TEMPO.CO, Valencia - The Copa del Rey final will present the highly-anticipated el Classico, a match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Playing in neutral ground at Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, both Barcelona and Real Madrid will likely rely on their lavish summer transfer, Neymar and Gareth Bale.
With the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's recent poor performance, Copa del Rey final will serve as a main stage for the two superb players, whose combined transfer fee reached 200 million euro.
Bale, 24, the Welsh wonder, swapped his Tottenham jersey for Madrid last summer in an astonishing amount of transfer. The versatile midfielder is seen to have incredible sprinting skill, making him one of the deadliest goal scoring machine like Michael Owen in his heyday.
On the other hand, Neymar, 22, has caused a bit of a stir in Barcelona due to his questionable amounbt of transfer. The striker, known for his authentic dribble, joined Blaugrana from Santos last summer, after a score of global highlights including his performance in the Confederation Cup.
The two top players have had their gravity impact La Liga, with Bale slightly ahead of Neymar as he scored more goals. Alas, Copa del Rey final will indeed be a great matchup between the two central figures, defining who the better transfer deal of last summer was while securing another trophy for the club.
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