I think Barca is going to beat Madrid in the league game, then Madrid will win all of the 3 left games or at least 2 out of 3.
Then you do not understand what is at stake. Real Madrid are already not played as they "should" according to the fans and board. They want flair, they want "barca like" football. They are playing like a bunch of Italians. They totally rely on Ronaldo for scoring goals and if he has an off day or is kept at bay, then they have nothing.
Also, any time Real looses to Barcelona, the manager of Real is close to get kicked. They lost 5-0 in the first game and if they loose again in La Liga and especially if they loose badly, then Mourinho's job is hanging in a thread. Barca has not won the Kings cup in ages, and it has been (ironically) a priority for the management this season. And finally if Barca win both the league game and the Kings Cup then Mourinho will most likely not be on the bench for the first Champions League match. 3 losses to Barca in a season is unheard of for Real and a huge hit to their confidence.. both players and fans.
Reason? Mourinho knows the league is no longer his concern since Barca has secured the championship a long time ago.
Nothing is secure and it was only last weekend when Real lost to a much lower league team (which put Mourinho under huge pressure), that Mourinho admitted that the La Liga title run was all but over and that resulted in calls for his firing. He is also in an internal battle with the head of football, and does not have the full backing of the President as it is.
He's going to let his players know that they are to save their power for the other 3 games, especially the two champions league games.
Then he wont be on the bench on Saturday if he does that. Plus I doubt the "real" Real players, who have huge power in the dressing room (Casilias, Ramos), will in no way accept giving up on the game on Saturday. It will cause a riot in the dressing room. They live for the El Classico each year.
Mourinho was always the ultimate manager for the champions league and I can absolutely see him lifting the cup again and becoming the first (?) manager to lift the Champions cup with three different teams.
Yes he has been good, but with the most expensive team before Real Madrid, Chealski, he failed over and over again...And yes he would be the first manager to lift it with 3 teams if they win.
Besides, Barca are not at their best and their defense in the two games against the Ukrainians (Brazilians) was horrible.
Dont matter if they score 5 goals. Plus Puyol should be back for Saturdays game. And like it or not, Barca has one of the best defensive records in Europe.. by only letting 22 goals in in all competitions (minus the Kings Cup) and scoring over 100 goals so far this season.
Then again ManU is a tough team and in the case the final is ManU - Madrid it'd still be a tough call.
I would not count out Schalke just yet.