Iker and Iniesta, two octopuses based in an aquarium in Spain, were presented with two boxes each containing a sardine. One bore the emblem of Real Madrid while the other bore that of Barcelona.The two tipsters belong to an aquarium in southern Spain. Their first test in the race to become the attraction's official oracle is Saturday's Spanish league match between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Iniesta, named after Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta, picked Madrid to win. The small Mediterranean sea octopus weighing 3.3 pounds nearly immediately snatched a sardine from a plastic tube featuring Madrid's logo Friday at the Sea Life Aquarium in Benalmadena.
Iker, a 35-pound Pacific Ocean octopus named after Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, appeared more enamored by the flashbulbs and the throng of onlookers as he refused to eat either of the sardines after 15 minutes, signaling a draw.
If neither is correct and Barcelona wins the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, then two other octopuses will be summoned. Their tentacles will be tested for Wednesday's Copa del Rey final between the two Spanish powers. Those two are named Pep and Mou, in honor of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho.
Other octopuses are waiting if there is still no winner — the Spanish clubs face each other four times in 18 days, including in two legs of the Champions League semifinals.
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