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Spanish Cup riding low

on April 22, 2011 None comments

This was a moment that nobody will forget as Real Madrid’s defender, Sergio Ramos, has dropped from his hands the Spanish Cup trophy, Thursday night as Real Madrid players headed to Cibeles Square in a bus to celebrate the win in the final against Barcelona.

The incident happened at 4.15 pm, when Madrid’s players were showing the trophy for thousands of fans presents on route. Sergio Ramos has dropped the cup from his hands and it fell in front of the bus, which passed over it.

Luckily the driver stopped immediately and brought the trophy from under the wheels of the vehicle. The Cup was sent to the jeweler who made it to be rebuilt, and those of Real Madrid have received a copy of it.

Real Madrid team defeated 1-0 after extra time, FC Barcelona, Wednesday evening on Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium, and won the King’s Cup for the 18th time in history and for the first time since 1993. The only goal of a very balanced match was scored by Cristian Ronaldo, in the 102 minute.

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El clasico, a well deserved draw

on April 17, 2011 None comments

What was the most expected game of the Primera Division happened yesterday. The duel between Barcelona and Real Madrid promised a spectacle. But like in football with a round ball in the centre of action, the end of the game turned into a draw, a 1-1 score and with the 49th goal of the season for Messi who breaks another record.

Guardiola: “I think it’s a good result, considering we played with a great team. We are satisfied. Anything could happen in this game. We could lose. We have eight points more and a better goal difference, with six stages before the final.”

Murinho: “All my men did a good job. We moved our lines further back tonight in order to play a more straightforward game. Adebayor provided the speed and depth in counterattack we needed. We managed to draw and nearly won the match thanks to hard work and the support of a fantastic crowd. We must accept the draw given the circumstances that arose in the game.”

Barcelona’s players were unhappy of the conditions on Bernabeu:
“The field was good, but the grass was too big, too high. But at home they can do what they want.” Puyol said.

The first from the 4 matches ended. Three more are to come, stay tuned.

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Real Madrid, highscore

on April 13, 2011 None comments

Real Madrid with a coach that matches expectations, managed a run through the quarterfinal games against Tottenham. With an aggregate score of 5-0, the words are insufficient to express the English pain. All the weight remains on Manchester United to keep the flag high for the queen.

The teams were align following:
Tottenham: Gomes, Bale, Huddlestone, Lennon, Pavlyuchenko, Van der Vaart, Gallas, Modric, Dawson, Corluka, Assou-Ekotto
Substitutes: Cudicini, Kaboul, Jenas, defoe, Bassong, Kranjcar, Sandro

Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvalho, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Arbeloa, Albiol, Ozil, Khedira, Adebayor
Substitutes: Adan, Kaka, Benzema, Granero, Garay, Higuain, Di Maria

The game was balanced enough but the genius mind from Real, Cristiano Ronaldo, took a shoot from 25m, Tottenham’s goalkeeper, Gomez , let’s the ball slide through his hands. A small score but add +1 at the four from the first round and you have a qualification obtained.

Next stage of UEFA Champions League is a new “El clasico” from Primera Division between Real and Barca.

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Murinho & Real, dream team

on April 12, 2011 None comments

One of the best coaches in the world, Jose Murinho, tells us the story of his life, about a great career as a coach and the great moments experienced on Real Madrid‘s bench. Mourinho has 17 trophies as coach: two Champions League trophies – one in 2004 with FC Porto and one last year with Inter Milan and one UEFA cup in 2003.

Jose Murinho : “For me, the game with the number 500 has special significance. I had a full career, working at the highest level and I coached the best teams in the world. I trained in England, Italy and now in Spain. That says it all. I want to be coach of Real to match 600 of my career.”

Mourinho got to Real Madrid with the hope of a second Champions League trophy, who has not won the trophy since 2002. The management team got rid Spanish coach Manuel Pellegrini and brought into its place Mourinho by paying the termination clause of his contract with Inter Milan, summing around to eight million euros

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Shock on Bernabeu, Real -3 points

on April 5, 2011 None comments

Bernabeu stadium is the witness of the shock that stroke Spanish Primera. Real Madrid faced a defeat in front of its own supporters against a low rank team, Sporting Gijon.

After a game like this, Real has compromised almost all the chances for winning the championship. The shock was double for Jose Mourinho. Without some heavy pieces, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Marcelo and Xabi Alonso, his Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing defeat in front of modest Gijon (ranked 15): 0-1. Beside diminishing chances for title for Real Madrid, Murinho broke his record of home invincibility, old since 23 February 2002 in a 2-3 with Beira Mar, when he was coach at Porto.

This result is due to the referee Gonzalez Gonzalez, who denied a penalty in the first half fot the galactics with the help of a poor defense performed by Real’s players and not to mention all the mistakes and misses at the end.

Jose Murinho reached No. 150 in the count for the home winnings and No. 14 from winning at home since he is on the ropes at Real Madrid.

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