that left you wondering which of the two was worst. The 1º half
was dominanted by Real with nice play & gave the impression
that the good old days were rolling back.
RAUL GONZALEZ - pictured below - added to the all time best
European Cup goal scorer tally , with two goals in the 09m & the
27m.
LUCIO, 5mins earlier, sent a shiver through the crowd
with a goal that equalized in the 22 m.But the Real outfit
good their act together & set up the 3º goal for VAN
NISTELROOY to put into the back of the net in the 33min.
DAVID BECKHAM was in great form all our the pitch , having
been stop by scoring with a great save by Kahn from a direct
free kick. ROBERTO CARLOS came back from injury to run
riot along his wing , before feeling a pinch in his hamstring in the
2º half to be replaced by Bravo.
Add to this, the change of HIGUAIN for ROBINHO , plus
Bayern ´s bet with Pizarro changed the game totally
from the 50min onwards. Bayern took control reaching
numerous times the goal which thanks to CASILLAS´s saves
dampened the German onslaught. Real were on the ropes
when VAN BRUMMEL put a bucket of cold water over
the Spaniards with a shot that passed Casillas & registered
the Germans 2 goal, putting them right back in contention
in this qualifier with the away leg still to be played.
Its clear that both teams are in terrible state & the problem
was to know who was worst. But its clear that If Real Madrid
hadmet another team of the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool, Milan,
Lyon, Chelsea...etc the outcome would have been a scandal
against Madrid.
Tough times ahead for Real. This weekend they meet Atletico
de Madrid in the local derby ( "la liga") & a loss here could finally
tip the house of cards down. Fabio Capello future looks doomed,
this maybe only a brief pause, before the inevitable.
Read the below post for a brief preview of tomorrows matches
with FC Barcelona & Valencia CF.
No comments:
Post a Comment