The Derby lived up to its expectations. The match was pretty intense, with both sides looking to pressurize the opponents. Espanyol didn't park the bus all the time, they attacked Barca higher up the pitch and destabilized our midfield. Messi was heavily marked and had a dull game according to his High standards, but this game will be remembered for Neymar's misses. He  missed 2,3 easy chances to put Barca ahead, Espanyol missed some easy chances too. It should have been either 1-1 or 2-2 at HT, but it was 0-0. 

Even in the second half nothing significant happened. We were struggling to create proper chances. I recommend people, who wants to see the tactical side of the game to download and watch this game. It was a fine tactical plan by the Espanyol coach and their players executed it pretty well. It was a shame to  see such a fascinating game to be decided by a penalty. Anyway, Messi scored another goal from the spot. After we went ahead, Espanyol started to attack and left much space at the back. One such incident led to the dismissal of Espanyol goal keeper Kiko Casilla, who was sent off for handling the ball outside the 18 yard box. At the end, we got all the three points, three important points.
Important goal of the season


Meanwhile

Athletic Bilbao 1- Atletico Madrid 2
    Diego Simeone is a tactical genius. Atletico were brilliant right from the start. Although Iker muniain scored a brilliant chip, they weren't good enough to beat Atletico. Atletico were very solid at the back and Diego Costa was a big threat in the final third. Costa brought Atletico back in the game and Koke scored the winning goal. Another game, another win for Atletico.

Real Madrid 5  Rayo 0
   Real Madrid thrashed Rayo vallecano after 2 consecutive league defeats.

Upcoming match:

  We will be playing against Atletico Madrid in the champions league Quarter finals at Camp Nou. This will be pretty close encounter and I am looking forward for this epic match. My predictions for this match is Barca 1 Atletico 0.

Visca Barca.