Fotbalistii Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo sau Zlatan Ibrahimovici sunt printre cei zece aspiranti la premiul Balonul de Aur, acordat in fiecare an celui mai bun jucator din Europa de catre revista franceza France Football, informeaza AFP.

Castigatorul premiului Balonul de Aur va fi anuntat in cadrul unei ceremonii care va avea loc marti, 1 decembrie. Presa il considera principal favorit pe argentinianul Lionel Messi. Trofeul de anul trecut a fost castigat de portughezul Cristiano Ronaldo.

 Lista celor 10 finalisti: Didier Drogba (Coasta de Fildes, Chelsea), Samuel Eto’o (Camerun, FC

Barcelona/Inter Milano), Steven Gerrard (Anglia, Liverpool), Zlatan Ibrahimovici (Suedia, Inter Milano/FC Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Spania, FC Barcelona), Kaka (Brazilia, AC Milan/Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugalia, Manchester United/Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Anglia, Manchester United), Xavi (Spania, FC Barcelona). Jucatorii care nu au intrat in finala sunt (locurile 11-30): 11. Fernando Torres (Spania, Liverpool); 12. Cesc Fabregas (Spania, Arsenal); 13. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia, Wolfsburg); 14. Ryan Giggs (Tara Galilor, Manchester United); 15. Thierry Henry (Franta, FC Barcelona); 16. Luis Fabiano (Brazilia, FC Sevilla), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Spania, Real Madrid); 19. Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid); 20. Yoann Gourcuff (Franta, Bordeaux); 21. Andrei Arsavin (Rusia, Arsenal), Julio Cesar (Brazilia, Inter Milano), Frank Lampard (Anglia, Chelsea); 24. Maicon (Brazilia, Inter Milano); 25. Diego (Brazilia, Werder Bremen/Juventus Torino); 26. David Villa (Spania, Valencia), John Terry (Anglia, Chelsea); 28. Franck Ribery (Franta, Bayern Munchen), Yaya Toure (Coasta de Fildes, FC Barcelona); 30. Karim Benzema (Franta, Lyon/Real Madrid).

MARIN MIHAI-BLOGUL ROMANILOR  DE PRETUTINDENI(http://mihaimarin.wordpress.com)

Liga de Campeones

Barcelona 2-0 Inter de Milan

Fiorentina 1-0 Lyon

Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege

Debrecen 0-1 Liverpool

APOEL Nicosia 1-1 Atletico Madrid

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24 November:
* Rubin Kazan – Dynamo Kyiv 0-0. Central’nyj stadion Kazan’:23185 spect.
- Rubin Kazan: S. Ryzhikov;César Navas,L. Salukvadze,C. Ansaldi,R. Sharonov(53.V. Kaleshin);G. Karadeniz(75.P. Bystrov),S. Semak,A. Ryazantsev,C. Noboa;A. Bukharov,A. Domínguez.
- Dymano Kyiv: A. Shovkovskiy;A. Yussuf,Betao,T. Mikhalik, R. Eremenko;M. Ninkovic(86.T. Ghioane),O. Vukojevic,Gérson Magrão;A. Milevskiy,A. Shevchenko,A. Yarmolenko.

* Debreceni VSC - Liverpool FC 0-1 (0-1)./D. N’Gog ‘4. Puskás Ferenc Stadion (Budapest): 41500 spect.
- Debreceni VSC: V. Polekszics;Z. Szélesi,L. Bodnár,M. Mijadinoski,M. Fodor(78.T. Dombi);Z. Laczko,N. Meszaros,P. Czvitkovics,Z. Kiss;P. Szakály(62.A. Coulibaly),G. Rudolf.
- Liverpool FC: Pepe Reina;J. Carragher,G. Johnson,D. Agger,Fábio Aurélio(89.A. Dossena);E. Insúa,J. Mascherano,S. Gerrard(90.A. Aquilani);Lucas,D. Kuyt,D. N’Gog(77.Y. Benayoun).

* AC Fiorentina - Olympique Lyon 1-0 (1-0).J. Vargas (pen)’28. Stadio Artemio Franchi: 34301 spect.
- Fiorentina: S. Frey;P. Krøldrup,D. Dainelli,L. De Silvestri(86.G. Comotto),J. Vargas;M. Gobbi,R. Montolivo,M. Santana(71.M. Donadel),C. Zanetti(80.M. Jørgensen);M. Marchionni;A. Gilardino.
- Olympique Lyon: H. Lloris;Cris,J. Boumsong,L. Gassama,A. Cissokho;K. Källström,Michel Bastos(67.Lisandro López),J. Makoun,M. Pjanic;B. Gomis(79.Ederson),S. Govou(74.C. Delgado).

* FC Barcelona - Inter Milano 2-0 (2-0).Gerard Piqué ‘10;Pedro ‘26. Camp Nou: 93524 spect.
- FC Barcelona: Victor Valdés;Carles Puyol,E. Abidal(89.Maxwell),Dani Alves,Gerard Piqué;Andrés Iniesta(90.Jonathan),Xavi,Seydou Keita,Sergio Busquets;T. Henry,Pedro(85.Bojan Krkic).
- Inter Milano: Julio Cesar;Lucio,J. Zanetti,Maicon,W. Samuel;C. Chivu,E. Cambiasso(45.S. Muntari),D. Stankovic(71.M. Balotelli),Thiago Motta;S. Eto’o,D. Milito(82.R. Quaresma).

* Glasgow Rangers - VfB Stuttgart 0-2 (0-1)./S.Rudy ‘16;Z.Kuzmanovic ‘59. Ibrox Stadium: 41468 spect.
- Glasgow Rangers: A. McGregor;S. Whittaker,D. Weir,S. Papac,D. Wilson;K. Thomson(76.J. Fleck),L. McCulloch,S. Davis,K. Miller(68.N. Novo);K. Boyd,K. Lafferty(85.D. Beasley).
- VfB Stuttgart: J. Lehmann;Ricardo Osorio,M. Delpierre,A. Boka,G. Niedermeier;C. Träsch,A. Hleb,Z. Kuzmanovic(75.T. Hitzlsperger),S. Rudy(89.T. Gebhart);Cacau(82.J. Schieber),P. Pogrebnyak.

* Unirea Urziceni - Sevilla FC 1-0 (1-0).I. Dragutinovic (OG)’44. Stadionul Steaua (București): 10007 spect.
- Unirea Urziceni: G. Arlauskis;V. Maftei,E. Mehmedovic,G. Galamaz,V. Bordeanu;Ricardo(90.R. Pădurețu),I. Apostol,S. Frunză(64.T. Bălan),P. Brandan;M. Bilașco,D. Varga(89.Semedo).
- Sevilla FC: Javi Varas;I. Dragutinovic,F. Navarro(70.D. Perotti),A. Konko,S. Sánchez;Lolo(63.Renato),D. Zokora,Jesus Navas,D. Capel(63.Luis Fabiano);F. Kanouté,Álvaro Negredo.

* AZ Alkmaar - Olympiakos Piraeus 0-0. DSB Stadion: 16213 spect.
- AZ Alkmaar: S. Romero;G. Swerts,S. Pocognoli,H. Moreno,N. Moisander;Mendes da Silva,S. Schaars(89.M. Martens),B. Holman(78.Ari),P. Wernbloom;M. Dembélé(68.G. Pellè),J. Lens.
- Olympiakos Piraeus: A. Nikopolidis;O. Mellberg, R. Bravo,G. Galitsios,Leonardo;Michal Zewlakow,E. Maresca,Dudu Cearense,J. Zairi(90.A. Pantos);Oscar Gonzalez,K. Mitroglou.

* Arsenal FC - Standard Liège 2-0 (2-0).S.Nasri ‘35;Denilson ‘44. Emirates Stadium: 59941 spect.
- Arsenal FC: Almunia;W. Gallas(45.M. Silvestre),T. Vermaelen,A. Song,K. Gibbs;E. Eboué,Cesc Fábregas,S. Nasri(60.T. Walcott),Denilson(66.T. Rosicky);A. Arshavin,C. Véla.
- Standard Liège: S. Bolat;L. Mulemo,Marcos,M. Sarr,R. Goreux;Felipe,E. Mangala,W. Dalmat(64.M. Traore),A. Witsel;M. Carcela-Gonzalez ‘86,D. Mbokani(68.G. Cyriac).

25 November:
* CSKA Moskva - VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 (0-1).T.Necid ‘58;M.Krasic ‘66/E.Džeko ‘19. Luzhniki stadium: 13478 spect.
- CSKA Moskva: I. Akinfeev;V. Berezoutski,S. Ignashevich,A. Berezoutski,G. Schennikov;E. Rahimic,M. Krasic,E. Aldonin,P. Mamaev;A. Dzagoev,T. Necid.
- VfL Wolfsburg: D. Benaglio;Ricardo Costa,A. Madlung,M. Schäfer,S. Riether;Z. Misimovic,C. Gentner,M. Hasebe,Josue;O. Martins(68.K. Ziani),E. Džeko.

* Girondins Bordeaux - Juventus Torino 2-0 (0-0).Fernando ‘54;M.Chamakh ‘90. Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas: 32195 spect.
- Girondins Bordeaux: C. Carrasso;M. Ciani,M. Planus,B. Trémoulinas,M. Chalmé;J. Plasil,A. Diarra,Fernando,G. Wendel;M. Chamakh,Y. Gouffran(75.A. Traoré).
- Juventus Torino: G. Buffon;F. Grosso,G. Chiellini,N. Legrottaglie,M. Caceres;M. Camoranesi,Diego,M. Sissoko(88.C. Marchisio),Felipe Melo;Amauri(77.S. Giovinco),A. Del Piero(68.C. Immobile).

* Bayern München - Maccabi Haifa 1-0 (0-0).I.Olic ‘62. Allianz-Arena: 58000 spect.
- Bayern München: H. Butt;P. Lahm,D. Van Buyten,M. Demichelis,H. Badstuber;B. Schweinsteiger,M. van Bommel,D. Pranjic(70.A. Ottl);I. Olic(81.A. Tymoschuk),M. Gomez,T. Müller.
- Maccabi Haifa: N. Davidovitch;T. Masilela,A. Osman(74.E. Golasa),D. Keinan,S. Maimon;E. Mshumar,J. Culma(69.L. Rafaelov),B. Kial,V. Dvalishvili(63.S. Arbeitman);Y. Katan,M. Ghadir.

* Manchester United - Besiktas Istanbul 0-1 (0-1)./R. Tello ‘20. Old Trafford: 74242 spect.
- Manchester United: B. Foster;G. Neville, N. Vidic,W. Brown,Rafael(74.M. Carrick);Ji-Sung Park(68.M. Owen),Anderson,D. Gibson(74.P. Evra),G. Obertan;D. Welbeck,F. Macheda.
- Besiktas Istanbul: R. Recber;M. Ferrari,I. Toraman(67.E. Güven),I. Üzülmez,I. Kas;I. Koybasi,M. Fink,F. Ernst, R. Tello(75.U. Inceman);E. Dag,Bobo(84.B. Karadeniz).

* Real Madrid - FC Zürich 1-0 (1-0).G. Higuaín ‘21. Estadio Santiago Bernabéu: 67867 spect.
- Real Madrid: Iker Casillas;Sergio Ramos,Raúl Albiol,Pepe,Álvaro Arbeloa(58.R. Van der Vaart);
Marcelo,Kaka(90.E. Granero),Xabi Alonso,L. Diarra;Raúl(69.Cristiano Ronaldo),G. Higuaín.
- FC Zürich: J. Leoni;A. Rochat,H. Barmettler,F. Stahel,H. Tihinen;P. Koch,D. Djuric(88.M. Schönbächler),
X. Margairaz,S. Aegerter;M. Gajic(76.J. Vonlanthen),A. Alphonse(85.A. Mehmedi).

* AC Milan - Olympique Marseille 1-1 (1-1).M.Borriello ‘10/Lucho González ‘16.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza: 49063 spect.
- AC Milan: Dida;A. Nesta,M. Oddo(28.I. Abate),G. Zambrotta,Thiago Silva;A. Pirlo,Ronaldinho,C. Seedorf,
M. Ambrosini;M.Borriello,Alexandre Pato.
- Olympique Marseille: S. Mandanda;G. Heinze,L. Bonnart,S. Diawara,T. Taiwo;Lucho González(66.
B. Kone),F. Abriel,B. Cheyrou(85.F. Morientes),E. Cissé;M. Niang(73.H. Ben Arfa),Brandão.

* FC Porto - Chelsea FC 0-1 (0-0)./N. Anelka ‘69. Estádio Do Dragão: 38410 spect.
- FC Porto: Beto;B. Alves,C. Săpunaru(80.E. Farias),Rolando,Álvaro Pereira;R. Meireles,Cristian Rodríguez,F. Belluschi(71.Fredy Guarin),Fernando;Silvestre Varela(59.Hulk),Radamel Falcao.
- Chelsea FC: P. Cech;J. Terry,Ricardo Carvalho,B. Ivanovic;M. Ballack(67.M. Essien),Deco(76.J. Cole),F. Malouda,J. Obi Mikel,Y. Zhirkov;D. Drogba,N. Anelka.

* APOEL Nicosia - Atlético Madrid 1-1 (1-0).N.Mirosavljevic ‘5/Simão ‘62. Neo GSP (Strovolos): 21178 spect.
- APOEL Nicosia: D. Chiotis;Paulo Jorge,M. Ilia(70.M. Breska),C. Kontis,Nuno Morais;K. Kosowski(76.Marcin Zewlakow),S. Poursaitidis,C. Michael(71.J. Broerse),N. Alexandrou;Helio Pinto,N. Mirosavljevic.
- Atlético Madrid: Sergio Asenjo;T. Ujfalusi,Juanito,L. Perea,Álvaro Domínguez;Simão(90.A. López),
J. Jurado(79.Maxi Rodríguez),Cléber Santana,I. Camacho;S. Aguero,D. Forlán(87.J. Reyes).

Not such a good day yesterday for Italian squads in the Champions League. In fact, apart from Fiorentina, it wasn’t such a good week. Inter got stomped 2-0 by Barcelona, Marseille drew AC Milan with a goal apiece and Juventus fell 2-0 to Bordeaux; meanwhile humble Fiorentina edged Lyon 1-0 to seal their qualification and send Liverpool crashing prematurely out of the competition. As far as coefficients go, the Bundesliga isn’t exactly doing its best to overtake Serie A so far; Bayern Münich needs to beat Juventus at home in their next fixture to leapfrog them and move on, VfB Stuttgart have a chance if they defeat upstarts Unirea Urziceni in their final match, while VfL Wolfsburg sit tied at second in their group and have the obstacle of a home match against Manchester United to navigate if they wish to move on into the round of 16. Meanwhile, it’s the French who have asserted themselves as a force to be reckoned with; at this point both Bordeaux and Lyon have sealed their passage into the next round, while Marseille have a very real chance, but also a very strong opponent to overcome in Real Madrid in their final match of the group stages. As for the Spanish, both Barca and Real Madrid have had their hiccups in the group matches – Real in the form of a loss and a draw to AC Milan, Barca with a loss and draw to Rubin Kazan. Atlético Madrid have been abysmal, and only Sevilla have really succeeded in dominating their group (although they gave up an embarrassing defeat on Tuesday). The only sides looking wholly comfortable (apart from the aforementioned French) are the English — other than Liverpool, of course. Chelsea, United and Arsenal have all topped their groups with relative ease, thus, three English teams have sealed their qualification, while one has sealed its own demise. At this key point in the group stages, it really is anybody’s tournament to be won, but I will say that Chelsea look to be leading the pack right now, and Bordeaux may reveal themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

That being said, Chelsea fans: don’t get too big-headed just yet, because we’ve got a long way to go yet and there’s bound to be a few surprises along the way.

Li este fim de semana (com espanto diga-se) que Simão estaria disponível para regressar à Luz. Face à carreira desastrosa do Atlético de Madrid esta época não fico mínimamente admirado. No entanto, a ser verdade esta notícia (que eu duvido), apenas aconteceria (ao que parece) se Di Maria fosse vendido. Desportivamente, considero que Simão é superior ao Di Maria, em praticamente tudo, à excepção do seu BI. Ficariamos a ganhar, mas apenas num curto espaço de tempo, uma vez que embora a qualidade esteja sempre lá (vejam os casos de Rui Costa e Figo), a velocidade (arma principal de Simão) e o ritmo de jogo vai baixando. A juntar a tudo isto, o vencimento e…o balneário. Simão teve a sua história escrita a letras de ouro na Luz, deu-nos muitas alegrias, mas acho que para bem do equilíbrio do balneário deveria manter-se tal como está, até porque tenho dúvidas que JJ lhe desse o protagonismo que Simão estava habituado antes de sair para Madrid.

So far, each teams in Spanish La Liga played 11 games. While Real Madrid is securing the top spot in Spanish La Liga, Madrid’s another big club, Atletico Madrid is currently on the relegation zone. They are now at the 18th place among 20 teams.

This team marked 4th place in the last season and was able to enter Champions League. But this season, it would be miracle if they achieve like what they did in the last season. In fact, this team only won one game in 11 games. At this point, they have to be worried about relegation, not the ticket for European club competition.

Biggest problem for Atletico Madrid is their defense. So far, they allowed 24 goals which is the worst record among 20 teams. Judging from the game that I have seen, their defensive line is too slow to defend fast attackers. They need fast defenders who can cover the back space and respond quickly to the ball movement.

Making the situation worse, there are rumors that Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian striker, Sergio Aguero, might leave the team in next winter. According to media reports, English giant Chelsea FC is the possible buyer. Chelsea need a striker since they only have Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka as a pure striker in their squad. In fact, Drogba will be absent from January due to the Africa Nations Cup.

If Aguero leaves, I know it is a huge loss for Atletico Madrid. But the good side is that they will get a big cash and with that money, they can rebuild the team. I will still suggest Atletico Madrid to keep Aguero, because he is the best attacking option that the team have. But if the team have to sell him, then they should buy new defenders and strengthen the defensive line. By that way, I think Atletico Madrid could minimize the loss of Aguero and promise better future.

Below are the Shower count statistics for Madrid.

Dan – 3
James – 0
Pekka – 2
Topi – 3

Remember also that jolly Pekka and Topman arrived a day after me and Jimbo. Poor show Jimbo, poor show.

Pekka and James checked out this morning but as both of their flights weren’t until late afternoon we would have time to visit Real Madrid’s ground.

When checking my email this morning I discovered that my NZ visa has been approved, phew. Now I just need to sort a flight and do a bit of research on the IT job market over there. Work, can’t say I’m looking forward to that.

Despite 3 months stateside, today I had my first Dunkin’ Donuts experience. It will be my last, very average.

So anyway, the Santiago Bernabeu. It cost €15 which is more expensive than the San Siro one but the tour and museum is much more impressive and you spend 2 or 3 times as long there.

It was good to see things like Zidane’s Ballon d’Or and Ronaldo’s (the real one) FIFA World Player of the Year trophies as well as Kaka’s boots and di Stéfano’s shirt. The stadium itself is also very impressive. What I don’t like about the place is the atmosphere of supreme arrogance, at literally every single turn there is some sort of sign proclaiming that Real Madrid is the greatest team there is, ever was and ever will be. This may well be the case but even if it is, a little humility wouldn’t go amiss.

I think if I was a Madridite, Atletico would be my team.

After that 2 of our party got their flights and I met Topper (he didn’t go on the tour as he’d already been before) to go to a shopping district with mainly alternate sort of stuff, like the Northern Quarter (Ancoats!) in Manchester. The main street is called Fuencarral and there’s a really cool shopping centre called Mercado de Fuencarral which is very much along the lines as Affleck’s Palace.

Though I saw plenty of stuff I liked, I’m not really in a position at the moment to be buying clothes I don’t really need. I did make a modest purchase of a plain white t-shirt with a mod badge in the centre though, a bit like this. It was €20 for 1 or €30 for 2 so Topcat got one as well.

When we got back to the hostel later we were on our way out to get some grub when one of the staff mentioned that they were going to be having drinking games with free sangria shortly. For financial reasons (and the fact that we’re getting on a bit now!) we weren’t planning a big night and were just going to buy a couple of beers from the supermarket and have them in anyway, so it sounded good to us.

We had a pizza and then picked up a 6 pack from Lidl and made our way back. I knew they run a pub crawl (€10 for a few bars and then entrance to
a club) from the hostel so the freebies were likely a precursor to and enticer for this.

The drinking game was basically everyone taking turns to pick a random playing card and each value had a different rule with various consequences. It was a good laugh and as me and Topias weren’t much good at it we ended up drinking a lot more than our fair share of sangria but we provided a lot of comedy value for the other 6 or 7 random people playing while doing it.

As Topshot got the last King in the deck he’d of actually got the pub crawl for free but as we didn’t want to go anyway (nor did anyone else for that matter) it was a bit of a hollow prize. It was a decent and cheap night though.

So Bilbao tomorrow. It will be a case of a quiet (and inexpensive!) 4 days in the north of Spain before heading into France to meet Nimrod. Knowing Nimrod well, our night in Bordeaux on Saturday will be anything but quiet.

Inilah hasil Copa Del Rey (piala raja) untuk pertandingan tanggal 11 November 2009.

11 november

jam 01:00 wib

ATLETICO MADRID vs MARBELLA
6-0

VALENCIA vs ALCOYANO
2-2

VILLARREAL vs PUERTOLLANO
1-0

jam 02:00 wib

DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA vs REAL MURCIA
0-0

MALAGA vs ZARAGOZA
0-0

OSASUNA vs XEREZ
1-0

REAL MADRID vs ALCORCON
1-0

SEVILLA vs ATLETICO CIUDAD
5-1

SPORTING GIJON vs RECREATIVO HUELVA
1-1

TENERIFE vs CELTA DE VIGO
0-1

jam 04:00 wib

BARCELONA vs CULTURAL LEONESA
5-0

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How bad has Atletico Madrid’s season been?  A draw followed by a loss conceding a combined five goals is a sign of optimism.  But, that’s what it has been as Sergio Aguero seems to have reemerged as an elite player.

Before last Wednesday, Aguero had scored just two goals in 11 appearances for Atletico Madrid.  He had lost his starting place before the match against Chelsea.

However, Aguero came off the bench to score both goals in a 2-2 result against the English club.  He also scored another Saturday, as Atletico nearly erased a three goal deficit with 11 minutes remaining against Real Madrid.

Atletico don’t have the midfield or defense to compete for honors this season, but they need to avoid relegation.  If Aguero again becomes one of the best players in Spain, as he was the past two seasons.  That should help them tremendously.

Inilah jadwal Copa Del Rey (piala raja) untuk pertandingan tanggal 11 November 2009.

11 november

jam 01:00 wib

ATLETICO MADRID vs MARBELLA

VALENCIA vs ALCOYANO

VILLARREAL vs PUERTOLLANO

jam 02:00 wib

DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA vs REAL MURCIA

MALAGA vs ZARAGOZA

OSASUNA vs XEREZ

REAL MADRID vs ALCORCON

SEVILLA vs ATLETICO CIUDAD

SPORTING GIJON vs RECREATIVO HUELVA

TENERIFE vs CELTA DE VIGO

jam 04:00 wib

BARCELONA vs CULTURAL LEONESA

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Inilah hasil liga spanyol (liga BBVA) untuk pertandingan tanggal 08 dan 09 november sesuai dengan WIB (waktu Indonesia Barat).

08 november

jam 00:00 wib

GETAFE vs DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA
0-2

TENERIFE vs MALAGA
2-2

jam 02:00 wib

BARCELONA vs MALORCA
4-2

jam 04:00 wib

ATLETICO MADRID vs REAL MADRID
2-3

jam 23:00 wib

ALMERIA vs OSASUNA
2-0

RACING SANTANDER vs ATHLETIC BILBAO
0-2

SPORTING GIJON vs ESPANYOL
1-0

VALLADOLID vs XEREZ
0-0

09 november

jam 01:00 wib

VALENCIA vs ZARAGOZA
3-1

jam 03:00 wib

SEVILLA vs VILLAREAL
3-2

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A couple of very big (in my not-so-humble opinion, at least) matches went down this weekend, with some producing more exciting results than others. This week there was a double countdown to what I thought were two of the biggest Red v. Blue matches this year. In England we had arguably the two largest Premiership contenders in Chelsea and Manchester United going head-to-head, while in Italy Scudetto favourites Internazionale went testa-alla-testa with my beloved (but struggling terribly) AS Roma.

Football:

Arsenal 4-1 Wolverhampton – Sure, Chelsea and United are probably the two favourites in the Premiership race this season, but I’m not fool enough to dismiss Arsenal as also-rans just yet. For one thing, the Gunners are on a hot streak of 13 unbeaten matches in all competitions. For another thing, one of those matches consisted of something of an Arsenal youth squad (but then again, aren’t all their squads youth squads?) defeating admittedly-struggling Liverpool in Carling Cup play. On the other hand, this weekends performance in particular wasn’t all that impressive, and it might be more appropriate to say that Wolverhampton lost the match rather than saying Arsenal won it. The Molineux Stadium offered the Wolves no security, as the visitors went up 3-0 before the end of the first half, with 2 of those goals being put into the Wolves’ own net by their defenders Ronald Zubar and Joey Craddock. Cesc Fàbregas would provide the third. Andrei Arshavin added his name to the scoresheet in the second half, and Joey Craddock somewhat atoned for his errors by scoring a consolation goal (in Arsenal’s net, this time) in the 89th minute. Along with the result of the Chelsea-United match this afternoon, this win in Wolverhampton sees Arsenal climb to second in the League table.

Perhaps one day Drogba will follow the footsteps of Vinnie Jones to Hollywood.

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester Utd A fairly controversial match – but then again, it was always going to be. There’s bound to be a million gripes from United fanboys about the various ‘injustices’ committed against them today, so if you’re a Blues fan gloat with caution, because you’re likely to receive a long series of whines in response. Let me say a few things: Darren Fletcher’s foul was not a foul, Drogba should probably retire and become an actor, and Jonny Evans is a little punk. Many tempers flared during the match, and it seemed as if a full-out brawl was imminent at points, but alas they kept their heads and all that came of it was a flurry of yellow cards. It was nevertheless dramatic, though, with such highlights as the constant battle between Didier Drogba and Wes Brown providing (me, at least) with much entertainment. It would be Mr. Chelsea himself, John Terry, who would make the difference between the two sides, heading in what I believe was the only goal United have conceded from a set piece this year on 76′. I suppose that earns him a man of the match nod, but other contenders include Wayne Rooney, Nicolas Anelka and Michael Essien, who all gave 110% and played hard-nosed games (must’ve eaten their Toast’n'Butta this morning). Though Drogba’s theatrics were shameful, and he may have hauled down Wes Brown in the build-up to Chelsea’s goal, I have to call out Jonny Evans here, for his kung-fu kick to the chest of Drogba and then his tackle on Ricardo Carvalho long after the whistle. Horrific performance for the youngster; he should consider himself lucky that he wasn’t sent off. A win that sees Chelsea sitting 5 points clear atop the EPL table, and which should boost their morale for weeks to come. As for United; well I’m sure we’ll hear all about how they feel.

Manchester City 3-3 Burnley – Bad news all over Manchester this weekend, it seems. City have been struggling for weeks now, and had drawn their 4 previous fixtures. Well, make it five, Citizens. Newly-promoted Burnley are notoriously shoddy away from home, yet a late goal helped them to steal a point at the City of Manchester Stadium in a 6-goal draw. Burnley in fact took an early 2-0 lead over their hosts after Graham Alexander converted a spot kick and Steven Fletcher found the back of the net. City fought back, and goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips, Kolo Toure and Craig Bellamy saw them take control of the game by the 56th minute. However, they were unable to keep hold of that control and on 87′ Burnley substitute Kevin McDonald scored to bring his side level for once and for all. I’m sure Burnley won’t be happy to have given up that initial 2-0 lead, but all in all, this is a result which should leave Owen Coyle pleased and Mark Hughes with his head in his hands.

Futbol:

The dangerous duo nearly gave Los Blancos a run for their money.

Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético Madrid – Well, El Clásico never fails to disappoint. Even in a season where Atléti has struggled so badly that they have been forced to make a change in management, against Los Blancos they always bring their all. It seemed at first that Real would simply stroll to a Clásico win this season, after Kaká gave his side the lead on 5′, with Marcelo and Higuaín adding their names to the scoresheet on 24′ and 64′, respectively. However, Los Colchoneros would battle back late in the second half after Sergio Ramos was given his marching orders on 66′; a frenzied 2 minutes would see Diego Forlán and Sergio Agüero pull two goals back for their side with 10 minutes left to play. Manuel Pellegrini’s men would ultimately be able to hold off their crosstown rivals, but Quique Sánchez Flores can at least take heart from his side’s spirited fightback. An exciting Clásico, to say the least.

Barcelona 4-2 Mallorca – Samuel Eto’o commented this week that if he had not been bound by his duties to Inter, he would have traveled to the Camp Nou to see his ex-sides face off against one another – he would have sat directly at the centre line so as to not betray his allegiance to one over the other. I gotta say, Sammy, from a Romanista’s point of view, I wish you’d gone. But I digress. Barcelona youngster Pedro gave his side an early lead on 10′, only for Mallorca’s Nunes to equalize from a corner kick just under 10 minutes later. Pedro wasn’t finished yet, though and on 39′ restored the lead to his side, smashing home the third rebound after Mallorca keeper Aouate denied teammates Thierry Henry and Sergi Busquets. The two would get their chance just a few moments later, when Busquets sent in a cross for Henry, who beat Aouate with a diving header to make it 3-1. Lionel Messi was introduced after the break to further increase Barca’s tally – he would eventually, but he would take his time, and it would only be from the spot after teammate Ibrahimovic was brought down in the area. Mallorca sub Alhassane Keita would earn one back for his side late into stoppage time, but ultimately it was too little too late and Barcelona would cruise to an easy victory.

Fußball:

Bayern München 1-1 Schalke 04 – Bayern have been demoralized over and over again the past two weeks, and were perhaps unenthused to face the stiff challenge of Schalke this weekend. Schalke sit above Die Roten in the standings, and looked to pressure the home side early, forcing them into rash challenges and using their wingers to cause Bayern problems on the break. Both sides traded chances in the early stages of the match, but ultimately it would be Bayern who would get ahead first, with a little bit of luck. On 31′ Holger Badstuber lofted in a long ball to Miroslav Klose, whose headed effort deflected off of Kevin Kuranyi and landed at the feet of Daniel van Buyten, who duly buried it. However, Joel Matip, making his debut for Die Königsblauen, was able to cancel out the home side’s advantage with a strike of his own on 43′. The teams would go into the half level, and when they came back it was all Bayern – Louis van Gaal’s men poured forward and for the better part of the half had their visitors pinned in their own end. However, no matter what Bayern did, they were unable to find the back of the net, and both van Gaal and Felix Magath’s sides would come away from the game with a point. Bayern need to get themselves out of this current slump if they are to have any chance of keeping alive their hopes of European and domestic conquest.

Calcio:

AS Roma 1-1 Inter – I think I’ll tackle this one in its own article.

Mauro Camoranesi makes the difference for Juventus once again.

Juventus 5-2 Atalanta – It seems that when Mauro Camoranesi is on form, so is La Vecchia Signora. Forget Brazilians and expensive summer signings (and those that are one and the same); the success of Ciro Ferrara’s squad depends on the performance of the Italian international, who has been with i Bianconeri since 2002. In the case of yesterday’s game, it was Camoranesi’s brace which opened up the scoring in a 5-2 drubbing of Atalanta. Felipe Melo, Diego and David Trezeguet would account for the other 3 goals on Juventus’s part, while Valdes and Fabio Ceravolo pulled back 2 for the home side. This is a very positive result for Juve; while Atalanta generally climb to midtable at the best of times, they are nonetheless notoriously difficult to defeat at home. With Inter tying Roma and yesterday’s drubbing in Bergamo, Juve move to 5 points off of first place.

AC Milan 2-1 SS Lazio – I give Davide Ballardini until the end of the month. After the horrendous loss to Villareal in Europa League play on Thursday, Lazio needed some kind of result to break them out of a long, long losing streak. Admittedly, this revived AC Milan team are not the easiest team to achieve it against, but if they are going to do it anywhere, it would be in their Roma’s house, the Stadio Olimpico. As it can plainly be seen, they did not achieve said result. Thiago Silva and Alexandre Pato both found the Lazio net with first-half goals to dash whatever hopes could still be held in the Curva Nord even before the halftime whistle. However, Lazio were handed a lifeline when Thiago Silva deflected the ball into his own net after some deft play by Mauro Zarate. After that own-goal, gli Aquilotti seriously threatened to equalize, with Tommaso Rocchi and Mauro Zarate both coming close to restoring parity. In the end though, AC Milan would grab a valuable 3 points, while Lazio return to their fortress of solitude media silence to ponder what continues to go wrong.

Fiorentina 1-0 Udinese – It took them 84 minutes, but la Viola were able to to squeak by midtable side Udinese with some help from a Juan Manuel Vargas strike. It was  night of missed chances for both sides; a race to the finish where both teams were misfiring on all cylinders. Fiorentina had the bulk of the chances, with 14 shots and 5 on target, compared to Udinese’s 7 and 2. However, only one of those shots would make a difference tonight at the Stadio Friuli, and it would be Vargas’ set-piece shot. That shot earned i Gigliati a victory which sees them only 1 point behind AC Milan in the standings, sitting comfortably in 4th place.

There were three goals and 80 minutes of dominating play from Real Madrid, two goals and ten thrilling minutes of fight back play from the home side Atlético Madrid, a red card for Sergio Ramos, seven yellow cards and a flying object striking the face of Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini. This could only be the Madrid derby.

Always a fixture which promises excitement and controversy, the Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid clash at the Vincente Calderón on Saturday produced nothing less than what had been expected of this contentious city derby.

Real Madrid pressurised from the start with Brazil international Kaka scoring a wonderful goal in the fifth minute with Marcelo making it two goals to the visitors in the 24th minute. Aside from the rather odd celebration by the defender Real Madrid were in cruise control of the match with shots on goal coming from Pepe, Sergio Ramos and Benzema.

Although Los Rojiblancos had shots on target coming from Forlán and Simão before the break the home side could not muster enough motivation to get the breakthrough goal.

In the second-half Madrid kept up the dominance of play with Gonzalo Higuaín getting his fourth goal of the campaign in the 64th minute, but Atlético found new confidence one minute later upon the dismissal of Sergio Ramos for a tackle on Agüero outside the area.  

The sending-off initiated a thrilling fight back by Los Rojiblancos starting with Forlán’s goal in the 79th minute. The goal gave the home crowd some compensation for their team’s performance but it was to be Sergio Agüero’s goal two minutes later, which gave the Atlético fans a real hope of taking a point from the match.

Atlético produced a tenacious attack on Madrid’s defence in the last ten minutes with Simão coming the closest to equalising for the home side but it was too little too late. Real took all three points from the exciting match and kept in tact their eleven year record of no losses at the Calderón.

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