LA LIGA & REAL MADRID

[raul julia]

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Personally i'd like to see a Chelsea and AC Milan matchup @ Istanbul....Let us see how Chelsea will fare with this defensively strong Milan team....Maldini vs Drogba, Nesta, Cafu, vs ??

[raul julia]

This is from - Gabriele Marcotti, SI.com


Is there any stopping Robinho? The Real Madrid-bound Santos striker notched another two goals against Liga Deportiva Universitaria in the Copa Libertadores, bringing his season tally to 15 in 17 matches.


Wow, is Robinho really going to Madrid??I guess Ronaldo's future is a now question......

[Madeus]

For spanish derby:
http://forums.istorya.net/viewtopic.php?p=779026#779026

[Madeus]

Personally i'd like to see a Chelsea and AC Milan matchup @ Istanbul....Let us see how Chelsea will fare with this defensively strong Milan team....Maldini vs Drogba, Nesta, Cafu, vs ??

Robben (if he can play), Gudjohnsen, Duff, Joe Cole, Lampard and John Terry (for set pieces)...they are class. Pakapinan nato'g Kezman. Chelsea maoy pinakalawom ug team karon. Mora'g dili kaayo hadlok ug naay mainjuired.

[raul julia]

Thats why I'd like them to play against AC Milan in a neutral ground(Istanbul for Champs League final)because i see them as the most worthy challenger among the teams left, except maybe Juventus.........

[raul julia]

England striker Michael Owen will start Real Madrid's crunch league game against arch-rivals Barcelona on Sunday, coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has said.
Luxemburgo said he had decided to play Owen alongside Ronaldo and Raul in attack and drop former Barca winger Luis Figo to the bench for the game at the Bernabeu.
"I don't like the fact that people have found out the team I was trying out in training, but I'm not going to lie about the line-up," Luxemburgo told a news conference on Saturday. "Owen, Raul and Ronaldo will start."
Second-placed Real trail leaders Barcelona by nine points in the league with eight matches left and must beat their rivals if they are to have any chance of depriving them of the title.
The Brazilian played down the significance of leaving Figo on the bench but said he expected the Portuguese midfielder, who has been one of Real's most effective players this season, to be upset at the decision.
"It would be understandable if Figo is angry because he has a great track record and has been an international," said Luxemburgo.
"But putting Figo to one side, my concern was that Owen has to play and to do that I had to sacrifice either Raul, (Zinedine) Zidane or Figo.
"Owen has been training well, I saw him play two good games for England and he was in good form against Albacete last week. That means he has played three good games in a row and that's why I thought it was time to give him a chance."
Owen has scored 10 league goals this season from 12 starts, including last week's winner against Albacete, while his rivals for a place in the team have been in poor form.
Ronaldo is going through one of the most barren periods in his career, scoring just once in the last 11 league games, while Raul has found the net just six times all season.
Luxemburgo's decision to drop Figo came as a surprise and has fuelled speculation the winger may be on his way out of the club.
However, the coach said he alone had been responsible for Figo's omission.
"I have a lot of respect for the club president (Florentino Perez), but I decided to do this and no one else was involved," he said.
"When I came to Real Madrid I made it clear that the well being of the team was more important than any one player or his prestige."

[jamescebu]

nice update bro, hope REAL would win tomorrow.

[raul julia]

i saw the game and it was absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!love to see them hassle on the pitch which lead to a 4-2 lynching of Barcelona.......I never thought Eto'o was such a cry baby, always complaining/exaggerating for a foul.But I did like Ronaldinho, he was strong and all work, no wonder he's the current FIFA player of the year..

[raul julia]

Real Madrid breathed new life into the Spanish title race when they produced their best performance of the season to claim a 4-2 victory at home to league leaders and arch-rivals Barcelona on Sunday.
First half strikes from Zinedine Zidane, Raul and Ronaldo and a superbly taken effort from Michael Owen midway through the second secured Real an enthralling win at the Bernabeu that left them six points behind the Catalans with seven games left.
Barca suffered what could prove to be an even more important blow when leading striker Samuel Eto'o left the pitch with a knee injury.

[Madeus]

Seems a good weekend for everyone.

Real Madrid won 4-2 against catalunya.

Arsenal won 1-0 against mboro.

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham.

Man utd 0-2 Norwich (the tail of the table...muahahahhaha).