It will be four exciting games and we start with the first one. FC Schalke 04 is quite a surprise with their semi final spot. They're unbeaten this season in CL home games and they've proven with a 2-5 away win at Inter Milan that they can beat big teams in away games. Manchester United had a quite easy Group Stage and reached the semis with beating Chelsea. They've got a good team and are definately the favourites in this semi final. Expect two great games and attacking football from both sides.
A different story is the other semi final. As Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will meet eachother again. The arch rivals will have to prepare for a fourth and fifth El Clásico. Definately two heated games coming up, with passion, nasty tackles and hopefully also good football. They've already played three times against eachother this season. Barca won their home game in the league with 5-0 and Real's home game in the league ended in a 1-1 draw. Last week Real took the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Cup. In the league it looks like Barca will get the title, so these two games in the CL are for both very important to make a chance on that most important other title: the Champions League. As written before in 18 days they play four times against eachother. Two matches are done, and Real got the better moral after a draw in the league and the Cup win.
Barca is the team with the most possession in almost every game, but can they also get some goals out of that? We will know that in this semi final. As they know all ins and outs of eachother it might become more tactical and defensive games rather then exciting games with good football. The last two games have shown that a bit, with Mourinho going for defensive tactics and countering as in his Inter Milan time. On the other hand Guardiola still trusted in their possession football and an attacking style of play. But we all know the outcome of these last two games and that might make Guardiola change his tactics? But lets hope they proof different and show us two attracting fair games, as they both got the class and top players to do so.
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