MADRID - Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid stadium become a haunted place for any team who Plays there. But not for Barcelona. In fact you could say the Bernabeu is a haven for Barca. For the seventh in a row, the Catalans successfully tamed Madrid's pride at the stadium.
Last occurred in the first leg quarterfinal match Copa del Rey on Thursday (19 / 1) pm dawn. Carles Puyol and his colleagues made miserable by giving up the host 1-2. In a hot duel El Clasico, Los Blancos had superior goal by Cristiano Ronaldo the 11th minute. But returned two by Barça Carles Puyol's header past the 39th minute and Eric Abidal on 77 minutes.
The results are the dark record for Madrid who currently dominate the top of the standings. As for Barca, the victory reinforces its dominance as the team's unbeaten streak of seven matches at the Bernabeu. Quoted from Infostrada, their record is five wins and two draws with a 18-7 goal difference.
Looks like the Bernabeu was friendly with Barca began when they beat Real Madrid by a score of 6-2 in the second half fantastic 2008/2009 season. One season later in the same place, Barca returned home with a 2-0 victory. At Madrid's 2010/2011 season to avoid defeat, although they did not also win after a 1-1 draw in the Champions league. In the same season but in the Champions League Barca back to winning with a score of 2-0. Then at the beginning of this season, Barca held 2-2 at Spanish Super Cup. And recently there was a 3-1 Barca in the first round of La Liga, in a duel that held last December 10.
Not only an impressive record, winning the first leg of a capital that are important to the squad Josep "Pep" Guardiola as host Real Madrid in the second leg. However, despite having superior forces meant the Catalans could not breathe. They remain wary of the threat of retaliation from the eternal rival.
"We've achieved a good result, but we faced a good team and the players are fantastic," said the first goal scorer, Barca's Carles Puyol on the site.
"They will come (to the Camp Nou on leg II) with itching for revenge and a situation like that is what makes them so very dangerous," said Puyol.
Even Barca have to look more superrior because the struggle has not ended up here. "We are very pleased with the victory at the Bernabeu, this is a good period that we were going through," said Xavi Hernandez.
"We go to the field to face the strong and historic Madrid. And today (yesterday-red) shows us a great game," he added.
"In the first half, we dominated but too zealous in the final settlement. In the second half, we were comfortable and playing more comfortable. In general, there is one dominant team Barcelona," said the Spanish international midfielder.
"We have to be more superior in the second leg. There are still 90 minutes left of course it's not finished," he concluded.
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