La Liga Sunday saw Sporting and Real Madrid lock horns in an electric match in El Molinon that was settled by Gonzalo Higuains late strike. Sevilla continued their ascent up the table with a late win at Zaragoza, courtesy of Jiri Jarosiks moment of madness, while there were also wins for Malaga in Manuel Pellegrinis first match in charge, Hercules and Valencia.
Barca Blaugranes: Barcelona Stays On Track Ahead Of Clasico, Downs Villareal
SB Nation’s new Barcelona blog, Barca Blaugranes, shared their thoughts on Saturday’s match. Like the rest of us, the site is having a difficult time avoiding looks ahead to the season’s first Real Madrid-Barcelona meeting:
For all the analysis and thought we want to give the match-up before Barcelona and Real Madrid meet, the questions seem quite simple: Does Barcelona now have answers for Mourinho’s system that they didn’t have in the spring? And does this Real Madrid team execute the system well enough to replicate Internazionale’s success?
Read Article >La Liga Sunday: Late Gonzalo Higuain Strike Downs Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho may well have been hidden from view in the darkness of Sporting’s VIP box, but his team were thrust into the limelight, riding out a barrage of abuse from the stands and a stream of fouls from Sporting’s players to hold out for an invaluable win. They were promised a ‘burning oven’ of an atmosphere from Sporting coach Manolo Preciado, and they got it. El Molinón was in vociferous mood, letting Mourinho know in no small way, that his derogatory comments didn’t get down too well in Asturias.
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