One match

The Cup is, probably, the most interesting tournament and the most exciting one. In the League there are only two teams that can win the title every year Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Atlético did a great effort last season but it will be a dream for them to win it again. And Atlético is a team that has the possibility of signing good players…You can imagine what chances stand for clubs like Córdoba, Levante or Espanyol.

The Cup is the tournament the other 18 teams think can win. It is not easy but each of them has a little option even though in the recent years R. Madrid and FC Barcelona have shown more interest in the tournament and it looks that the proper Spanish Federation prefers to have them in the final that any other team. However, I think the Cup is a tournament really interesting but IT could be even more if we took example from other countries.

 In Spain once the teams of the first division start playing all draws have two matches. This is a real bad decision from the Federation. It is impossible for most teams to win in two matches R. Madrid o FC Barcelona. I understand that teams of the Second Division B  are happy when they have to play against them because they will enjoy a full gate, but in the other hand they don’t have any options. This year, for example, all the teams that have qualified for the 4th round are from the First Division.

A few years they tried to copy the English model with only one match per draw. I think it is better for everyone: more surprising defeats, more opportunities for the other teams… However, the two big teams of our league suffered many defeats and some people say that they asked to go back to the two matches per draw. I honestly think it is a big mistake.

In most sports, the Cup it is the most exciting tournament in the year. In football the only hope is to see if R. Madrid and FC Barcelona are in the same part of the table. If they are, a third team will have an option to qualify to the final. If not, it will probably be a R. Madrid – FC Barcelona match. I am not saying that with a tournament played the English way a Third Division will win the Cup, but I am sure that the football fans will enjoy more a tournament that in the past years has been pretty predictable.