievable, as always. He didn’t participate as much as he usually does, but that didn’t stop him from scoring and showing everyone how talented he is. It’s really breathtaking. Pedro was good, but leaning onto average, in my opinion. The was he played was not remarkable, except, of course, the goal. That was really awesome. From Alexis, I felt like he just wanted to pick a fight with a Real Madrid player. He made mistakes often, and was always falling (on purpose) and looking for a penalty. I, in particular, do not appreciate this kind of playing, so I didn’t like the way Alexis performed today. I was a little disappointed. Fabregas came in more to the end of the match, so I didn’t see a lot of him. What I saw, though, I liked. Same happened with Jordi Alba. And Tello. Though what surprised me the most about him was his new haircut. I miss long-haired Tello. But I liked how he played. Even though it was for a very short time, he was a good addition to the team.

All in all, it was a very entertaining match, really fun to watch. I  loved how Barca played, I’m really proud of all of them. Some more than others, but still proud of them. It was a tough match, but Barca was able to make the most of their chances and score. So, yeah. #ViscaElBarça!!