| both games actually living up to the pre-game billing. there were 5 goals in the first half of the tottenham-arsenal match with 3 going to arsenal. while in the spanish cup final, real madrid has had many more scoring opportunities in this very physical, foul-prone first half. real players average 3 to 4 inches over the barcelona team and are generally bigger and more athletic. barcelona has to rely on quickness and comfort in their quick passing team system but with real pressuring the ball and not afraid to foul to break up the flow, barcelona have yet to get a shot on goal to my recollection, certainly no dangerous scoring opportunities whereas madrid has had three or four. 27 fouls in the first half. yowza...
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while in the spanish cup final, real madrid has had many more scoring opportunities in this very physical, foul-prone first half. real players average 3 to 4 inches over the barcelona team and are generally bigger and more athletic. barcelona has to rely on quickness and comfort in their quick passing team system but with real pressuring the ball and not afraid to foul to break up the flow, barcelona have yet to get a shot on goal to my recollection, certainly no dangerous scoring opportunities whereas madrid has had three or four. 27 fouls in the first half. yowza...
- dave 4-20-2011 9:32 pm