basically cancelled each other, basically because LIVERPOOL FC
managed a valuable away goal towards the end to give them a 0-1
away victory to REAL MADRID.
It was smart Football from Liverpool Coach Benitez who knows well
the opposition team & Spanish Football. Rafa Benitez laid out a position
strategy that bogged down Real Madrid & did´nt allow them to play,
add a couple of Reina goalkeeping saves & the result was as designed.
Liverpool came over happy for a nil all draw, but if a goal was to happen
well good & thats how it happened.
The 1ºst half was an even afair with Steven Gerrard on the bench.
Fernando Torres got a knock & was unsettled until he was substituted
at half time by Babel. Few chances to both but overall even share.
HIGUAÍN was active all night with ROBBEN who had his chances,
but Liverpool created a spiderweb that blocked out & frustrated
Real Madrid. The 2ºhalf saw Real lift up in gears only to smash into
the Liverpool strategic set up, the Spaniards just could break through
& brought on Guti to see if he could create some magic.
It looked like it was going to end in a nil all draw when in the 83rd
min BENAYOUN headed the winner after a Real Madrid defensive
lapse, their minds were so upfront the the counter-attack was lethal.
Great win for Liverpool & excellent strategy by Benitez who outwitted
Real Coach Juande. Now Real must win by 2 goals at Liverpool, not
impossible but a difficult task in foreign soil.
VILLAREAL managed a 1-1 draw against Greek side PANATHINAIKOS.
The Spanish team had chances to wrap the tie, especially in the 1ºst half,
but did´nt take advantage.
The Greeks got ahead first in the 59th min via KARAGOUNIS, but ROSSI
managed to convert a penalty in the 67th min to equalized. Villareal tried
to win the game but Panathinaikos held them out, they were thinking in the
return match at Greece.
It will be a tough affair for Villareal in Greece, as the fanatical Greek
crowd atmosphere will be a 12th man, however not an impossible task. Tweet
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