Octopus predicts Real will reach Champions final

Iker earlier correctly predicted the result of the last two "classicos" between Real Madrid and Barcelona.


Afp April 29, 2011

BENALMADENA: An octopus named Iker, which correctly predicted the result of the last two "classicos" between Real Madrid and Barcelona, has foreseen Real will reach the final of the Champions League.

Iker predicted Real would reach the final at London's Wembley arena on May 28 by choosing to eat a sardine from a glass cylinder decorated with the club's badge instead of one from a cylinder with Barcelona's badge on Tuesday at the Sea Life Aquarium in the southern city of Benalmadena.

The 16-kilo (35-pound) octopus, named after Real keeper Iker Casillas, has already predicted Real's 1-1 draw against Barcelona in La Liga on April 16 and the club's 1-0 win over the Catalan club in the King's Cup final four days later.

The two sides will face each other in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Real's Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday. The second leg will take place at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on May 3.

Whichever Spanish team makes it to the final will face either Manchester United or Schalke 04.

During the World Cup in South Africa last year, Paul, an octopus in the German town of Oberhausen, became world famous after correctly predicting all the results involving the German team, as well as that of the final, won by Spain.

Paul died on October 26, 2010.

COMMENTS (4)

Saman | 12 years ago | Reply It's IKER..would definitely take RMA's side
Shahryar Ahmed | 12 years ago | Reply Well he predicted rightly, it's just that he didn’t think Farca would again get help from the Ref to reach another controversial final like they did in 09, when Chelsea were denied not 1, not 2 but four penalty claims. Well, this time around, a sending off on a foul that was not committed in the first place & then a perfectly legitimate goal disallowed, even when a Farca player tripped RM player in the build up to that goal.
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