In Week Five of the quest for la Liga supremacy, look for Real Betis to slip up (sorry), Real Madrid and Barcelona to finally win (shocking proposition), and for Éver Banega to charge nude into the stands. (Hey, I just said to look out for it, not to expect it to happen).
Barcelona Vs. Atletico Madrid Live, 2011 La Liga: Full Time, Blaugranas Coast To Easy Win
La Liga suddenly looks like a two horse race once again. Surprise!
Read Article >Barcelona Vs. Atletico Madrid Live, 2011 La Liga: Halftime, Lionel Messi And Blaugranas Brilliant
There doesn’t appear to be any way back for Atletico. Pep Guardiola’s 3-4-3 is working to perfection at the moment, and it would be surprising to see a turn in this match.
Read Article >Real Madrid Vs. Rayo Vallecano Live, 2011 La Liga: Full Time, Lethal Merengues Score Six
Real Madrid Vs. Rayo Vallecano Live, 2011 La Liga: Halftime, Los Blancos Struggle But Fight To 2-1 Lead
Jose Mourinho made a change in the 29th minute, subbing off Lassana Diarra for Mesut Özil and bringing Kaka back into a deeper role. That eventually worked wonders, as Kaka provided Cristiano with the assist for his 39th minute equalizer. Rayo gave the ball away with a bad throw in, allowing Madrid to counter and create a goal.
Read Article >Sevilla Vs. Valencia Live, 2011 La Liga: Full Time, Ref Loses The Plot In Sevilla Win
Sevilla’s goal came in the 18th minute on the counter attack, with Jesus Navas assisting Frederic Kanoute, who finished with a hard shot into the back of the net from 12 yards out. The rest of the first half was rather uneventful, but things would get crazy in the second.
Valencia failed to score during the rest of the match and walked away from Sevilla with no points, which is exactly what they deserved from this poor performance.
Read Article >Sevilla Vs. Valencia Live, 2011 La Liga: Halftime, Los Che Looking Flat, Trailing
The goal was scored by Frederic Kanoute, Sevilla’s on again-off again superstar who occasionally likes to show up and take over games. It came in the 18th minute on the counter, where Sevilla have looked very dangerous. Though most of the attacking has come down the left, this one came down the right through Jesus Navas, who assisted Kanoute with a cross.
Read Article >Barcelona Vs. Atletico Madrid, 2011 Spanish La Liga Week 5 Matchup: Blaugranas In Need Of A Win
Cesc Fabregas of Barcelona scores their second goal during the La Liga match between Valencia and Barcelona. Barcelona takes on Atletico Madrid on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Enter Atletico Madrid, whose new signings Diego and Radamel Falcao are on fire. The Atleti center of midfield still leaves a little something to be desired, but class central midfielders get outplayed by Barcelona, so this might not matter. They’ll concede tons of possession to Barcelona and they won’t pitch a shutout, but they’re extremely capable of nicking a goal or three on the counter and set pieces. They pose a danger for Barcelona without a doubt.
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Read Article >Spanish La Liga 2011, Week 5 Preview And Fixtures: Is Real Madrid Really This Bad? (No)
Every so often, a giant team will suddenly falter--their results will dip, their play will appear listless, lazy, and uninspired, and their fanbase will begin to panic. This is not what’s happening with Real Madrid. Yes, they’ve looked terrible in a couple of games in a row. Yes, their play was listless, lazy and uninspired. Yes, their fanbase is panicing.
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