Saturday 19 December 2009

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Saturday 5 December 2009

Sunday 29 November 2009

Wednesday 25 November 2009

Saturday 21 November 2009

Tuesday 10 November 2009

Real Madrid 1 - Alcorcon 0 (La Liga)



Real Madrid tried hard to turn around their first leg defeat against Alcorcon, but had no luck. They dominated the match and had countless chances on goal throughout the entire game, but imprecisions in attack, up to three shots to the posts and goalkeeper Juanma’s excellent performance thwarted their chances and only allowed them to net one strike. Alcorcon made history at the Bernabeu by reaching the Last 16 of Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid: Dudek, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa, Gago, Kaká, Lass (Marcelo 72′), Diarra (Van der Vaart 48′), Higuaín, Van Nistelrooy, Raúl;

Alcorcón: Juanma, Nagore, Iñigo López, Borja Gómez, Rubén Anuarbe, Rubén Sanz, Sergio Mora, Ernesto Gómez, Fernando Béjar (Vara 75′), Diego Cascón (Carmelo 60′), Borja Pérez (Jeremy 81′);

Saturday 7 November 2009

Athletico Madrid 2 - Real Madrid 3 (La Liga)



Real Madrid once again proved they aspire to win every title at stake this season. The Whites played brilliantly during 80 minutes at the Calderon despite Atletico’s push in the final ten minutes. Kaka and Marcelo scored in the first half, while Higuain followed suit after half-time. Forlan and Aguero put the locals back in the game close to the end with one strike each, but the Madridistas eventually snatched the victory.

Atlético Madrid: Asenjo, Ujfalusi, Pablo (Sinama Pongolle 90′), Perea, Antonio López, Cléber Santana, Raúl García, Reyes (Maxi Rodríguez 60′), Jurado (Agüero 47′), Simao, Forlán;

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Garay, Arbeloa, Lass, Xabi Alonso, Kaka (Van der Vaart 86′), Marcelo, Benzema (Gago 70′), Higuain (Raul 67′);

Tuesday 3 November 2009

Saturday 31 October 2009

Tuesday 27 October 2009

Alcorcon 4-0 Real Madrid (Copa Del Rey)



The Copa del Rey is always unpredictable. Real Madrid found that out tonight by facing an inspired Alcorcon. Two goals by Borja, another by Ernesto and a final own goal from Arbeola gave the locals the victory. The Madridistas had chances to score, but bad luck and an excellent performance from keeper Juanma thwarted them.

Alcorcón: Juanma, Nagore, Iñigo López, Borja Gómez, Rubén Anuarbe, Rubén Sanz, Sergio Mora, Diego Cascón, Fernando Béjar (Carmelo 74′), Ernesto Gómez (Jeremy 64′), Borja Pérez (Bravo 82′);

Real Madrid: Dudek, Arbeloa, Albiol, Metzelder, Drenthe, Diarra, Van der Vaart, Guti H.(Gago 46′), Granero (Marcelo 62′), Benzema, Raúl (Van Nistelrooy 72′);

Saturday 24 October 2009

Sporting Gijon 0 - Real Madrid 0 (La Liga)



The first half at El Molinon ended in a scoreless draw that reflected the intensity and rhythm put for by both Real Madrid and Sporting Gijon. The Whites took control of every aspect of the match in the second but were unable to find the back of the net. Despite the draw, Real sit atop the league table and may remain there depending on what takes place around La Liga on Sunday.

Sporting de Gijón: Juan Pablo, Botía, Canella, Lora, Gregory, Míchel, Rivera, Diego Castro, Luis Morán (Iván Hernández 81′), De las Cuevas (Carmelo 75′), David Barral (Bilic 63′);

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Garay (Albiol 65′), Marcelo, Diarra, Granero, Kaká, Xabi Alonso (Van der Vaart 77′), Drenthe (Guti H. 59′), Raúl;

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Real Madrid 2 - AC Milan 3 (Champions League)



AC Milan leave the Spanish capital with three points in tow after displaying tremendous efficiency on the pitch. The first half was all Real Madrid, who went into halftime with a one goal lead thanks to Raul. The second half saw both teams increase the tempo, and in a three minute span the visitors managed to turn around the score with goals by Pirlo and Pato. Drenthe pulled the Whites even, but Pato knocked in the winner near the end of regulation.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Marcelo, Lass, Xabi Alonso, Kaká, Granero (Drenthe 68′), Benzema, Raúl;

Milan: Dida, Oddo, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Seedorf, Alexandre Pato, Inzaghi (Borriello 61′), Ronaldinho (Flamini 93′);

Saturday 17 October 2009

Real Madrid 4 - Real Valladolid 2 (La Liga)



Real Madrid’s Raul Gonzalez captained his team to Victory against Valladolid with a brace and the Whites won their sixth La Liga match of the season on Saturday. Up next for the Madridistas, a Champions League match against AC Milan.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Lass, Granero, Van der Vaart (Higuaín 74′), Raúl (Drenthe 84′), Benzema (Kaká 74′);

Valladolid: Jacobo, Pedro López, Luis Prieto, Nivaldo, César Arzo, Álvaro Rubio, Marquitos, Diego Costa, Borja (Pelé 80′), Nauzet Alemán (Manucho 60′), Héctor Font (Bueno 79′);

Sunday 4 October 2009

Sevilla 2 - Real Madrid 1 (La Liga)



The home side confirmed their title credentials with a victory in a tachnically excellent game. Jesus Navas slammed a headed opener for Sevila. After Casillas had made a quite incredible save, Pepe equalised for Galacticos 2.0, but Renato popped up with the winner minutes later.

Sevilla: Palop, Konko, Dragutinovic, Squillaci (F. Navarro 24′), Adriano, Renato, Zokora, Jesús Navas, Luis Fabiano, Perotti (Capel 60′), Negredo (Kanouté 67′);

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Kaká, Diarra (Van der Vaart 75′), Guti H. (Granero 83′), Raúl, Benzema (Higuaín 55′);

Played at: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

Attendance: 41,000.

Referee: Mr. Iturralde Gonzalez

Thursday 1 October 2009

Real Madrid 3 - Marseille 0 (Champions League)



After a goalless first half at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid took control of the game with OM on the hour mark. Cristiano Ronaldo broke the deadlock befitting from a mistake from French keeper Mandanda with a cheeky low finish, and Ronaldo was then brought down in the box by former Charlton man Souleymane Diawara, with Kaka scoring from the spot as Marseille were reduced to 10-men. Marseille were then opened up for the third time in five minutes as Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in the third.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Pepe, Albiol, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos (Garay 73′), Gago, Xabi Alonso, Guti H., Kaká (Raúl 79′), Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo (Higuaín 71′);

O. Marseille: Mandanda, Bonnart, Heinze, Taiwo, Diawara, M´Bia, Cheyrou, Lucho González, Abriel (Rodríguez 63′), Niang (Ben Arfa 88′), Morientes (Brandao 64′);

Referee: Mr. Martin Hansson (SWE).

Tuesday 29 September 2009

Real Madrid 3 - Tenerife 0 (La Liga)



After a surprising goalless first half in the Bernabau, Karim Benzema head home an Alonso cross minutes after the restart and Benzema soon claimed his second as the Tenerife defence began to fall to pieces. Kaka scored the third in the 78th minute with a cracking strike into the corner.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Pepe, Albiol, Sergio Ramos (Guti H. 47′), Drenthe, Xabi Alonso, Lass, Granero (Kaká 47′), Raúl, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo (Diarra 81′);

Tenerife: Aragoneses, Luna, Marc Bertrán (Pablo Sicilia 39′), Bellvis, Mikel Alonso, Román, Alfaro, Richi, Manolo (Omar 63′), Nino, Kome (Dinei 83′);

Thursday 24 September 2009

Villareal 0 - Real Madrid 2 (La Liga)



It took Cristiano Ronaldo just 120 seconds to break a Real Madrid record of being the first Los Blancos player to score in the first four straight La Liga games. He made history by cutting in from the left and firing a low shot into the Villarreal near post. The Yellow Submarine were sunk in the 33rd minute as Gonzalo Rodriguez picked up his second yellow card for a rash challenge on Kaka. Real battered down the Villareal goal at the start of the second half without success. Eventually Real did double their lead after the hosts had given away a penalty, Kaka dispatching the spot kick.

Villarreal: Diego López, Ángel López, Godín, Capdevila, Gonzalo, Bruno, Eguren, Cazorla (J. Pereira 78′), Cani (Marcano 78′), Nilmar, Rossi (Pires 67′);

Real Madrid: Casillas, Lass, Albiol, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Granero, Gago, Guti H. (Diarra 83′), Kaká (Van der Vaart 77′), Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (Raúl 67′);

Referee: Mr. Mejuto Gonzalez

Sunday 20 September 2009

Real Madrid 5 - Xerez 0 (La Liga)



Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first minute with a trademark run and low finish with his right foot. It took until the last 15 minutes for Real to put real gloss on the scoreline, Ronaldo got his second with a powerful header, Guti continued his fine recent scoring run and in the dying minutes Karim Benzema and Ruud van Nistelrooy reminded Pellegrini of their finishing prowess.

Real Madrid
Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Garay, Marcelo, Lassana Diarra, Fernando Gago, Cristiano Ronaldo (Van Nistelrooy 80), Kaká (Guti 68), Raúl (Granero 58), Karim Benzema

Xerez
Renan, Francis, Aythami, David Prieto, Casado (Momo 58), Moreno (Abel 73), Alex Bergantiños, Emiliano Daniel Armenteros, Viqueira, Carlos Calvo, Giancarlo Maldonado (Antonito 68)

Referee: Delgado Ferreiro

Tuesday 15 September 2009

FC Zürich 2 - Real Madrid 5 (Champions League)



After he was fouled just outside the box, Cristiano Ronaldo slammed an unstoppable free-kick into the Zurich net and paid back a small slice of his world record transfer fee. Raul grabbed the second from close range seven minutes later and on the stroke of half time Gonzalo Higuain all but finished off the game as a contest with the third for Real. A debatable penalty, fired home by Xavier Margairaz brought the home side back into the match on 64 and a minute later the comeback was truly on when Sylvan Aegerter headed home. But late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Guti restored the three goal advantage.

Zurich: Leoni, Tihinen, Rochat, Koch, Stahel (Gajic 91′), Aegerter, Margairaz, Okonkwo (Abdi 68′), Vonlanthen, Alphonse, Hassli (Djuric 48′);

Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pepe, Drenthe, Lass, Kaká, Xabi Alonso (Gago 61′), Cristiano Ronaldo, Raúl, Higuaín (Guti H. 70′);

Referee: Martin Atkinson;

Saturday 12 September 2009

Espanyol 0 - Real Madrid 3 (La Liga)



Real took the lead over Espanyol six minutes before half time, Esteban Granero set up a superb one-two to break into the box and finished in style. Guti shot home a second 13 minutes from time and Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a third in injury time.

Espanyol
Kameni, David García, Nicolás Pareja, Juan Daniel Forlín, Chica, Moisés, Verdú, Luis García, Shunsuke Nakamura (De la Pena 47), Tamudo (Callejon 85), Iván Alonso (Coro 47)

Real Madrid
Iker Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Christoph Metzelder, Marcelo, Guti, Xabi Alonso, Granero, Kaká (Lassana Diarra 80), Higuaín (Raul 74), Karim Benzema (Ronaldo 65)

Referee: Pérez Burrull

Saturday 29 August 2009

Real Madrid 3 Deportivo La Coruna 2 (La Liga)



It took Kaka under sixty seconds to reel off his first shot for Real Madrid against Deportivo. The Brazilian proved Real’s magician for the opener, threading a pass through two defenders’ legs for Raul to tuck home. Real’s porous defence was exposed when Riki equalised with a powerful back-post header, but Los Blancos quickly moved back in front as Cristiano Ronaldo opened his account from the penalty spot. Depor levelled inside 40 seconds of the second half as Valeron struck from the edge of the box. But Real were soon back in front, Lassana Diarra popping in the third with a tidy strike from 15-yards. (report; 101greatgoals.com)

Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Garay, Marcelo, Lass, Xabi Alonso, Kaká (Guti H. 83′), Cristiano Ronaldo, Raúl (Granero 64′), Benzema (Higuaín 74′);

Deportivo de La Coruña: Aranzubia, Laure, Zé Castro, Lopo, Filipe, Juca, Juan Rodríguez, Guardado, Pablo Álvarez (Lafita 65′), Valerón (Iván Pérez 69′), Riki (Mista 74′);

Match report: Goal.com

Sunday 16 August 2009

Real Sociedad 0 Real Madrid 2 (Friendly)



Karim Benzema was left unmarked in front of goal in the 49th minute to redirect the rebound from Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick under Claudio Bravo after the Sociedad keeper had failed to hold on to the shot. Late substitute Wesley Sneijder sealed it after curling a free-kick around the wall and past the outstretched Bravo in the first minute of injury time.