Sunday, November 30, 2008

MANCHESTER UNITED VERSES MANCHESTER CITY>

This match between Manchester United and Manchester City was the 150th derby between the two clubs. And Manchester City had just defeated Arsenal with a score of 3-0. Wold Manchester United be the next big club to follow Arsenal?
The match was so called as Ronaldo verses Robhino. But it was more Wayne Rooneys match, as jhe was waiting patiently to scoreit so it was heavy on his mind , it had taken him seven matches to reach the magical number of 100 goals.
The City team were more nervous in the first twenty minutes and Manchester pressed on . But the goal was a untidy affair as the city players did not clear a Joe Hart save the ball wastaken by Rooney to score the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo could not do much Ferguson even risked Berbatov who has just recovered from a hamstring injury.
As usual Joe Hart always leaves his towel at the centre of thebackof the net, an easy target to aim for the apponent.
Manchester United recieved over five yellow cards and Ronaldo got a second yellow for handling the ballin the box.
But referee Harold Webb should have sent Ronaldo straght after he got his first yellow card, because Ronaldo clapped at Harold Webb face for the yellow card.
The match ended in Manchester Uniteds favour as 1-0.

INTER MILAN VERSES PANATHINAIKOS

In the match between Inter Milan and the Greek club Panathinaikos , on paper was a very easy game for the Italian team with all its big stars on paper it was suposrd to be a walk in the park for Jose Mourinho, and his boys. As the Greek club have hardly any big stars compared to the Italian team. But it was not so. Inter Milan lost this march by one solitary goal, scored by Jose Sarriegi in the69th minute.
Jose Morinho was justhopping mad at his team even as Inter Milan have qualified for the 16 knockout stage.
Mourinho just lambasted his players left and right as he does not like to loose any games.

LIVERPOOL VERSES OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE.

The champion league match between Liverpool verses Olympique Marseille, was a very exciting match. As both teams were swift in their passes and both went forward again and agan, with a clear intention to score goals, and not to defend and make the game a boring one.And Liverpool were very keen to get all three points and get into the knockout group.
The deadlock was finaly broken in the 23rd minute by the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who headed a Xavi Alonso cross into the net. This goal completly changed the mood of the two teams. Olympique Marseille went into top gear ,with a keen desire to score the equalizer but one thing Marseille lacked were the finishing touch to sore a goal , the attempts were week and the Liverpool keeper Jose Pepe Reina had no difficulty insaving these week shots. Ryan Babel header also went wide at the end as we all know that one goal is never ever safe.And many goals are scored in the injury time.The game ended 1-0 in Liverpools favour.But now Marseille are now going to face U.E.F.A charges for bad discipline by their own fans as a cigrette lighter was thrown at Steven Gerrard, after he scored the clean goal.

Friday, November 28, 2008

REAL MADRID VERSES BATE BORISOV.

In the past games in the Spanish la liga , was not going very well for the mighty Spanish Giants Real Madrid, they were knocked out of the CopaDel rey by a team from the third division, because of this and their arch rival Barcelona leading in Spain , and being the first club to reach the knockout stages, group of sixteen clubs.There was a lot of preasure on the German coach Bernd Shuster, and Real Madrid will sack the coach even if they win the Spanish title. Fabio Capello was an example.
But in the match against Bate Borisov , tension was high, and their Captain and the darling of Real Madrid for many years Raul Gonsalves scored the goal in the 7th minute, to ease real fans and Bernd Shusters nerves and they held on till the final whistle.With Drente and guthi missing easy chances to score goals . That one goal took Raul to64 goals in the champion league, equal with Filippo Inzaghi of A.c.Milan.

MANCHESTER UNITED VERSES VILARREAL

Manchester United and the Spanish side Villarreal , who are also called the YELLOW SUBMARINES. Because of theirfull yellow uniform, after the Beatle song.
Ths was the fourth time these two clubs have met in the qualifing rounds , and each time it ended in a draw. Would it end the same way this time to?
AS usual the very good talentedfootballers are always targeted, players like Pele, Ronoldhino,Maradona, Eusibo all had their share of it, today it was Christiano Ronaldos turn, even Joan Capdevilla was shown a straght red card , which was the right decission, as Joan Capdevillas all the studs were showing and it left not only the stud marks on Ronaldos leg , but also a lot of pain. They had to play for eight minutes wthout Capdevilla
In the game Wayne Rooney the striker even dived to get a penalty, please note Rooney never does all this usually to get penalties. He even apologised to Alex Ferguson over the dive.
History repeated it self it ended in a goaless