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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Dates For El Classico Fixtures 2013-14

The fixture list for next season's La Liga has been announced and with them the dates for the two El Classico matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona.<br />
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The Spanish giants will meet first on 27 October, 2013, at the Nou Camp (10 game of the season).<br />
Barcelona will be in Madrid 23 March, 2014 for the second classico of the season  (29 game of the season).<br />
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Recently-appointed Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti will be encouraged by hosting Barcelona so late in the season, as home field advantage maybe crucial in securing a win that could decide the championship.<br />
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The weekend of 26-27 October, 2013, also plays host to Chelsea vs Manchester City in the Premier League, while 22-23 March, 2014, sees Chelsea take on Arsenal. On those weekends, football fans will be able to enjoy top of the table clashes in both the Spanish and English leagues.<br />
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The Madrid derby between Real and Atletico Madrid is scheduled to take place on 29 September at the Bernebeu and 2 March at the Vicente Calderon. Barcelona's derby games against Espanyol will be played on 3 November, 2013, and 30 March, 2014.<br />
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Barcelona take on last season's third placed Atletico Madrid on 1 December, 2013, at the Vicente Calderon and on the last day of the season, 5 May, 2014, at the Camp Nou. With Atletico defeating Real in the Copa del Rey final last season, they play Barcelona in the annual Super Copa which pits league winners against cup winners. Those games are scheduled for 21 August and 28 August, 2013, with the first leg in Madrid.<br />
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The league season begins on the weekend of 17-18 August, 2013. Barcelona open their defense of the title against Levante at home, while Real Madrid play Seville based Real Betis on the opening day. Atletico will travel to Seville to take on Sevilla in the opening weekend.

Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Dates For El Classico Fixtures 2013-14

The fixture list for next season's La Liga has been announced and with them the dates for the two El Classico matches between Real Madri...

Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid.Another thriller Clásic at Camp Nou.

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Ronaldo, Messi; Messi, Ronaldo. First Messi responded to Ronaldo, then Ronaldo responded to Messi. You cannot keep these two down. If Real Madrid versus Barcelona is the greatest sporting rivalry on earth, it has come to be personified in two of the finest footballers there have been, men who define their clubs and this battle.<br />
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On a night that was billed as the match that would decide not just the league title but the Ballon d'Or, the deciding votes were put on hold for now. There will be more from these teams and from these two men. Between them Messi and Ronaldo have now scored exactly 100 club goals in 2012; between them they got all four goals here.<br />
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"I don't know if Ronaldo has done enough [to win the Ballon d'Or]," said José Mourinho. "All I know is that talking about who is the best player in the world should be banned because these two are so good."</div>
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The result maintains Barcelona's eight-point lead at the top of the table, although Messi and Ronaldo, with eight goals apiece, are level in goals plundered this season. They appear to break records every match. Ronaldo broke another one here, his 22nd-minute opener being the sixth successive clásico in which he had scored, the first to do so.<br />
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Xabi Alonso sprayed the ball to the right touchline, another long pass opening the pitch out, where Angel Di María and Mesut Ozil combined. The ball was worked across the face of the area, Sami Khedira found Karim Benzema and he held off his marker, turning to roll into the path of Ronaldo. His shot went in hard and low at the near post. He had now Ronaldo's celebration was the same as it was when his scored the league title-clinching winner here at the end of last season: Relax, I'm here. Another exhibit to support his case.<br />
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Ronaldo's problem, as so often, was Messi. The Argentinian scored the equaliser eight minutes later. Pedro's ball from the right ricocheted into the air. Pepe leapt but, under pressure and falling forward, was unable to make good contact with the header and the ball dropped on the edge of the six-yard box for Messi to nudge it past Iker Casillas. Now both men had got goals.<br />
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This had not been a great game until then. Barcelona had enjoyed more of the ball but failed to create clear chances and every time Madrid sprang, the pitch opened before them and the sense of danger was palpable. It was a familiar pattern for these games, except that this time Madrid's pressure did not start so high up the pitch. Instead they lay in wait, a little deeper. The best chances had fallen Madrid's way too.<br />
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Even before Ronaldo scored, Sergio Ramos headed a fraction wide from the visitors' first corner – Barcelona's weakness exposed again. Benzema had also scuffed a volley a long way wide and, almost immediately after Ronaldo's goal, the Frenchman hit a post, with Di María putting the rebound wide.<br />
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This time it was Messi's turn to lay down the challenge. A stunning free-kick from over 25 yards crashed past Casillas to make it 2-1. When Ronaldo, soon after, tried to score an overhead kick he missed it and the crowd laughed but not for long. A lovely ball from Ozil found him dashing in and he finished cleanly.<br />
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There was still life left in this game and, although Valdés blocked Gonzalo Higuaín's shot, it was Barcelona who sought the winner. With two minutes to go Martín Montoya hit the crossbar. Xavi's free kick then came back off the wall, Pedro's shot then went wide off the body of Alexis Sánchez and, in injury time, Andrés Iniesta released Pedro, who sprinted up the right, dashed inside and struck a shot fractionally wide.<br />
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A huge ovation rang round the Camp Nou and was immediately met with the final whistle. A goal for anyone else would not have seemed right somehow.<br />
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<b>Source:<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_blank">guardian.co.uk</a></b></div>

Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid.Another thriller Clásic at Camp Nou.

Ronaldo, Messi; Messi, Ronaldo. First Messi responded to Ronaldo, then Ronaldo responded to Messi. You cannot keep these two down. If R...

Beckham: "I have a lot of respect for Barcelona, but I hope Madrid wins"

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David Beckham was one of the guests of honour who attended the launch of Time Warner's new sports channel, Time Warner Sports, in Los Angeles. The American channel has decided to follow the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player's team, Los Angeles Galaxy, in particular, broadcasting all of its Major League Soccer (MLS) matches to the whole state of California.<br />
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"I love the Spanish league, its something I can't forget. I played there for four years with a lot of success with real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world and I also spent some very happy years there from a personal point of view", Beckham commented.<br />
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Another 'Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid is just round the corner, an event for which Beckham has played a starring role in the past: "The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is just incredible; it's just as big as that between Manchester United and Liverpool or Manchester United and Manchester City. They are really special games and I can't wait to watch it".<br />
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The English international ended by saying: "I obviously want and expect Real Madrid to win. I was with them for several years. But I say this with all due respect to Barcelona, of course."<br />
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<b>Source:<a href="http://marca.com/"><span style="color: red;">MARCA.COM</span></a></b></div>

Beckham: "I have a lot of respect for Barcelona, but I hope Madrid wins"

David Beckham was one of the guests of honour who attended the launch of Time Warner's new sports channel, Time Warner Sports, in Los...

Puyol suffered a dislocated elbow

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Barcelona captain in Lisbon suffered a dislocated left elbow and had to be removed on a stretcher on the same day returning to the playing fields after two weeks in dry dock. The images of the lesion, chilling, the impression of a more serious injury, but the news came from the hospital were reassuring.<br />
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The player with the team returned to Barcelona and just landed will be taken to a medical facility for further testing it. The medical report shows that Puyol suffered a dislocated left elbow that has been reduced by anesthesia and has been immobilized the area.<br />
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Puyol, 34, fell on his elbow after jumping to top of head a corner kick in the 77th minute.<br />
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The referee stopped the game and called immediately to healthcare assistance, which led to the player on the table while the fans said goodbye to applause Benfica central defender.<br />
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This is the third Puyol injury this season after fracturing his cheekbone and suffering a stretch of the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last September 15 in the home opener against Getafe.<br />
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Puyol suffered a dislocated elbow

Barcelona captain in Lisbon suffered a dislocated left elbow and had to be removed on a stretcher on the same day returning to the playing...

Cr7-"I think we are going to win. We have the quality to win at Camp Nou..."

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 Cristiano Ronaldo said Monday that he is confident his side can go and take all three points from their visit to Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium next Sunday.<br />
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Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, including two penalties as Real Madrid defeated Deportivo la Coruna 5-1 Sunday night. The win keeps Real Madrid eight points behind Barca in the La Liga, reports Xinhua.<br />
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Defeats away to Sevilla and Getafe, as well as a home draw against Valencia have been expensive for Madrid, who never recovered an eight point deficit from their main rivals.<br />
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Should Madrid lose in Barcelona they would be 11 points behind Barca, a huge deficit for a team that only dropped 14 points in the whole of last season. But Ronaldo is confident they can repeat last year's feat when they won 2-1 in the Camp Nou to virtually assure the title.<br />
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"We know it is going to be hard to play in Barcelona," he admitted.<br />
"We are playing away from home and we will have to concentrate and be confident to win there. I think we are going to win. We have the quality to win at Camp Nou and we will see what happens."<br />
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Ronaldo looked back at the Deportivo game in which his side were forced to fightback after a sluggish start which saw them fall behind to a Riki goal before Ronaldo's hat-trick and further goals from Angel de Maria and Pepe assured the points.<br />
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"The truth is we were a bit sluggish at the start. But after the first goal we did well to turn things around. We always felt we can get back into a match. We know we can't afford another error or to drop any more points," said the attacking midfielder.<br />
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"It's always good to score goals but the main thing is to be able to help the team," he said.<br />

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Pique could miss El Clasico

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Gerard Pique is facing a three-week spell on the sidelines after suffering a foot injury in Wednesday night's Champions League win over Spartak Moscow.<br />
The Spain international was replaced just 12 minutes into the match at the Nou Camp and, according to Barca's medical team, the injury he suffered will see him out of action for between "two to three weeks".<br />
Pique's injury is a further blow for Barca following this week's news that his central defensive partner Carles Puyol is set to be out for up to six weeks with a knee injury.<br />
Barca, who won Wednesday night's match against Spartak 3-2 after trailing with 19 minutes left, face Granada, Sevilla, Benfica and Real Madrid in the next month.<br />
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Pique could miss El Clasico

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Real Madrid Beats Barcelona to Win Super Cup

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Real Madrid took advantage of quick goals plus an early sending off to beat 10-man Barcelona 2-1 Wednesday to win the Spanish Super Cup on away goals after the two-legged tie ended 4-4.<br />
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Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid in control with goals inside 23 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu to take advantage of Barcelona’s poor start. <br />
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Adriano was red carded for tripping up Ronaldo as he was set to race clear on goalkeeper Victor Valdes in the 28th to further thwart the visitors’ hopes and put Madrid on course for a first home win over its biggest rival since 2008. <br />
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But Lionel Messi curled home an exquisite free kick before halftime of another thrilling match between the Spanish giants with the league champions hanging on to beat the cup holders for the title. <br />
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Alex Song and Luka Modric both debuted for their clubs, with Madrid’s first victory of the season in all competitions helping it recover from its worst start for nearly 40 years and edging it ahead of Barcelona 88-87 in all-time wins between the “clasico” rivals. <br />
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“<span style="color: red;">We got off to poor start and there were doubts</span>,” captain Iker Casillas said. “<span style="color: red;">But I think we deserve this title.</span>” <br />
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It also provided coach Jose Mourinho with the last piece of silverware missing from his Spanish trophy cabinet. The Portuguese coach’s 20th title means he’s won every trophy available in the four leagues where he’s coached, including England, Italy and Portugal. <br />
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Barcelona hadn’t won a trophy against Madrid at the Bernabeu since 1968 and its flat start certainly made victory look unlikely. <br />
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Madrid took advantage of its rival’s worst spell of football since perhaps before Pep Guardiola took charge in 2008 early on as Higuain forced Valdes into a clutch save in the 7th before burying his next chance. <br />
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Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano missed Pepe’s long ball as it fell to Higuain inside the Barcelona area for the Argentina striker to half-volley between Valdes’ legs. <br />
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Mascherano’s struggles continued with a booking, and Valdes was incensed with his defense in the 22nd as Higuain burst clear inside the area again to force another goal-saving stop. <br />
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A short time later, Gerard Pique failed to disrupt a long ball to Ronaldo who, while on the run, flicked it high to himself. The Portugal forward gathered his poor touch before blasting a low shot past Valdes from just inside the area to score for the fifth straight game against Barcelona. <br />
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Barcelona, which was without injured defenders Dani Alves and Carles Puyol, looked dazed and confused as Higuain nearly scored again before Barcelona finally gained some momentum when Miguel Montoya replaced Alexis Sanchez after Adriano was red carded. <br />
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Barcelona regained its composure despite being a man down before Messi curled around the outside of the defensive wall past the outstretched Casillas for his 15th goal against Madrid, a club record. <br />
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“<span style="color: red;">It’s not that they were playing so much better than us, but we know it is Real Madrid and we know about the quality they have</span>,” said Barcelona coach Tito Vilnova. “If there was ever a time to feel proud of our players it was tonight with 10 players we created five clear chances in the second half.” <br />
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But Casillas responded with stops on Pedro Rodriguez in the second half while Valdes stopped Sami Khedira before Song replaced Sergio Busquets in the 75th for his Barcelona debut. <br />
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Still, Madrid had chances to put the game away as Higuain hit the post in the 80th before Modric came on two days after joining from Tottenham in a transfer worth a reported (euro) 35 million ($44 million). <br />
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Messi’s final attempt in injury time flew wide as Madrid hung on to win its ninth Super Cup. <br />
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“<span style="color: red;">The final scoreline made it look closer than it was</span>,” Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka said.

Real Madrid Beats Barcelona to Win Super Cup

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Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid:The Spanish Super Cup remains delicately poised after Barcelona secured a 3-2 win against Real Madrid in a pulsating first leg.

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Real's Cristiano Ronaldo first headed in a corner, which Pedro levelled immediately from the kick-off.<br />
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Lionel Messi scored a penalty after Andres Iniesta was fouled, before Xavi slotted home a sublime third. <br />
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Angel Di Maria then pounced on keeper Victor Valdes' mistake to breathe life into next Wednesday's second leg. <br />
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The match was the first time the two sides had met since Pep Guardiola ended his reign as Barcelona manager and was replaced by assistant Tito Vilanova. <br />
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Jose Mourinho's Madrid side looked to pounce on the counter attack from the off, and could have gone ahead if former Manchester United winger Ronaldo had played a firmer pass to Karim Benzema on the edge of the penalty box. <br />
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Reigning Fifa World Player of the Year Messi - already on the receiving end of a strong challenge from the visiting defender Fabio Coentrao - then blazed over from 20 yards before Pedro tested Iker Casillas. <br />
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The first half continued in the standard tempo of a 'Clasico' as Spanish Cup holders Barcelona dominated the ball with their relentless 'Tiki-taka' passing, and La Liga champions Real threatened with their incisive speed and power on the break.<br />
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Their patience was rewarded in the 55th minute as Ronaldo freed himself from marker Sergio Busquets and headed in a Mesut Ozil corner to claim a goal in his fourth successive visit to the Nou Camp. Barcelona hit back one minute later as Javier Mascherano played in Pedro to slot under Casillas for a quickfire equaliser. <br />
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Messi then put Barcelona ahead from 12-yards after Sergio Ramos' clumsy foul, and midfield pair Xavi and Iniesta produced the move of the night as their artistry cut open Real for the latter to score a potentially decisive third goal. <br />
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Barcelona seemed to have the trophy sewn up, before Valdes dawdled on the ball and substitute Di Maria robbed him to slot home a vital away goal. <br />
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Mourinho jabbed Vilanova in the eye in a melee at the end of last year's Super Cup, but there was no repeat of that controversial scene on the final whistle ahead of next week's decider.

Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid:The Spanish Super Cup remains delicately poised after Barcelona secured a 3-2 win against Real Madrid in a pulsating first leg.

Real's Cristiano Ronaldo first headed in a corner, which Pedro levelled immediately from the kick-off. Lionel Messi scored a penalty ...