Real Madrid CF to complete a hat-trick of victories in the European semi-final against FC Barcelona, welcome rivals to the first stage of a highly anticipated showdown all Spanish.
Real Madrid CF hope that things happen in threes, as they welcome arch-rivals FC Barcelona for the first phase of this highly anticipated all the Spanish and UEFA Champions League semifinal.
• Madrid have got the best of Barcelona twice before at this stage of the competition on their way to lifting the European Cup of Champion Clubs in 1960 and 2002.
• That history, along with the success of José Mourinho in the semi-final against FC Barcelona 2009/10 with FC Internazionale Milano and the Copa del Rey in Madrid, close to the final victory against the Catalan club, April 20 Madrid offers hope to reach the final at Wembley, despite the supremacy of the past enjoyed Barça Josep Guardiola on the computer between the fierce rivals.
Previous meetings
• Recording of one-on-one meeting between the clubs in all competitions, including the late of the Spanish League Cup, is 86 wins in Madrid, Barcelona on 82 and drew 43.
• Their last meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu produced a 1-1 tie in the Spanish league, 16 April, the 82nd-minute penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo, a penalty equalizer 53 minutes of Lionel Messi. Madrid finished the match with ten men after the expulsion of Raul Albiol, but ended a run of five defeats in the league right in Barcelona after the appointment of Guardiola in 2008.
• This was the 81 clubs in the league to deal with the Spanish capital, Madrid, Barcelona, recording 50 wins 16:15 draws.
• The clubs met again four days later, Spanish Cup final in Valencia, where the 103-minute goal Ronaldo won a 1-0 victory in Madrid - and a first trophy since 2008. It was the first defeat as coach Guardiola merengue cons of Barcelona.
• Barcelona recorded a famous 5-0 win in the teams first meeting this season at the Nou Camp on November 29, Xavi Hernandez (9), Pedro Rodriguez (17), David Villa (64, 67) and Jeffren (88) Madrid has yet completed a target man after Sergio Ramos red card 89th minute.
• Madrid, has prevailed in this home appliance 4-1 May 7, 2008.
• The match falls exactly 51 years after Madrid win 3-1 at Barcelona in the second leg of the European Cup semi-finals in 1959-1960. With victory on April 27, 1960, the Meringues involved in a total success and went 6-2 to lift the trophy after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3.
• In the first round of the competition at Barcelona next season became the first team to pull the European Cup in Madrid, even after a 2-2 draw in the Spanish capital, a 2-1 home victory.
• The meeting of "the club was third when Vicente del Bosque, Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 on Carlos Rexach throughout the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League semifinal, winning 2-0 at the Nou Camp to a tie 1 -1 at home. As in 1960, the victory was the springboard for a final victory against German opposition in Glasgow, this time 2-1 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
• The lineups for the second leg at Santiago Bernabeu on May 1, 2002 were:
Real Madrid: Cesar, Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Hierro, Helguera, Figo (McManaman 68), Solari, Makelele, Raul Gonzalez, Zidane (Flavio Conceicao 46), Guti (Pavon 87).
Barcelona: Bonano, De Boer, Abelardo, Coco (Over Mars 46), Puyol, Rochemback (Geovanni 67), Luis Enrique, Xavi, Cocu (Sergi 75), Saviola, Kluivert.
Match background
• Nine-time winners Madrid are seeking to reach a 13th European Cup final in what is a record 22nd semi-final appearance. Their semi-final record is W12 L9:
2002/03 Juventus: 2-1 (h), 1-3 (a)
2001/02 FC Barcelona: 2-0 (a), 1-1 (h)
2000/01 FC Bayern München: 0-1 (h), 1-2 (a)
1999/2000 FC Bayern München: 2-0 (h), 1-2 (a)
1997/98 Borussia Dortmund: 2-0 (h), 0-0 (a)
1988/89 AC Milan: 1-1 (h), 0-5 (a)
1987/88 PSV Eindhoven: 1-1 (h), 0-0 (a)
1986/87 FC Bayern München: 1-4 (a), 1-0 (h)
1980/81 FC Internazionale Milano: 2-0 (h), 0-1 (a)
1979/80 Hamburger SV: 2-0 (h), 1-5 (a)
1975/76 FC Bayern München: 1-1 (h), 0-2 (a)
1972/73 AFC Ajax: 1-2 (a), 0-1 (h)
1967/68 Manchester United FC: 0-1 (a), 3-3 (h)
1965/66 FC Internazionale Milano: 1-0 (h), 1-1 (a)
1963/64 FC Zürich: 2-1 (a), 6-0 (h)
1961/62 R. Standard de Liège: 4-0 (h), 2-0 (a)
1959/60 FC Barcelona: 3-1 (h), 3-1 (a)
1958/59 Club Atlético de Madrid: 2-1 (h), 0-1 (a), 2-1 (n, replay)
1957/58 Vasas SC: 4-0 (h), 0-2 (a)
1956/57 Manchester United FC: 3-1 (h), 2-2 (a)
1955/56 AC Milan: 4-2 (h), 1-2 (a)
• Three-time winners Barcelona are playing in their 12th semi-final. They have won five and lost six:
2009/10 FC Internazionale Milano: 1-3 (a), 1-0 (h)
2008/09 Chelsea FC: 0-0 (h), 1-1 (a)
2007/08 Manchester United FC: 0-0 (h), 0-1 (a)
2005/06 AC Milan: 1-0 (a), 0-0 (h)
2001/02 Real Madrid CF: 0-2 (h), 1-1 (a)
1999/2000 Valencia CF: 1-4 (a), 2-1 (h)
1993/94 FC Porto: 3-0 (h)
1985/86 IFK Göteborg: 0-3 (a), 3-0 (h, 5-4 pens)
1974/75 Leeds United AFC: 1-2 (a), 1-1 (h)
1960/61 Hamburger SV: 1-0 (h), 1-2 (a), 1-0 (n, replay)
1959/60 Real Madrid CF: 1-3 (a), 1-3 (h)
• Madrid not beaten club Barcelona, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last three races, but have won five of five at home in this season's Champions League, scoring 15 goals and conceding nothing.
• In the two-legged European ties against clubs from Madrid in Spain have recorded four wins in five generals, including three European success in the semifinals. Also defeated Valencia CF 3-0 in the final in Paris in 2000.
• record against Barcelona Spanish competitors, European encounters with two legs with three wins and five defeats, including three in the withdrawal of European Cup semi-final. In their last game they went 3-0 and Sevilla FC 2006 UEFA Super Cup match in which the presence of players azulgrana Daniel Alves and Adriano is the opposition ranks.
• Barcelona have won twice in five attempts on their travels in the Champions League 2010/11 UEFA against Panathinaikos FC in the group stage and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the quarterfinals. His only loss came in a last-16 visit to Arsenal FC.
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• Mourinho served as assistant to Sir Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal at Barcelona from 1996 to 2000.
• As director of Chelsea, Mourinho has a general defeat Barcelona 5-4 in the 2004/05 cycle of 16, but suffered a 3-2 defeat in the general phase of the same next season. In the group stage 2006/07 Chelsea finished above the Catalan club following a 1-0 win at home and 2-2 away. Deadline Mourinho Inter beat Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate in the semifinals.
• Mourinho in the register of the UEFA Champions League semi-final says W2 L2. FC Porto led the last RC Deportivo de La Coruña in 2004, but fell to stadium of Chelsea against Liverpool FC in 2005 and 2007.
• Guardiola played for the Barcelona team that won the European Cup at the old Wembley in 1992.
• Casillas, Albiol, Álvaro Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso ends Víctor Valdés Ramos and Gerard Pique, Puyol, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa of Spain squad for World Cup 2010-winner.
• Javier Mascherano was a teammate of Jerzy Dudek, Liverpool's Alonso and Arbeloa. Mascherano, Arbeloa and Alonso was Liverpool side that beat Chelsea Mourinho and Ricardo Carvalho in the 2007 UEFA Champions League semi-final. Lassana Diarra has been used as a substitute for Chelsea.
• Ronaldo, Pepe and Carvalho were on the losing side for Portugal against Spain in the first round 16 at the 2010 World Cup. Villa scored the only goal, and Pique, Puyol, Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi and Pedro also featured for Spain