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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Real Madrid 1-0 Racing Santander Real Madrid continued their fine start to the Primera Division season with a steady if unspectacular home win over Racing Santander. Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal of the game in the 22nd minute as Real made it 28 points from a possible 33 from their 11 games so far. It was not the most convincing of performances, but the three points will be what concerns coach...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
• Madrid jeered after exiting Copa del Rey to lowly neighbours • Alcorcón triumph 4-1 on aggregate Real Madrid were jeered off by their own fans after being knocked out of the Copa del Rey by minnows Alcorcón after only managing a 1-0 win at the Bernabéu in their fourth-round second-leg tie. Madrid suffered one of the biggest humiliations in their history when they lost...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Liverpool's talismanic striker gave his side 87 minutes last night and left the pitch with his team one-up Fernando Torres is carrying a sportsman's hernia not a magic wand, and his pain will be all-consuming after a night when a Herculean effort counted for little in Liverpool's attempt to avoid elimination from the Champions League. For 87 minutes he dragged defenders across Stade Gerland, his longest...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Email barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk with your musings. You can also follow Atlético Madrid v Chelsea and Manchester United v CSKA Moscow , while our full scoreboard is here AC Milan: 1 Dida, 7 Pato, 10 Clarence Seedorf, 13 Alessandro Nesta, 15 Gianluca Zambrotta, 21 Andrea Pirlo, 22 Marco Borriello, 23 Massimo Ambrosini, 33 Thiago Silva, 44 Massimo Oddo, 80 Ronaldinho. Subs: Roma, Kaladze,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
• Florentino Pérez says superstar squad needs time to gel • Real have floundered since Cristiano Ronaldo's injury Real Madrid's coach, Manuel Pellegrini, needs "time and calm" to complete the task of turning his expensively assembled squad into a team, according to the club's president, Florentino Pérez. Real are still smarting from their unprecedented 4-0 drubbing...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
• Acorcon 4-0 Real Madrid A strong Real Madrid side were beaten 4-0 by Segunda Division B side Alcorcon in the first leg of the Copa del Rey fourth round. Prior to the match Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini had voiced the importance of the Copa del Ray as a means of helping his team gel, but they were utterly humiliated on their visit to their lowly city rivals. Pellegrini included the likes...
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Live Soccer Sports (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
After a thrilling week of international football marked by celebrations, relief, and tears, club football returns in Europe. In Spain, Real Madrid host Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu and Manuel Pellegrini’s men will be keen to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat which they suffered in the hands of Sevilla before the international break. Lass Diarra back but six players to be missing Los Blancos...
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Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Coach Manuel Pellegrini has called-up 18 players for Wednesday’s game against Villarreal. Alvaro Arbeloa sprained his right knee in a workout and will stay in Madrid. Other players missing the game due to an injury are Xabi Alonso, Van Nistelrooy and Metzelder. Pepe is suspended for the match but will be available for the game against Tenerife and Van der Vaart makes the cut for the first time...
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Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Coach Manuel Pellegrini has called-up 18 players for Wednesday’s game against Villarreal. Alvaro Arbeloa sprained his right knee in a workout and will stay in Madrid. Other players missing the game due to an injury are Xabi Alonso, Van Nistelrooy and Metzelder. Pepe is suspended for the match but will be available for the game against Tenerife and Van der Vaart makes the cut for the first time...
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OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa has dismissed former club Liverpool’s chances of mounting a title challenge this season, citing the transfer of Xabi Alonso as a major loss for Rafa Benitez’s side.The cultured midfielder moved to the Bernabeu after protracted negotiations in a £30m deal, and Alonso had previously admitted that he felt unwanted at [...]
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CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
It’s been a long hard summer for Rafa. In Glen Johnson Already proven himself to be a very effective attacking force and offers more than the steady but unspectacular Alvaro Arbeloa. Seemed pricey when initially purchased but seems like a very good transfer even after such a short spell, hopefully will get better and better. Alberto Aquilani Very hard to [...]
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afshaar | 07/14/2009
Real Madrid has moved to take a backseat in the transfer market, for now, with two more players to come—in all probability a defensive midfielder and a left-back. Focusing on left, Marcelo has been good there last year but a fall in the pecking order behind Heinze kept him on the bench for the most part and the same fate seems to be awaiting him for next season. The matter of signing a left back has...