Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Bold Predictions for Second Leg of Copa Del Rey

Barcelona and Real Madrid may hate each other and may even hate playing each other, but too bad for them. We love watching El Clasico as many times as possible per season, and that's all that really matters.

So there.

Fortunately for the fans, the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals gives us another chance to watch this brilliant matchup. Here's a look at some bold (or maybe even very bold) predictions for Wednesday's battle.

Puyol Scores Again

Carles Puyol has played off-and-on for Barca so far this season, but for some reason he always seems to bring "it" against Real Madrid. Now, I'm not exactly sure what "it" is, but he certainly brings it. 

Whether it was fighting through injury to knock off Madrid last year in the Champion's League or his diving equalizer last week, Puyol has been a menace for Los Blancos. 

Now, the odds of Puyol scoring in two straight matches is, well, horrendous, but I'm learning not to bet against those flowing locks of his. The Spaniard is going to find a way to get his head on another corner for a big time goal.

Ronaldo Nets a Hat Trick

After the first leg, Barca leads the aggregate 2-1 and it's heading back home. That is a huge advantage. The only way Real has a chance of advancing is to come out in ultra-attack mode as FIFA would put it. 

Now, it's obviously worth noting that Barcelona gives up three goals pretty much never, but most clubs don't have an attack like Real Madrid does. It's going to be tough, but Los Blancos are going to push forward and get a ton of shots.

They have plenty of players who can score with consistency, but the All-World Ronaldo is clearly the best bet. The best bet for a very unlikely scenario, I should say. 

With all that being said, Barca will find ways to keep up and make it 3-3 (5-4 on aggregate). Not exactly their classic style of victory.

Fight

These two teams hate each other. Seemingly every time they face each other there is a hand-stepping incident or a coach-altercation incident or something.

This time something bigger is going to break out and cooler heads will not prevail. Someone is throwing a punch. You can believe that.

As Alan from Remember the Titans would say, "Fiiiiiiiiiight."