Barcelona. Real Madrid. Ho-hum. Twice this week! Double ho-hum. Copa del Rey (second leg, tied 1-1 from the first). Triple ho-hum. But apparently all y'all like to talk about this (and a veritable plethora of various other things, I'm sure), so here's an open thread to contain all that chatter. Have at it!

The mothership says this one is the one that really matters. I guess we better pay attention then. Here be your lineups, courtesy of said mothership:

Barcelona starting lineup (4-3-3): José Manuel Pinto; Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Dani Alves; Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas; Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Pedro Rodriguez.

Real Madrid starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Diego Lopez; Fabio Coentrão, Pepe, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos; Sami Khedira, Xabi Alonso; Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Özil, Angel Di Maria; Gonzalo Higuaín.

I've heard that Messi fellow is alright. BUT CAN HE DO IT ON A COLD TUESDAY NIGHT IN ... erm ... BARCELONA?!!

Discuss.