towards the European Cup Final in Rome, with both sides not
disappointing & maintaining the positive results of the Group game
debuts.
REAL MADRID played a professional match, that is, it did the job &
grabbed the 3º points by defeating BATE BORISOV 2-0. It was
SERGIO RAMOS who opened the scoring in the 10th min to settle
his team & part the traditional opening nerves. The rest of the 1º half
was an even affair of attacks & counter-attacks without result.
The 2ºhalf saw a more aggressive Real Madrid & it was rewarded
with it´s 2º goal when VAN NISTELROOY scored in the 57th min.
From here it was clear that Real had the game wrapped up &
played to maintain the scoreline causing the ocassional extra danger.
The bad news was the injury to Real Madrid midfielder GAGO who
was back in the line-up to see now how he recovers from injury in the
following weeks. See video of goals (excuse the "bad" image):
VILLAREAL came out of the "Old Trafford" hell with a valuable
& praise worthy 0-0 draw against the current European Champions
MANCHESTER UNITED. The English team fell to the "IRON LAW"
of Football: if you don´t take your chances you either lose or draw with
luck (Villareal hit post in 2ºhalf). That is precisely what happened
tonight, with Man Utd not converting its multiple chances (post included
in the 2ºhalf), specially all the 1ºst half.
It was frustrating for Man Utd all night as Villareal bravely withheld &
grind down the English to grab a just result & an excellent away point
for them to take back to Spain.
The other news was the return to the field from injury of Cristiano
Ronaldo in the 62ºth min, but even he could not turn the result
around.
An excellent night for both Spanish teams overall!
2 comments:
Can anybody tell me why Cazorla wasn't started, and Senna never made it off the bench?
And will Nihat be ready for the next time Villarreal face MU?
To rest them , I think. Brave.
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