Real Madrid vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League Semi Final on April 27, 2011

Real Madrid vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League Semi Final on April 27, 2011

Match Schedule

Real Madrid Vs Barcelona Live

Time : 8.45pm CET / 2.45pm EST / 11.45pm PST

Date : Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid)

After rotating his side to great effect at the weekend against Valencia, Jose Mourinho will stick largely by the players who provided so much success in the Copa del Rey final. In comparison to that encounter, Raul Albiol can feature and will therefore start in the heart of the defence, while Sami Khedira is injure

Real Madrid Team Squad (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Marcelo; Pepe, Alonso; Ronaldo, Ozil, Arbeloa, Ramos, Albiol, Di Maria; Adebayor

Barcelona Team Squad (4-3-3): Puyol, Maxwell; Xavi, Busquets, Valdes; Alves, Pique, Iniesta; Pedro, Messi, Villa
   
Barcelona potentially have real issues in a defence, where Maxwell and Gabriel Milito both picked up problems at the weekend. Both are doubts, and Carles Puyol isn’t certain to start either.

Maxwell’s doubtful status is particularly worrisome as Eric Abidal and Adriano – two other potential left-backs – are already ruled out along with Bojan Krkic.

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Real Madrid have twice beaten Barcelona at the semi-final stage en route to lifting the European Cup, in 1960 and 2002.

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 Madrid, who have won the competition nine times, are aiming to reach a 13th European Cup final in what is a record 22nd semi-final appearance.

 Ronaldo's goal on matchday 10 was Madrid's 900th in UEFA competition, making them the first team to reach that milestone.

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 Pep Guardiola’s side have only won two of their five away matches in the competition, but Real Madrid thus far have a flawless home record.

 Lionel Messi's goal in the second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk was Barcelona's 300th in the UEFA Champions League.

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In 211 previous meetins between the sides, Madrid hold the upper hand with 86 wins compared to Barcelona's 82. On 43 occasions the fixture has ended level.

 Cristiano Ronaldo headed a famous winner when the club’s met in the Copa del Rey final in Valencia one week ago. That match required extra-time to separate the sides, with the decisive goal coming in the 103rd minute.

Real Madrid - Barcelona Special: Siege mentality will inspire Jose Mourinho’s side to victory

 Messi, who has a record 50 goals for the season, is the competition's leading scorer with nine goals. Boasting 26 shots on target, he also leads that category.

 Wednesday's fixture will mark the 51-year anniversary of Madrid's 3-1 win at Barcelona in the second leg of their 1959-60 European Cup semi-final. That success, ensured a 6-2 aggregate win for the capital club, who went on to lift the trophy by beating Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 at Glasgow's Hampden Park.

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The following season, this time in the first round, Barcelona caused something of a stir by eliminating the previously invincible Madrid. A 2-2 first leg draw was followed by a 2-1 win in the second match.

 When the clubs last met in the semi-finals, Real Madrid eliminated Barcelona 3-1 on aggregate before going on to beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final, which was again at Hampden Park.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho reveals he used the words of Albert Einstein to motivate players against Barcelona

Barcelona don't have a great semi-final record, having won five and lost six of their previous 11 visits to this stage.

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Face to Face
Copa del‎(Copa)‎     20 Apr 2011     Barcelona 0 - Real Madrid 1    
La Liga ‎(La L)‎     16 Apr 2011     Real Madrid 1 - Barcelona 1    
La Liga ‎(La L)‎     29 Nov 2010     Barcelona 5 - Real Madrid 0    
La Liga ‎(La L)‎     10 Apr 2010     Real Madrid 0 - Barcelona 2    
La Liga ‎(La L)‎     29 Nov 2009     Barcelona 1 - Real Madrid 0



 Last Five Matches Real Madrid
23 Apr 2011    Valencia 3 - Real Madrid 6    La L
20 Apr 2011    Barcelona 0 - Real Madrid 1    Copa
16 Apr 2011    Real Madrid 1 - Barcelona 1    La L
13 Apr 2011    Tottenham 0 - Real Madrid 1    UCL
9 Apr 2011    Athletic de Bilbao 0 - Real Madrid 3    La L

Last Five Matches Barcelona
23 Apr 2011    Barcelona 2 - Osasuna 0    La L
20 Apr 2011    Barcelona 0 - Real Madrid 1    Copa
16 Apr 2011    Real Madrid 1 - Barcelona 1    La L
12 Apr 2011    Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - Barcelona 1    UCL
9 Apr 2011    Barcelona 3 - UD Almería 1    La L

Real Madrid vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League Semi Final on April 27, 2011