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| Four Classics in 18 days |
The 5-1 (Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk) in the Nou Camp makes the quarterfinal second leg, next Tuesday April 12 in Ukraine, a formality. Although in the Barcelona dressing room there is a message of caution. "There are 90 minutes and we must be careful. If they score a goal soon, we will suffer". Pique said after the win against Shakhtar.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, will play on Wednesday April 13 at White Hart Lane field with the clear advantage of 4-0 earned in the Bernabeu. However, Mourinho's players do not feell in the semifinals: "It's a great result, but we can not underestimate Tottenham", said Cristiano Ronaldo after the first leg.
Therefore, unless a surprise comeback of Shakhtar or Tottenham next week, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be in semifinals of the Champions League and, because the draw threw up their quarterfinal heats were crossed, there will be a "Classic" in Europe. Therefore, a Spanish team in the final at Wembley.
The semifinals would be the icing to a marathon of classics which will begin on Saturday April 16 at 10 pm hours with the Real Madrid-Barcelona in the second round of the League.This match at the Bernabeu is a "decaffeinated" Classic because Barcelona has the title in its pocket but it cuold be a revenge for the 5-0 in the first round at the Camp Nou. A Madrid-Barcelona is always a Madrid-Barcelona.
However, if one of these classics is marked on the calendar, it is the match they will play four days later. Then, they will fight for a title in 90 minutes. This is the final of the Spanish Cup on Wednesday April 20 at 9:30 pm at the Mestalla Stadium.
And if this were not enough, the hard work of both in the Champions and a capricious draw, allow that may have two Classics more. The semifinal round of the continental competition would be on Wednesday April 27 at 8:45 pm hours at the Santiago Bernabeu, and the second leg on May 3 at the Nou Camp. At stake, the Champions League final against Schalke 04, Inter Milan, Chelsea or Manchester United.
