El equipo merengue derrotó al Racing de Santander 1-0 en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu. El gol del Real Madrid fue marcado al minuto 22 por Gonzalo Higuaín de cabeza tras un centro de Kaka’ que no pudo ser despejado. Este resultado y el empate del Barcelona le permite al Madrid ser líder la semana previa al clásico.

El Barcelona no pasó del empate en su visita a la Catedral San Mamés. El equipo blaugrana se adelnató con Dani Alves al 54’ pero 9 minutos después empató Gaizka Toguero para el Athletic Bilbao.

Sevilla, Deportivo y Valencia ganaron y se mantienen en las primeras posiciones.

RESULTADOS

What you missed while scientists were finding a new type of predator coral that can eat jellyfish…

• David Beckham’s LA Galaxy lost the MLS Cup on penalties to Real Salt Lake last night, but Beckham is still planning on coming back after his AC Milan move, possibly with an eye towards one day owning an MLS franchise. Beckham Beckham Beckham Beckham.
• Jermain Defoe scored five goals in Tottenham’s 9-1 demolition of Wigan.
• Barcelona drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao Saturday, dropping them behind Real Madrid on the table; even worse, Lionel Messi went down with a thigh tear that will likely leave him out of the Super Classico on Saturday.
• Gaël Kakuta, the controversial Chelsea youth prospect, made his debut against Wolves.
• Liverpool will have to beat Debrecini VSC without Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel; the way things are going lately, look for a 2-2 draw in Hungary tomorrow.
• Carlos Vela’s potential has convinced Arsene Wenger to stop trying to sign Marouane Chamakh.
• Thierry Henry considered quitting after his controversial double dribble against Ireland.
• Philipp Lahm says that Bayern Munich is “sick” and “lame”. No word on whether they’re also “bogus” and “heinous”.
• Switzerland’s FC Gossau and FC Thun have each banned players over their roles in a match fixing scandal.
• Palermo have sacked Walter Zenga for extending the club’s winless run to four games, knocking all the pieces over.
• Rubin Kazan’s scoreless draw with Zenit St. Petersburg saw them clinch their second consecutive Russian Premier League title.
• Gary Neville has hit out against “mollycoddled” players who collect paychecks but never seem to actually play rely on their agents to do everything for them.

Why do I always type a little blurb here? It never really says anything; I just feel weird diving straight into the match results themselves without any preamble. It’s too… impersonal that way. So hello, hi, here we are, so let’s get down to it:

Calcio:

AS Roma Totti 3-1 Bari – Romanisti always repeat one thing when Er Pupone is sidelined: No Totti, no Party. But sometimes we get so caught up in our own negativity that we forget the flip-side of that equation: Totti = party. Er Capitano made his return today against Bari, back from over a month out after going into knee surgery earlier in the season. And just to remind us why we miss him when he’s gone, he scored a hattrick. In the first half hour. The first came on 7′ – a spot kick after Jean-François Gillet downed Mirko Vucinic in the area. Then, only 7 minutes later, Totti launched a searing free-kick into the back of the net to make it 2-0. On 28′, he scored a world-class – and seemingly impossible – goal, beating Bari’s defense, Gillet and firing an acute-angle shot into the far corner. Beauty. Roma did their usual thing in the second half, sitting comfortably back on their large lead and letting i Galletti tire themselves out. However, the visitors finally pulled one back when youngster Marco Andreolli nodded the ball into his own net on 73′. A bit of a blemish, but a pretty good party nonetheless. To Gillet’s credit, he was outstanding for most of the match (those stretches when Totti was not destroying his self esteem), as was Julio Sergio, who was very solid behind the Roman back four. Mirko Vucinic was phenomenal, back to his old self again, while the only real black spot for Roma was Nicolas Burdisso, who was an absolute horrorshow at right-back. Also, the own goal was unfortunate. But all in all, a very good party with Er Capitano back at the helm. I can’t wait until we get Danielino back – then we can really party.

Inter 3-1  Bologna – The Inter Offside webpage referred to this match as a ‘Mortadella Speedbump’ — that pretty much sums it up for me. The reigning champions probably felt as if they could simply stroll into the Stadio Dall’Ara and come back out with three easy points, and their hosts failed to prove them wrong. There was a bit of tension early in the match; Diego Milito put Inter ahead on 22′ off of a corner from Maicon, only for Marcelo Zalayeta to equalize within 60 seconds, smashing the ball past Julio Cesar and into the top corner. The next 20 minutes saw both teams get really into the game, but Mario Balotelli should have put his side ahead when he beat the Bologna backline and dummied ‘keeper Emiliano Viviano – only to waste enough time that Viviano was able to get up and rob him of his much belated shot. One could see Jose Mourinho rise from his bench, flailing in anger. However, Supermario was able to atone for his sins just before the half; another Maicon corner saw the young striker rise powerfully in the air and head home to make it 2-1 for the Nerazzurri. He picked up a knock in the process, however, and was subbed off for Samuel Eto’o, who made a rare start on the bench. The visitors would make their lead more comfortable midway through the second half, with Esteban Cambiasso, who was in excellent form, burying a left-foot strike on 72′. To be honest, the hosts never looked like they were going to get back into the game, and Inter cruised to a comfortable win over the Emiliani.

AC Milan 4-3 Cagliari – It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the San Siro this afternoon, but i Rossoneri came out on top. Clarence Seedorf gave the home side an early lead on 5′, but gli Isolani weren’t interested in falling behind and Alessandro Matri equalized just 3 minutes later. The visitors would take the lead on 30′ when Andrea Lazzari found himself completely unmarked at Milan’s back post and gave his side a 2-1 lead. This time though, it was Milan’s turn to come from behind, as Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato bagged a pair of goals in quick succession to put their side up 3-2 by the 39th minute. Pato’s goal was particularly nice, a rocket-powered blast into the top shelf which sent the San Siro crowd into an uproar. Milan would further consolidate their lead after the break, with Ronaldinho stepping up to the spot after Borriello had been felled in the area and burying it, sending Federico Marchetti the wrong way. He seems to score all of his goals that way, doesn’t he? More on him later. Cagliari was able to reduce Milan’s lead to a single goal when Nenê beat Dida on 68′, but Milan would hold onto their rather precarious lead and edge their visitors 4-3 in what turned out to be an exciting goalfest. Now, Ronaldinho. He was quite possibly – I’d almost say easily – the man of the match; back to his Barcelona form and full of tricks and flicks. That he only got onto the scoresheet via PK is misleading, as he was the creative force behind Milan’s devastating offense all night. That being said, their defending was quite shoddy, and against a better team (no offense, Cagliari, I like you guys) they might have come away with a rather different result. That being said, an excellent high-scoring match to put il Diavolo into 3rd place. Who says Serie A is boring?

Juventus 1-0 Udinese – Oh that’s right, Juventini say Serie A is boring. Because Juve is boring. I Bianconeri edged, well, i Bianconeri in Turin to keep their Scudetto hopes alive tonight. After the kickoff, it was all Juventus; Diego and Mauro Camoranesi both came close in the first quarter of an hour. After that though, the game went into a bit of a lull, and neither side looked dangerous (or did anything important) before the halftime break – unless you count a Udinese goal rightly disallowed for offside. After the restart, it was once again Juventus who set the pace, and this time it paid off. Summer signing Martin Cácares set up summer signing Fabio Grosso, who beat Samir Handanovic with ease to put the home side up 1-0 on 51′. Udinese fought hard throughout the remainder of the half, and both Handanovic and Gigi Buffon were called upon to make class saves, but ultimately the most exciting thing to happen before the fulltime whistle was Alessandro Del Piero’s appearance as a substitute. Juventino or not, you gotta love that guy.

Football:

A hattrick? No, that was just a warm-up.

Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic – Stop the press! What in God’s name do they put in the water in Tottenham? The Spurs recorded the second-biggest Premiership blowout in history at White Hart Lane over a hapless Wigan Athletic, with Jermain Defoe grabbing 5 himself in the second half. Peter Crouch opened the scoring for the home side on 9′, and believe it or not, that was it for the first half. Defoe got started right away after the break though, netting on 51′ and 54′, before Paul Scharner (who may have also pulled a Thierry Henry) pulled one back for the Latics to make it 3-1 on 57′. Defoe wasn’t done yet though, and to complete his hattrick restored the Spurs 3-goal margin just seconds later. Aaron Lennon got in on the action with a goal of his own on 64′, and then Jermain Defoe topped off his hattrick with a brace on 69′ and 87′. Chris Kirkland put the ball into his own net on 88′ to make it 8-1, and then Niko Kranjcar scored in the 4th minute of stoppage time to make the scoreline a whopping 9-1. To put this into perspective, didn’t table-toppers Chelsea lose to Wigan this season? Holy shit, dude.

Chelsea 4-0 Wolverhampton – Speaking of Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti’s men took part in a rout of their own this weekend, though it seems rather paltry in comparison with their London neighbours’ rather excessive beatdown. The Wolves simply had no chance at Stamford Bridge, and with Florent Malouda opening the scoring with a 25-yard strike on 5′, it seemed a cricket score was imminent. Michael Essien furthered that notion, bagging a brace within a 10 minute span by finding the back of the Wolves’ net on 12′ and 22′. The visitors simply had no response to the dominant Chelsea play, and their ill-advised 2-5-3 formation left plenty of gaps for the Blues to exploit. The teams went into the half with the score 3-0, but not before Sylvain Ebanks-Blake forced a class save from Petr Cech. As the game progressed, Wolverhampton reverted to a more solid 4-4-2, it was not enough to stop Joe Cole from scoring his first Premiership goal in over a year, making the score 4-0. Another quite impressive blowout/shutout from Ancelotti’s men, but until they score 9 goals I think they’ll feel that their crosstown rivals have the upper hand. Then again, they’re leading the league, so who cares about the Spurs?

Liverpool 2-2- Manchester City – Every time a Koppite cries, and angel get its wings. Or so I’ve been led to believe. Either way, both the Reds and the Blues (no, no, other Reds. Other Blues too.) dropped points and further away from the top 4 with a 4-goal draw at Anfield on Saturday. Martin Skrtel gave the home side the lead on 50′, only for Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland to respond on 69′ and 76′ respectively to give the Citizens a 2-1 lead. A loss at this stage in the competition would have meant disaster for the Scousers, but luckily Yossi Benayoun cut any Mancunian celebrations short by responding with a goal of his own on 77′ to equalize and make it 2-2. And 2-2 the score would remain. This result is neither a complete disaster for Mark Hughes or Rafa Benitez, but you gotta think that the two of them, and their grossly underperforming squads, have gotta be feeling a little uncomfortable right now.

Manchester Utd 3-0 Everton – As for the other Reds and Blues of Manchester and Liverpool, a draw was not in the cards. The Red Devils trounced the Toffeemakers at Old Trafford to stay within five points of Chelsea in the table. Darren Fletcher opened the scoring for the homeside on 35′ with a beautiful goal that has been compared (somewhat hyperbolically) to the work of Zinedine Zidane. After the half Michael Carrick and Luis Antonio Valencia would add a goal each, while David Moyes’ men could do little but keep the scoreline respectable. I gotta say, the Merseyside derby is going to be downright depressing this year…

Pictured: Arsenal player not fit for today's match.

Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal – Oh, Arsenal. The Gooners had gone over a dozen games without a loss, but as usual Arsene Wenger’s men got a little too close to the sun and their wings simply burned up. Also, they had a lot of injuries. The Londoners put in an unfocused and ramshackle performance against a determined Sunderland side who clearly wanted the result more. And they got it. Sunderland simply rode out wave after wave of potent Arsenal attacking play, though admittedly, it didn’t seem like the Gunners wanted to do much other than controlling the ball in midfield. On 71′, the home side finally got their chance and Darren Bent buried it to make the score 1-0 for the Black Cats. Wenger’s men had simply no will to get back into the game (perhaps their minds were occupied with thoughts of next week’s clash against Chelsea) and ultimately fell to a steely Sunderland side. This is the second time this year that the Black Cats have beaten a top 4 side – and this time it can’t even be blamed on a beach ball.

Futbol:

Real Madrid 1-0 Racing Santander – Well, Los Galacticos are still without their biggest star – Cristiano Ronaldo – and they’re still not playing as ‘Galacticos’ perhaps should, but they’re finally where Galacticos should be: on top. Gonzalo Higuaín provided the difference that Manuel Pellegrini’s men needed to take down mid-table residents Racing Santander, with a strike from close range on 22′. Both sides had second-half goals disallowed for offsides, with both Karim Benzema and Sergio Canales putting the ball into the back of the net only to be notified by the referee that they need not celebrate. As has been the norm this year, Madrid did not completely convince, but their narrow victory was nevertheless enough to see them go top of the table for the first time this season after Barcelona picked up a similarly unconvincing result in Bilbao.

Because Bear Country is more frightening than Basque Country.

Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao – Treble Champions they may be, but at times this season Barcelona have failed to look the part. They faltered again in their title race during this weekend’s trip to Basque Country. Though many of their starting 11, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, were out with knocks, one could still expect Barcelona to produce a result against midtable opponents such as Bilbao. Early in the match, Los Leones put pressure on their visitors, peppering them with corners and free kicks, while Barca looked simply content to play on the counter. Soon however, Barca wrested control of possession from their hosts, and began to look like the side to score, though when it came to finishing they came up empty – at least in the first half. However, after the restart the Blaugrana got off on the right foot, with Daniel Alves running on to the end of a perfect throughball from Xavi and finding the back of Bilbao’s net. Athletic immediately responded by bringing Toquero into the game; a move that would prove very effective as the substitute would equalize for the home side within 10 minutes of coming onto the pitch, running onto a long ball and smashing it home. All that was left to do for Bilbao was to park the bus and ride out the waves of Barcelona attacks – which they did – in order to gain a point and drop the reigning champions down to second place. What has happened to Pep Guardiola’s men?

Fußball:

Bayern München 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen – Well, Die Roten haven’t sunk any further into their slump, but they haven’t de-slumped either, achieving a draw against league-leading Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz-Arena this weekend. Mario Gomez and Stephan Kießling each netted for their respective sides early on in the match; both goals came within the first 15 minutes of play. Bayern started off energetically, with their aggressive attack leading to Mario Gomez’s opener on 8′, which he sidefooted in on an advantage play after Miroslav Klose was fouled. However, their visitors soon caught up to them in pace and were able to exploit the home side’s defensive weaknesses; Kießling easily beat the offside trap and slotted the ball coolly past Hans-Jörg Butt to make it all square on 14′. Each team had spells of pacy and bright looking attack, but neither could capitalize during those stretches; Leverkusen keeper Rene Adler saved his side time and time again with world class saves to prevent Bayern from getting out in front. Even Thomas Müller, who has so often been Bayern’s ace-in-the-hole this season proved ineffectual, and was subbed in the second half for Ivica Olic, returning from a lengthy injury layoff. The chances petered out towards the end of the game, and a 1-1 draw it would remain – a result that sees Bayer reclaim 1st and Bayern languish in 7th.

Werder Bremen 6-0 SC Freiburg – Poor Freiburg. On more than a few occasions this season they have found themselvesin situations where they are simply out of their depth. The home side suffered a humbling defeat to Die Grün-Weißen in their own Badenova-Stadion, falling 6-0 in an all-out slaughter. Hugo Almeida opened the scoring for the visitors on 33′, Marko Marin added a second on 55′, Almeida doubled his money on 57′, Mesut Özil netted on 67′, Naldo on 73′ and substitute Markus Rosenberg made it 6-0 with 8 minutes left to play. Freiburg once again made a case for having the worst defense in the Bundesliga (they have the highest number of goals against; 30) and sit 13th in the league table, while this victory propels Werder Bremen to second, just a point behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. I guess the English aren’t the only ones who know how to have a good blowout!

Con la resaca de los partidos de ayer, podemos dar por comenzada la Semana Grande del fútbol, con ese Barcelona-Real Madrid al fondo, el domingo a las 19:00 horas.

A ese partido llegará líder el Real Madrid, por inexplicable que sea el hecho. 28 puntos de 33 posibles firman el mejor arranque de los blancos desde hace 17 años. Pero el ansiado buen juego sigue sin tan siquiera asomarse. Contra el Racing no jugó “ni bien ni mal”, como dijo Pellegrini. Sirve también la explicación de Higuaín: “Estoy contento por el gol y por el equipo… Jugamos… Bueno, como pudimos”. Pues pudieron ganar o no, porque el árbitro le amargó la noche a Canales, canterano del equipo cántabro, que marcó su gol de forma legal.

Al otro lado del puente aéreo las cosas no son tan doradas como el año pasado. Todavía no ha perdido en Liga, eso es cierto, pero es una derrota moral perder el liderato. El Barça jugó mejor en la primera parte que en la segunda y demostró que la defensa es un punto flaco que antes era fuerte. Esto también se debe a que ya no es la apisonadora de hace no mucho. A esta alturas de Liga, el año pasado llevaba 36 goles a favor. Ahora, 29.

Antes de medirse cara a cara, Madrid y Barça se juegan su futuro en la Champions. Los blancos deberían no tener problemas para doblegar en casa al Zúrich, en lo que puede ser la vuelta de Cristiano Ronaldo al fútbol. Dependiendo del resultado del Olympique de Marsella, el Madrid puede verse clasificado para octavos el miércoles. Un día antes, el martes, Eto’o regresará al Camp Nou. Si el camerunés y sus compañeros profanan el feudo blaugrana y el Rubin Kazan le gana al Dinamo de Kiev, el Barça diría adiós a la Champions. Me cuesta creer que el Inter se lleve ese partido…

Así comienza esta Semana Grande. Con los dos equipos ni contentos ni tristes, sino todo lo contrario. Su estado de ánimo lo decidirán los partidos de Champions y la evolución de sus dos grandes estrellas, Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo. Si juegan ambos y Madrid y Barça solventan sus compromisos europeos, tendremos servido un gran partido, que es lo que todos esperamos.

Inilah hasil Copa del Rey (piala raja) yang bertanding tanggal 12 november 2009 atau kamis dinihari sesuai waktu indonesia barat. Ini dia jadwalnya.

Jam 02:00 wib

ESPANYOL vs GETAFE
1-1

jam 03:00 wib

ATHLETIC BILBAO vs RAYO VALLECANO
2-2

MALLORCA vs VALLADOLID
1-0

RACING SANTANDER vs SALAMANCA
4-1

Inilah jadwal Copa del Rey (piala raja) untuk tanggal 12 november 2009 atau kamis dinihari sesuai waktu indonesia barat. Ini dia jadwalnya.

Jam 02:00 wib

ESPANYOL vs GETAFE

jam 03:00 wib

ATHLETIC BILBAO vs RAYO VALLECANO

MALLORCA vs VALLADOLID

RACING SANTANDER vs SALAMANCA

Dezessete de novembro de 2006 foi, para os húngaros fanáticos por futebol, um dos dias mais tristes da história. Naquela madrugada, faleceu, vítima de Alzheimer, o maior esportista húngaro do século XX, o atacante Ferenc Puskas.

O Major Galopante com a camisa do Honved

O Major nasceu no dia 2 de abril de 1927 e começou sua carreira comoprofissional com apenas 12 anos, atuando pelo Kispest, time de Budapeste, sua cidade natal. Como jogar com aquela idade era proibido, ele atuou com um nome falso, indicado pelo seu pai, o treinador do time. Ele passou a atuar como Puskas aos 16 anos, quando se tornou titular da equipe. Em pouco tempo, foi convocado para a Seleção Húngara, aos 18 anos. Um ano depois, aos 19, se tornou capitão do Kispest.

O time do atacante foi, em 1948, nomeado o time do exército húngaro, e mudou de nome para Honved. Ferenc se tornou Major do exército, daí seu apelido de Major Galopante. Como Honved, o time venceu a liga da Hungria em cinco oportunidades, tendo Puskas como artilheiro em quatro delas. No total, por Honved e Kispest, o Major atuou em 341 jogos, marcando impresionantes 352 gols.

O atacante, baixo e gordo, não era nem um pouco intimidador, mas quando levava a bola para sua perna boa, a chamada “esquerda de ouro”, era muito difícil de ser parado. Essas características que o levaram para o Real Madrid, em 1958, mas antes, muito aconteceu na carreira de Puskas.

Em 1956, o time de Honved, depois de ser eliminado pelo Athletic Bilbao da Liga Europeia, viu a revolução explodir em seu país e, por isso, decidiu fazer um tour pela Europa Ocidental e América do Sul. A FIFA proibiu a equipe de o fazer, mas o time foi assim mesmo. Ao fim do tour, em 1956, muitos jogadores decidiram ficar pela Europa Ocidental, e procurar uma equipe por lá. Puskas foi um deles e, por isso, foi suspenso pela UEFA por dois anos, quando não pôde atuar oficialmente.

Puskas com a taça da Champions League, com a camisa do Real Madrid

Ao fim dos dois anos de punição, já aos 31 anos, muitos acharam que ele nunca encontraria uma grande equipe, por estar fora de forma. Depois de tentativas frustradas de assinar com Manchester United, Juventus e Milan, Ferenc acabou assinando contrato com o poderoso Real Madrid, onde, aos 31 anos, faria dupla de muito sucesso com o grande Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Pelo time merengue, Puskas conquistou cinco Campeonatos Espanhóis e três Champions League, em oito anos de clube. Quase sempre como artilheiro, tendo sido o goleador máximo de duas Ligas dos Campeões e quatro Espanhóis, somando 157 gols em 182 jogos pelo Real. Suas grandes atuações o levaram a disputar a Copa de 1962, no Chile, pela Seleção Espanhola, mas o Major atuou apenas quatro vezes pela Fúria e não marcou nenhum gol.

O grande destaque do atacante foi, porém, pela Seleção Húngara, onde formou, com seus companheiros de Honved, a melhor seleção da história do país, os chamados Magiares Mágicos. O time iniciou sua “magia” nas Olimpíadas de 1952, quando o time venceu o torneio, com Puskas marcando quatro gols, sendo um deles na final. Um dos feitos mais marcantes dos Magiares foi a vitória por 6 a 3 contra a Inglaterra, em pleno estádio de Wembley, feito que nenhum time não-britânico tinha conseguido até aquele ponto.

Em 1954, na Copa, a equipe húngara foi arrasadora até as finais. Venceu Coréia do Sul (9 a 0), Alemanha Ocidental (8 a 3) e Brasil (4 a 2). Os Magiares chegaram a final como favoritos incontestáveis, mesmo com Puskas machucado e atuando no sacrifício. O Major Galopante marcou logo aos seis minutos, e viu seu companheiro aumentar o placar apenas quatro minutos depois, praticamente matando o jogo. Entretanto, tirando forças do além, virou o jogo, que é, até hoje, conhecido por eles como “Das Wunder von Bern”, ou o “Milagre de Berna”.

Puskas foi, sem dúvidas, o maior jogador da história da Húngria, e um dos melhores da História do Futebol. Na carreira, foram 593 gols em 612 jogos.

Perfil:

Nome Completo: Ferenc Purczeld (Nome de nascimento, seu pai mudou o nome da família alguns anos depois)
Nascimento: 2 de abril de 1927, em Budapeste, Hungria
Falecimento: 17 de novembro de 2006
Apelidos: Major Galopante, Öcsi (irmão mais novo, em húngaro)
Clubes: Kispest/Honved (1943-1956) e Real Madrid (1958-1966)
Títulos: 5 Ligas Húngaras
5 Ligas Espanholas
Campeão Olímpico
3 Copas dos Campeões
1 Mundial Interclubes

La Liga Española

El Mejor Futbol de España traido por Killuminati2012

Barcelona 4 – 2 Mallorca

Atletico Madrid 2 – 3 Real Madrid

Tenerife 2 – 2 Malaga

Getafe 0 – 2 Deportivo La Coruna

Racing de Santander vs Athletic Bilbao 0-2

Almeria vs Osasuna 2-0

Sporting Gijon vs Espanyol 1-0

Valladolid vs Xerez 0-0

Valencia vs Zaragoza 3-1

un'altra sconfitta per il Kun Aguero e il suo Atletico

Quique Sánchez Flores ha riconosciuto nel corso di una conferenza stampa che la sua squadra ha avuto difficoltà nel primo tempo me poi, nella ripresa, è stata superiore all’Athletic. “Mi sembra che i due tempi siano stati molto diversi. Nel primo abbiamo fatto fatica a reggere il gioco ma nel secondo siamo andati bene. Abbiamo dominato e creato occasioni per segnare ma non è il caso di lamentarsi perché tanto non cambia niente.”

Riguardo il fatto che alla fine di questa giornata la quadra potrebbe ritrovarsi in zona retrocessione, il tecnico rojiblanco ha detto che “sappiamo di essere in un momento in cui bisogna impegnarsi e soffriremo. Non possiamo illuderci che vinceremo facilmente. La nostra ripresa è stata buona, abbiamo mantenuto la concentrazione e gli avversari non hanno avuto occasioni. In condizioni normali, questa partita non l’avremmo persa.”

”Adesso bisogna voltar pagina al più presto. Ci aspetta una settimana durissima, con Chelsea e Real Madrid. Sono partite difficili ma abbiamo grandissimi giocatori. Siamo come bloccati al momento ma siamo alla ricerca di nuovi meccanismi. Vedo la fine del tunnel. Con due vittorie di seguito, che otterremo, la squadra andrà avanti.”

servizio di Tomás Calvo per il sito ufficiale dell’Atletico Madrid

http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/es/atleticoaldia/noticias.asp?id=24808

Depois de ser derrotado por 2 a 0 para o Getafe, fora de casa, e cair para a décima colocação no Campeonato Espanhol, o Athletic de Bilbao deu uma boa notícia para sua fanática torcida, a renovação de contrato de seu principal jogador, Fernando Llorente.

O atacante basco tinha vínculo estabelecido com o clube até 2011, agora, deverá ficar em Bilbao até 30 de junho de 2013. Para tirar o jogador do País Basco, o interessado precisará dispender a quantia de 36 milhões de euros, o novo valor de sua cláusula de rescisão.

Aos 24 anos de idade, Llorente chegou ao time principal do Athletic em 2005, fazendo sua estreia no dia 16 de janeiro, diante do Espanyol. De lá para cá, anotou mais de cinquenta gols com a camisa do time e recentemente recebeu convocações para defender a seleção espanhola.

Depois de ser derrotado em casa pelo Sporting Gijón por 2 a 1 no último final de semana, o Athletic de Bilbao se volta à disputa da Liga Europa, competição na qual luta pela classificação à próxima fase e terá o Nacional de Portugal pela frente nesta quarta-feira.

Em busca dos três pontos em casa, o técnico Joaquín Caparrós promoverá seis mudanças na equipe para o embate europeu. Ustaritz, Castillo, Orbaiz, Yeste, Gabilondo e Etxeberria, que não jogaram na rodada passada do Campeonato Espanhol voltam à ativa. Os jogadores deverão entrar nas vagas de Etxeita, Koikili, Gurpegui, Javi Martínez, De Marcos e Toquero.

O Athletic de Bilbao soma três pontos no Grupo L da Liga Europa, tendo vencido o Austria Vienna na estreia e sido derrotado por 3 a 1 pelo Werder Bremen na sequência.

The Bilbao concept, as promised. I chose to base the design from the days of legendary forward, Telmo Zarra, with the big collar and the floppy long sleeves.

The second version on the mannequin is well in the making, and the next concept will use the new mannequin as well as having a new style to the layout, hopefully.

Athletic Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente will be kept under observation in hospital this evening after suffering a knock on the head during his side’s 2-2 draw with Valladolid this afternoon.

In an exciting match that saw three players red carded, Susaeta had given the Basque side the lead but Valladolid hit back through goals from Diego da Silva and Nivaldo. However, Bilbao grabbed a late equaliser through promising youngster Muniain with 13 minutes to go.

The injury to Llorente marred what was a good point for Joaquin Caparros’ side, with the Spanish international being rushed to hospital as a precautionary measure. Upon arrival, he regained consciousness and memory.

The incident occurred during a clash with Valladolid’s Nivaldo and the strength of the blow knocked Llorente out cold for a brief period.

However, concerns were eased when the player was stretchered from the field, and according to Marca, doctors will continue to monitor his progress overnight.

The player will hope to be fit enough to be selected in Span coach Vicente del Bosque’s squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Goal

*FC Timișoara – Dinamo Zagreb 0-3 (0-1)./M. Badelj ‘8;Sammir ‘51;P. Morales ‘59.
Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu : 10.000 spect.
- FC Timișoara: C. Pantilimon;D. Nibombe,I. Mera,C. Ionescu(55.A. Bourceanu),D. Alexa;A. Karamyan,E. Bonfim;A. Curtean(69.L. Magera);G. Bucur,D. Goga,Arman Karamyan(46.W. Parks).
- Dinamo Zagreb: F. Loncaric;L. Cufré(60.T. Barbaric),R. Kovac,D. Lovren,I. Vrdoljak;Etto,Sammir,P. Morales(83.A. Calello),M. Badelj;M. Mandzukic,I. Sivonjic(74.D. Papadopoulos).

*Valencia CF – Genoa 3-2 (0-1).D.Silva ‘52;N.Zigic ‘56;D.Villa (pen)’82/S.Floccari ‘43;H.Kharja (pen)’64. Estadio de Mestalla: 21.333 spect.
- Valencia CF: César Sánchez;Miguel,J. Mathieu,D. Navarro,Dealbert;D. Albelda(79.H. Maduro),D. Silva,E. Banega,P. Hernández(79.Joaquín),N. Zigic(65.D. Villa),J. Mata.
- Genoa: M. Amelia;E. Moretti,S. Bocchetti,S. Papastathopoulos(74.O. Milanetto),N. Tomovic(57.G. Sculli);A. Zapater,F. Modesto(58.A. Esposito),G. Mesto,H. Kharja;S. Floccari,R. Palladino.

*Celtic Glasgow – Rapid Wien 1-1 (1-1).S.McDonald ‘21/N.Jelavic ‘4. Celtic Park: 40.577.
- Celtic: A. Boruc;G. Caldwell,S. McManus,D. Fox,M. Wilson;S. Maloney(81.C. Killen),S. Brown,L. N’Guémo(81.B. Robson), A. McGeady(81.N. McGinn);S. McDonald,G. Samaras.
- Rapid Wien: H. Payer; R. Soma,A. Dober,M. Katzer,J. Patocka;B. Boskovic(63.C. Drazan),S. Hofmann,V. Kavlak,M. Heikkinen;Y. Pehlivan,N. Jelavic.

*Sporting Lisbon – Hertha BSC 1-0 (1-0).Adrien Silva ‘18. Estádio José de Alvalade XXI : 16.197 spect.
- Sporting: Rui Patrício;Tonel,Abel,Daniel Carriço,S. Vukcevic(78.L. Grimi);Matí Fernández(45.B. Pereirinha),Adrien Silva ‘90,Miguel Veloso,João Moutinho;Liédson,F. Caicedo(68.Yannick Djaló).
- Hertha BSC: S. Burchert;S. von Bergen,C. Janker,Kaká,N. Pejcinovic,P. Dardai;G. Kacar(67.M. Nicu),Clederson César;A. Wichniarek(80.V. Domovchiyski),Rafael,G. Ramos(45.L. Piszczek).

*Dinamo București – Panathinaikos 0-1 (0-0)./G. Karagounis ‘79.
- Dinamo București: E. Dolha;G. Tamas,L. Goian,A. Scarlatache,Z. Diabate;G. Bostina(74.L. Rus),Adrian Cristea(86.C. Niculescu),M. Alexe(52.I. Zicu),D. Kone;G. Torje,Andrei Cristea.
- Panathinaikos: A. Tzorvas;C. Kanté,J. Sarriegi,M. Bjärsmyr,L. Vyntra;Gilberto Silva,G. Karagounis(83.L. Christodoulopoulos),K. Katsouranis,Simao;S. Leto(46.S. Ninis),D. Salpingidis(67.A. Rukavina).

*Salzburg – Villarreal 2-0 (1-0).M. Janko ‘21;S. Tchoyi ‘84. Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim): 18.800 spect.
- Salzburg: E. Gustafsson;R. Afolabi,F. Schiemer,A. Ulmer,I. Sekagya;C. Schwegler,S. Tchoyi,D. Svento(90.B. Opdam),N. Pokrivac;C. Leitgeb(90.S. Cziommer),M. Janko(79.A. Zickler).
- Villarreal: D. López;G. Rodriguez(57.Marcos Senna),Ángel López,I. Marcano,Cani(64.D. Escudero);S. Eguren,Joan Capdevila,S. Cazorla,Bruno Soriano;G. Rossi,J. Llorente(76.Nilmar).

*Twente Enschede – Steaua București 0-0. De Grolsch Veste: 19.200 spect.
- Twente: S. Boschker; R. Stam,P. Wisgerhof,Douglas,N. Kuiper;K. Perez(62.T. Janssen),W. Brama,C. Tioté(62.B. Parker);B. NKufo,B. Ruiz,M. Stoch(84.D. Vujicevic).
- Steaua: R. Zapata;S. Ghionea,P. Marin,I. Rada,B. Nicoliță;J. Toja,E. Bicfalvi,J. Szekely(90.E. Ninu);P. Kapetanos,R. Surdu(77.M. Onicas),B. Stancu(90.A. Ionescu).

*AEK Athens – Benfica Lisbon 1-0 (1-0).D. Majstorovic ‘43. Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis: 12.420 spect.
- AEK Athens: D. Saja;Juanfran García,D. Majstorovic,N. Bianchi Arce,N. Georgeas ‘86;S. Jahic,Y. Hersi(78.Leonardo),P. Kafes(69.S. Gentzoglou),I. Scocco(88.N. Karabelas);G. Manduca,I. Blanco.
- Benfica: Julio Cesar;Luisao,C. Peixoto,M. Pereira(59.Weldon),David Luiz;P. Aimar(79.Nuno Gomes),Javi García,Ramires,Á. Di María;J. Saviola(59.Fábio Coentrão),O. Cardozo.

*PSV Eindhoven – CFR Cluj 1-0 (1-0).O. Bakkal ‘9. Philips Stadion: 13.500 spect.
- PSV Eindhoven: A. Isaksson;A. Ooijer,E. Pieters(57.C. Salcido),S. Manolev,I. Afellay;O. Bakkal(69.Jonathan),O. Engelaar,D. Lazovic,O. Toivonen(80.T. Simons);Francisco Vilchez,B. Dzsudzsak.
- CFR Cluj: N. Claro;C. Panin,Cadú,Tony da Silva,H. Alcântara;G. Mureșan(9.Dani),C. Deac(77.C. Aparecido-Nei),S. Peralta;Juan Culio,S. Dubarbier(70.B. Mara),L. Traore.

*Werder Bremen – Athletic Bilbao 3-1 (2-0).A.Hunt ‘18;Naldo ‘41;T.Frings (pen)’90/F.Llorente ‘89. Weserstadion: 24.305 spect.
- Werder: T. Wiese;P. Mertesacker,P. Pasanen,C. Fritz,Naldo;T. Frings,M. Özil,A. Hunt(88.T. Oehrl);M. Marin(74.M. Rosenberg),P. Bargfrede(60.P. Niemeyer ‘64), C. Pizarro.
- Athletic: Gorka Iraizoz;Aitor Ocio,Andoni Iraola,F. Amorebieta,Xabier Castillo;I. Gabilondo(46.David López),F.Yeste,C.Gurpegui,Javi Martínez(74.J.Etxeberria);F.Llorente,Gaizka Toquero(46.Iker Muniain).