Profit €175.25
Result Malaga 1(Ballesta 14) Granada 74 1(Guerra 22)
With Futbol24 livescoring running on Saturday night when I heard the first BLEEP after 14 minutes I thought I was quids in but unfortunately eight minutes later the second bleep was to signal a 74 GOL! and disappointingly my computer remained silent for the rest of the evening.I will have one more go at a value bet this evening before I will tighten up on my weekly shouts.
Ballesta,goalscorer on Saturday is a former Pichichi Trophy winner(top scorer in Spain).He scored 27 goals in 1999-2000 season for Racing Santander to take the prestigious trophy.His one goal on Saturday wasn't enough for my handicap bet but hopefully tonight current Pichichi standings leader Luis Fabiano and his club Sevilla can beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey.I am placing €50 on a Sevilla win draw no bet at 4/1.The Spanish cup is a trophy that has not been a priority for Barca in recent years,they haven't won it or featured in a final since 1998.The first leg finished one-one and this game should be tight.Barca only need a 0-0 so expect all the attacking to come from Sevilla who look to bounce back from defeat last weekend in the league.Sevilla are the holders and with the last two UEFA Cups in their trophy cabinet they are definitely cup specialists.Draw no bet gives me my money back if they can't break Barca down.Sevilla I hope though can pull off a shock even though I am a big fan of Barcelona;bet with the head not the heart.
So the Pichichi, why has it got this strange name?Well,the Trofeo Pichichi is named in honour of Rafael Moreno Aranzadi,a prolific goalscorer who played for Athletic Bilbao and Spain in the 1910s and 1920s.Pichichi was his nickname and he scored the first ever goal San Mamés,went on to play and score for Spain when they reached the semis of the 1920 Olympics before dying tragically in his prime of typhus,aged 29 in 1922.During his time with Athletic he won four Copa Del Rey titles scoring a hat-trick in the 1915 final.
It is fitting that the player with the most Pichichis is a Athletic Bilbao player,Telmo Zarraonaindiá,better known as Zarra.Zarra has a record six trophies and along with Hugo Sanchez he holds the record for most goals in a season,38.Mexican Sanchez has five trophies,all won while at Real Madrid and this makes him along with Di Stéfano as the most successful foreigner,well maybe he is out on his own as Di Stéfano represented Spain along with country of birth Argentina.Real Madrid have had most Pichichi title holders with 24,miles ahead of the rest as next best is Athletic Bilbao with 12 title holders.Other Pichichi holders include Puskás,Rexach,Quini,Kempes,Krankl,Butragueno,Bebeto,Romário,Ronaldo,Vieri,Raúl,Makaay,Ronaldo,Eto'o and van Nistelrooy.Can Luis Fabiano become the fifth Brazilian to take the title?He faces some stiff competition with some top players breathing down his neck.
STATS
Copa Del Rey titles
Barcelona 24
Sevilla 4
TRIVIA
Why was last seasons Copa Del Rey quarterfinal between Sevilla and Real Betis abandoned?
Last weeks answer Livingston.
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