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Two Spanish Teams, REAL MADRID & ATLETICO DE MADRID beganthe long & difficult road to attempt to
qualify in their respectiveGroups & if possible go all the way to the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Finalin
Madrid next year.REAL MADRID started well winning 2-5 FC ZURICH in a difficult &complicated match
against a very aggressive & switched on SwissTeam.
REAL MADRID used its traditional new season showcase, the "SantiagoBernabeu Trophy" match, in front
of its home crowd & fans topresent some of their new signings (Xabi Alonso, Arbeloa, Garay
&Granedo), farewell 10 year veteran defender MICHEL SALGADO (seebelow video) & defeat Norwegian
team ROSENBERG 4-0.
CRISTIANO ROANLDO gets back into the "groove" with a fabulousfree-kick that opened the scoreline
for REAL MADRID against FCZURICH in the 1ºst Group C game of CHAMPIONS LEAGUESurf in later to SFS
for full report of all the results & scorersof the FC Zurich - Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid -
ApoelChampions League games being played tonight.
The 4 Clubs participating in Champions League (FC Barcelona, RealMadrid, Sevilla FC & At Madrid)
had their games yesterday in Round2 of the Spanish "Liga".FC BARCELONA rested some of its stars
against GETAFE but managedto win 0-2 after a hard fought match. Getafe hit the post twice in
thefirst half, but with Messi on the field in the second half saw the Barçagame back like clock
work.
The UEFA Champions League Group draw has just been held inMonaco & it has put together some
extraordinary clashes where theonly winner is the Football Fan.In what concerns Spanish Teams,
there are some great Club &individual clashes that may have a certain taste of revenge: FCBarcelona
vs Inter Milan (Ibrahimovic vs Eto´o) & Real Madridvs AC Milan ( Kaká vs Ronaldinho).
Here are two distinctive photos of the FC BARCELONA 2009-2010Team. SFS has received petitions from
Barça fans for photos & wehave managed to discover theses two:Team photo earlier at the start of
this season:
Eleven return games played tonight in the SPANISH CUP with some"surprising" results. Lets begin the
round up of results, scorers & whichClubs go through to the next phase.REAL MADRID finally managed
to score a goal via VAN DER VAARTin the 80th min, but were KNOCKED OUT on aggregate (1-4) by
2ºBDivision (3ºrd Division elsewhere) team ALCORCON.
VALENCIA CF were defeated yesterday by MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0in their friendly pre-season match. The
goals came from ROONEY &youngster CLEVERLEY.
Six games played this afternoon/evening of Round 2 of the SpanishLiga. Here is a summary of results
& scorersVALLADOLID hosted VALENCIA CF & went down 2-4 in a grand performance from the latter which
the former managed to "calm"down towards the end of the clash. Valencia scored first via SILVA in
the9th min, but Valladolid equalized in the 29th min via ALEMÁN.
Too much of a good thing, this maybe the dilemma that is rattling themind of REAL MADRID Coach
Pellegrini as he figures out how tobalance & create a clock working team. The observations &
theexperience up till now show a potential dependence on midfielderXabi Alonso as "Director of the
Orchestra" & a lack of a stable ongoingtactical set up in the team's line-ups.
Ex Barça & Real Madrid Danish International player & ex Getafe CoachMICHAEL LAUDRUP has said NO to
an offer from ATLETICO DEMADRID to Coach the Team. The news has just come in from "Marca"& one may
understand his disapproval seeing the mess the SpanishClub is in at this moment.(photo: Michael
Laudrup/marca.
Some good hearted humour from Barcelona based Sports daily"Mundo Deportivo" via its cartoon section
- "Pelotazos". They areenjoying their moment; the cartoon doesn´t need any translation:To the Real
Madrid fans, easy, there is a long, long, long way to gobefore this season finishes
ATLETICO DE MADRID avoided Arsenal & Lyon, but was matchedwith the difficult yet accessible Greek
side PANATHINAIKOS in thepreliminary home & away games of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE forseason 2009 –
2010 drawn today at Lyon by UEFA.The 1ºst leg will be played at Greece on either the 18th or 19th
ofAugust & the return 2ºleg is down for either 24th or 25th August inMadrid.
The 1ºleg result at home 3-2 against Norweign Team TROMSOE wasvital. This afternoon ATHLETIC DE
BILBAO played the 2ºleg incircumstances that took suffering to the maximum levels, but managedthe
prime objective of qualifying for this seasons EUROPA LEAGUE(ex-UEFA) with a 1-1 drawJAVI MARTINEZ
was the hereo after scoring in the 56th min, butTromsoe managed to draw via RUSHFELDT in the 61st
min & it
The Spanish "Liga" kick off for 2009-2010 with surprises, goals & thelast match to be played
tonight between FC Barcelona - Sporting deGijón. While we await that result here is a summary of
the other 9 games played this weekend.On Saturday Real Madrid (Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo (pen) &
Lass)began its campaign with a victory 3-2 over Deportivo (Riki &Valeron).
I'm worried, as I imagine most ATLETICO DE MADRID followers areor should be after witnessing the
pathetic performance of theteam at their opening game of this seasons "LIGA" against Malaga& losing
3-0.I am so worried,that with 37 Liga games still left to play,a difficult Champions League Group
ahead & with more than 8 monthsstill left till the end of the season,that the "ghost" of a
Champions
SFS realizes it risks falling into the apparent idea that it is pro-RealMadrid, far from it, as SFS
only attempts to satisfy its Global lectures& believe me there are plenty of petitions to the SFS
email forREAL MADRID photos & paraphanelia now that Ronaldo, Kaká &company have joined, especially
from the Asian friends.
Three games this Saturday afternoon & evening have been played inRound 7 of the Spanish League –
"La Liga". Here is a brief summaryof results, scorers & videos of some brilliant goals that were
scoredtoday.Big surprise in the DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA clash with SEVILLA FC,the end result was a 1-0
victory for the home team.
ATLETICO DE MADRID is crumbling; the top level "battles ofdifferences in opinions" between the true
owner in the shadows,Miguel Angel Gil & its President Enrique Cerezo has spread itsvile smells down
the hall, through the office & into the dressingrooms. The Football Director Mr. Garcia Pitrach –
in charge ofCoaching ,signings, selling & all Football matters – has done aterrible job & should
be
SFS may have already put up this video in its SFS FLASHBACK section,however it is worth a repeat as
tonight we have a spectacular RealMadrid vs AC Milan clash in Champions League at the mitical
"SantiagoBernabeu" Stadium in Madrid.It was 1989; the semi final of the European Cup & AC MILAN
won5-0 REAL MADRID in a game that still has left a deep mark on theSpanish Club in their recent
history.
Six games played tonight in "La Liga" as part of Round 10. Here is abrief summary of the results &
scorers.REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN continue surprising with a valient &deserved 1-0 win over RCD
ESPANYOL. Sporting scored early inthe 3rd min thanks to BILIC & that was enough as Gijon
controlledthe game & cancelled out the efforts of the visiting team.
The highlight of this EUROPA LEAGUE game between Austria Vienna& Spanish Club Athletic de Bilbao
was the pitch invasion by "hooligans"that stopped the match in the 2ºhalf for about 30 minutes.
Apart fromthe flares & the numerous objects thrown onto the pitch the behaviourneeds to be
punished, something we hope UEFA will do.
REAL MADRID defeated OLYMPIQUE OF MARSEILLE 1-3 to secure top spot of Group C & avoid the stronger
teams in the nextstage. Apart from an excellent Spanish defence ( Pepe, Ramos, Albiol& company),
backed by a disciplined midfield (Xavi & Lass), it wasCristiano Ronaldo that unbalanced, surprised,
gave spark & scoredtwo goals.
VALENCIA CF managed to defeat Italian Club GENOVA 1-2 in a busy& hard fought match. The Spaniards
finish on top of their EuropaLeague Group table & go into the next phase.The Italians at home were
a tough nut, even though Valencia scoredfirst in the 46 th min via BRUNO, however veteran striker
CRESPOequalized for Genova in the 51st min.
REAL MADRID has its squad shut for season 2009-2010 & this hasallowed the Club to finally allocate
the official numbers for allthe players. Apart from now being able to follow the players onthe
field, you can finally buy the Real shirt & correctly choosethe number & name that you wish to
highlight on your back.
Tonight three Spanish Teams have participated in their respectiveEUROPA LEAGUE-CUP (ex UEFA Cup)
Group matches with mixedresults.ATHLETIC DE BILBAO came back from a horror 1ºst half performanceto
win 2-1 at home NACIONAL DE MADIERA. The latter started scoringvia MICAEL in the 43rd min. Then the
Spaniards changed their playto take over & score via ETXEBERRIA in the 67th min & FRANLLORENTE in
the
Real Madrid has a huge problem, their Coach Pellegrini has no clearidea of what he wishes his team
to play, or having said this, hasn'tthe personality sufficient to apply his formula. Yesterday's
SpanishCup elimination was embarrassing, it wasn't because the opponentAlcorcon are a 2ºB Division
team, it's the way the team went aboutit's attempt to turn around the 4-0 score line deficit from
the 1º
ATLETICO DE MADRID went to DEPORTIVO & fell again in their owntrap. The Madrid team lost the match
in the 95th min to a penaltythat leaves them dangling at the bottom of the table. The Club has
enter a worrying spiral that fans hope they can pull themselves outoff.(photo: Aguero end of
game)SERGIO AGUERO put Atletico ahead with a brilliant individual goalin the 3rd min, but slowly
Deportivo
Its been said by wise men for many, many years how Football is afluctuating game of CRAZY luck,
spirits & results. Who would haveimagined two weeks ago with the Real Madrid institutional
pillars"crumbling" & Coach Pellegrini´s position on the edge, that REALMADRID would be at the Top
of the "La Liga" ladder?
Many a time here on SFS the comparisons with Football & Life havebeen highlighted, with the
emphasis on how things can turn 360º ina matter of days &/or months. The ousted & now ex-FC
BARCELONAforward SAMUEL ETOÓ could play a part tonight in eliminating hisex-Club if his current
employer, Italian Champions INTER MILAN,defeat Barça in their Group Champions League game.
Three games celebrated tonight in Round 12 of the Spanish Leaguecommonly known as "La Liga".(photo:
Bilic_elmundo.com)SPORTING DE GIJÓN keeps surprising with another win 1-0 overVILLAREAL. The
winning goal cam in the 75th min thanks to BILIC.Sporting are knocking on the classification table
"Europa League" door,something admirable so far & still need to be seen if they can keepthis up.
Round 15 of "La Liga" had a game put forward to allow FC BARCELONA to travel & participate in the
World Clubs Cahmpionships. Barça managedto win a hard earned game against XEREZ 0-2 with goals
from HENRY(47th min) & IBRAHIMOVIC ( 92nd min). Watch the action in the belowvideo:Apart from this
there was EUROPA LEAGUE action with VALENCIACF defeating LILLE 3-1 with two goals from JOAQUIN & a
goal
Great news finally for ATLETICO DE MADRID fans who witnessed how their team managed to take their
second straight victory witha 0-2 result over XEREZ.(marca.com)The "dynamic duo" of DIEGO FORLAN &
SERGIO AGUERO eachmanaged to score in the 27th min & the 65th respectively. The teamplayed much
better as compared to other games & there is a hint thatthey are psychologically managing to get
out of
SEVILLA FC culminated its great Champions League Group trayectorywith a 1-0 victory over GLASGOW
RANGERS in their Group G match.The 7th min goal by KANOUTE via a penalty was enough to give the
home team the victory & the Top spot of their group.In the other match with Spanish representation,
FC BARCELONA had a more difficult time to achieve their 1-2 victory over DYNAMOOF KIEV.
Spanish League - La Liga - has given the following results for Round14, that include controversy,
plenty of goals & a serious injury to atop player.VALENCIA CF lost 2-3 to REAL MADRID with the
latter playing itsbest "Liga" game to date without Kaká & Ronaldo. The bad news wasthe knee injury
to Real defender PEPE who will be out for the restof the season & will most likely miss the World
Cup.
It could not have happened at a worst moment. Just when REALMADRID are beginning to find their
ideal 11 they lose their Bestdefender PEPE for the rest of the season. The Portugues
Internationalis in a "Football state of grace" & falls foul to an awkward landing tobe diagnosed
with torn knee ligaments that will require an operation,6 month recovery period & will miss the
World Cup in South
ATHLETIC DE BILBAO managed to qualify for the next stage of theEUROPA LEAGUE even though the German
side WERDER BREMENdid an authentic demolition job in the 1ºst half scoring three goals:Pizarro
12th min; Waldo 20th min & Rosenberg 35th minThe only real local highlight was the debut of another
youngster inthe 2ºhalf for Bilbao called AURTENETXE ( not Ramalho as expected).
Three games played in Round 15 of "La Liga" with plenty of goals ina cold winter night of Football
across Spain.REAL MADRID defeated REAL ZARAGOZA 6-0 in a "white-wash" thatshowed all the
limitations of the visiting team & all the fire-power thatthe home team has in its arsenal.HIGUAÍN
started things early in the 3rd min with his goal, followedby two goals in the space of 2 mins (
25th & 27th) by
Round 15 of the Spanish Liga continued today to conclude & take atwo week Xmas break to see it come
back with all the action the2nd of Jan 2010.VILLAREAL put out the RACING "fire" with a 2-0 victory
withgoals from LLORENTE in the 50th min & ROSSI in the 72nd min.The win gives Villareal much needed
points while Racing fall backinto their "nightmare", something the latter has two weeks tothink
