ManagerSim November 2016 | Page 49

In 2011/12, Barcelona supremo, Pedro Pereira, had masterminded his team to win his first treble.

In 2012/13, Real Madrid with Luis Costa came very close to winning the treble as well, if it hadn't been for Lazio in the Champions League final. The Double in Spain is not that bad achievement though.

Both team use mainly 3-5-2 formation, have many defensive and offensive midfielders, rotate teams, and employ around 30 players.

Season of 2014/2015, looks like Barcelona is headed towards one more Champions League final, while Real Madrid has five points lead in the Primera División with six games left to play.

Copa del Rey final is between Barcelona and Sevilla, and Barcelona has won 29 of 32 matches against Sevilla, lost one and drawn one. Bookies won't make any money here.

Who is better: Kepa Valenzuela or Cosme Mussons?

Kepa Valenzuela is having a storming national team career, and scoring a good number of goals for his club Napoli.

Cosme Mussons has slightly worse national team record but has been a bit more precis in front of the goal in club football.

Barcelona

vs

Real Madrid

For more than a decade, the winner of Primera División and/or Copa del Rey has had the name of Real Madrid or Barcelona. The two grand teams have made it their business not to let anyone else claim gold and silver but to settle for lesser noble metal. Except for that one time.

It looked like Deportivo, in 2011/12 was very close to winning the Primera División, but they needed only 2 more points. That second place earned Fabio Ashcar some serious reputation and respect. Nobody had come close to doing something similar in Spain and it may take a while before anyone else can do it again.

Both grand teams have tremendous Champions League experience where, both have beaten each other to win a Champions league trophy x 2.

The trend looks to continue where the both teams alternate to win the Spanish Primera División. Barcelona might also win the Copa del Rey this season.

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Barcelona and Real Madrid are some of the best teams in the game today, and they have won almost half of the Champions league trophies so far.

Mallorca, with Joao Matos are building on, as is Alysson Franklin with his Sevilla, and they have quite some more to do before challenging the Two Giants of Spain.

Is there nobody who can dethrone those giants?