[EL CLASICO, ACT 4] What would the El Clasico be without another Barcelona win and another piece of stupidity from Real Madrid? Barca came back to win, 2-1,away on goals by defenders Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal seriesmarred when Real Madrid’s Pepe stomped on Lionel Messi’s hand. Was it intentional or not? Those on the sceneweren’t immediately certain, but from his seat at home English star Wayne Rooney was sure, tweeting that Pepe was an “idiot” for his gesture.
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