FC Porto is in the final

on May 6, 2011 None comments

The Portuguese FC Porto are through to the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League final after they delivered a football with high on commitment and quality, their 5-1 first-leg advantage proving insurmountable for Villarreal CF, despite the Spanish side’s best efforts.

1-0: GOL CANI ’17
1-1: GOL HULK ’40
1-2: GOL FALCAO ’47
2-2: GOL CAPDEVILA ’75
3-2: GOL ROSSI ’79 –penalty

Watching the statistics is clearlly that Villiareal wanted to come back after the first leg humiliation, they were 2 times more active with double attempts on target and with three goals scored. But it wasn’t enough.

Porto obtained his victory and it worth’s its place in the final, a Portuguese one entirely.

Lineups:
Villarreal: Diego Lopez – Capdevila, Bruno Soriano, Musacchio, Mario Gaspar, Santi Cazorla, Matilla, Cani, Nilmar, Marco Ruben, Rossi
Substitutes: Juan Carlos, Oriol, Marchena, Senna, Borja Valero, Cicinho, Mubarak

FC Porto: Helton – Alvaro Pereira, Otamendi, Rolando, Sapunaru, Joao Moutinho, Fernando, Guarin, Cristian Rodriguez, Falcao, Hulk
Substitutes: Beto, Maicon, Sereno, Walter, James Rodriguez, Souza, Ruben Micael

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Braga sends Benfica home

on May 6, 2011 None comments

Braga scored a huge goal against Benfica and obtained the ticket in to the final of UEFA EUROPA League. The player responsible for this is Custodio which trough his goal brought qualification for his team.

Custodio: “It is such a joy to have scored the goal that took us through, but this is a team victory because we showed great togetherness.”
“I only scored; everyone else was just as important – look at Paulão, who cleared one off the line. We are all in it, the entire squad. I think the secret was our quality, our desire and our collective strength.”

After this game, Domingos Paciência‘s team progressed to the first all-Portuguese UEFA final, a first for the northern club on such an elevated stage.

Braga: Artur – Silvio, Alberto Rodriguez, Paulao, Miguel Garcia, Jugo Viana, Custodio, Lima, Mossoro, Alan, Meyong
Substitutes: Cristiano, Kaka, Helder Barbosa, Elderson, Leandro Salino, Peterson, Anibal Capela

Benfica: Roberto – Fabio Coentrao, Jardel, Luisao, Maxi Pereira, Cesar Peixoto, Javi Garcia, Gaitan, Carlos Martins, Oscar Cardozo, Saviola
Substitutes: Moreira, Airton, Jara, Roderick, Felipe Menezes, Sidnei, Alan Kardec

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Real without Murinho?

on May 4, 2011 None comments

Being criticized for his defensive tactics, Jose Mourinho could be replaced by Real after he missed the Champions League final.

Former national team coach of Chile, Marcelo Bielsa, is one of the candidates to replace Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid! Real bosses are thinking seriously to get rid of Mourinho after the elimination from the Champions League and loss the title in Spain.

After the last El Clasico, Real’s bosses are not the only upsets. Cristiano Ronaldo opened his mouth after a lot of fury accumulated: “Macherano was not like that when playing at Liverpool, did not know was fake. Perhaps he learned this trick in Barcelona. annulled the goal that we have had nothing irregular in it. Too bad, because the game could be quite different if his point Higuain should be counted “.
“Those who know football know that Barcelona is a team protected. You have to live with this injustice. What happens is not good for football!”

But the result was possible only with a great effort. Barcelona ran 103,d kilometers in 90 minutes after UEFA statistics, that’s 69 km an hour. Real Madrid ran about a kilometer less than Barcelona, with 102.23 km.

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El Clasico, final battle

on May 3, 2011 None comments

The no. 4 of El Clasico of this year is made to happen tonight. Barcelona faces another time his fearless opponent, Real Madrid in a battle of life and death. After the 2-0 in the first leg, Barcelona looks like favorite but you cannot underestimate Murinho’s tactics.

The two teams are taking this battle in on all plans. A statistic shows that even on Facebook, Barcelona is the most loved team with 13.984.000, followed by Manchester United with 12.931.000 and on the third place today’s opponents, Real Madrid with 12.841.000 .

To put some gas on fire, Catalan club’s officials have refused to give Jose Mourinho a VIP lodge separate from the rest of the stadium. Considering this fact, Murinho could watch the game from his hotel room.

Probably the worst nightmare for a coach is the moment when his own players admire the opponents. In this case, Karim Benzema said: “I’m always inspired by Brazilian Ronaldo. But it’s true, for me, Messi is the best player in the world today. I can’t see someone do what he does. I love this player”.

Possible teams:
Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Mascherano, Pique, Puyol, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi, Villa

Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Carvalho, Marcelo, Diarra, x.Alonso, Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria, Adebayor

Ready for the game? Stay close!

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Bundesliga has new champions

on April 30, 2011 None comments

Borussia Dortmund is the new king of Germany’s Bundesliga after today’s victory, 2-0, in front of FC Nuremberg, the game played in round number 32 of the german first league.

This result, combined with the defeat of Leverkusen on their field with FC Koln made ​​the yellow and black team to win the seventh title in Bundesliga history.

“A week ago I was congratulated prematurely, now I have to calm people down by saying, Folks, we are still on top!” , Jürgen Klopp said.

Yellow-Black Holes have been successful Paraguayan Lucas Barrios, in minute 32 and by the Polish Robert Lewandowski, two minutes before the end of the first half.

The team coached by Jürgen Klopp has managed again to take the national title after a gap of nine years.

With 2 more stages in Bundesliga remaining, they gathered 72 points, with 8 points more than the next title competitor, Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

The happiest people are those who placed a bet on Borussia to win the title, the odds being 21.00 for the German team.

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