At 8.40 pm (English time - 1.40 pm in Colombia), Real Madrid and Barcelona clash at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the third English classical looking define the way to the final of the European Cup at Wembley.
This first-leg match of the semifinals of the Champions League will not be as decisive as the previous one, but victory, apart from scoring points, it became in a matter of honor for both teams.
Barcelona will on the field looking to win its fourth consecutive semi-final of Europe's top competition, but with heavy losses, it will be without Adrian Maxwell nor the defense, but with Puyol. The decline most important is to Iniesta, who has a contracture in the soleus of the right leg. Thiago is shaping up as his replacement.
other hand, unless last-minute surprise, José Mourinho bet on a team very similar to that given the Copa del Rey. However, it will be without injury to Khedira, who will step down at Lassana Diarra, and the injured Ricardo Carvalho, which will be supplied by Raul Albiol.
In today's match, again face to face Argentina's Lionel Messi Ballon d'Or 2009 and 2010, and the Lusitanian crack Cristiano Ronaldo, the two media players at the time, which undoubtedly makes this meeting the world's most watched, with an estimated audience of over 400 million viewers.
Factors that may affect the viewership record is the fact the open signal transmission in many countries, unlike the King's Cup, and especially the dueling strategists from the bench that will hold the two best coaches quoted on the planet: the Portuguese Jose Mourinho and Catalan Pep Guardiola.
In countries like England and Italy, where he made his mark as the current coach of Real Madrid, the game captures the attention of the fans the most universal of sports and Argentina, one of the greatest footballing nations on the planet, compared with the national classic Boca Juniors-River Plate.
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