Klopp's Main Man: Nuri Sahin Has Bossed The Midfield This Season.
Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund side have looked unstoppable lately, and they had the chance
this Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to ten points. Meanwhile, their
main title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, will have been hoping to keep pace and take advantage of any
slip-ups.
Ronald González planeó el partido para jugar al contragolpe. Sabe de las debilidades de Suiza
para proponer. De entrada, Barrantes sorpresivamente aparece al lado derecho, Azofeifa por
izquierda, algunos metros más atrás. Adelante Parks, metido entre los dos centrales suizos.
Bolaños por izquierda, cerrando hacia el centro.
By FRANCO PANIZO
With an enviable cast of characters that ply their trade throughout Europe's top clubs, it's
easy to see why Spain is considered one of the favorites to lift the World Cup trophy this summer.
Having exorcised some of its demons and silenced critics by winning the European Championship two
years ago, Spain is still riding high and playing some of the best soccer on the planet.
By TRAVIS CLARK
The World Cup has been starved for goals. With the last two teams set to kick off, can Spain --
touted by many as favorites to hoist the Cup -- reverse this trend when they take on Switzerland
(ESPN, ESPN3, 10:00am)?
World Cup success has eluded La Furia Roja, and today will be their first test of how they live
up to the hype.
I campioni d'Europa della Spagna, giunti al
Mondiale del Sudafrica con un ruolino di marcia impressionante
nelle qualificazioni (10 vittorie in altrettante partite), un gioco convincente e
una squadra giovane, solida, tecnica e tatticamente perfetta, esordiscono nel peggiore dei
modi.
Greetings from a cyber cafe - here's your 5 minutes or less "Butt's Brain" style commentary from
the ground in Cape Town:
- Uruguay impressed last night and South Africans were left deflated here on Long Street... But
there is still a mathematical (and realistic) chance that France - Mexico draw today and then it's
all to play for in the final game for Bafana Bafana vs France.
Switzerland came to the game with 2 changes, Frei & Behrami start the game. Both Swiss stars
have been injured and missed the clash against Spain. Referee mark instantly Suazo after 1 minute,
correct? Maybe if it would have been later in the game. Now he has to mark for every similar
incident. In the 7th minute he wrongfully gave the Swiss' a freekick after Medel slipped and solved
the situation, but the ref saw a foul.
Ancora un arbitro protagonista in negativo, in questa edizione sudafricana dei Mondiali di
Calcio. Un fatto che si sta ripetendo con troppa frequenza e che non ci piace assolutamente.
Si tratta del fischietto dell'Arabia Saudita, Al Ghamdi che, nel
delicato e importante match tra Cile e Svizzera (in palio il
vertice del Girone H che comprende anche i campioni d'europa della
Spagna), rovina sostanzialmente la gara sventolando ingiustamente il rosso in
faccia a Behrami al 30′ del primo tempo e costringendo gli elvetici a giocare in
dieci per il resto dell'incontro.
O técnico Ottmar Hitzfeld convocou a seleção da Suíça para o amistoso contra a Áustria com
uma grande renovação. Entre as novidades, Nassim Ben Khalifa e Francois Affolter, campeões
mundiais sub-17 em 2009.
Ben Khalifa, de 18 anos, é a nova contratação do Wolfsburg para a temporada, depois de começar
a carreira profissional no Grasshoppers na última temporada.
Barnetta and Leverkusen Condemned Dortmund To Defeat This Weekend.
Sunday's Bundesliga matches saw Mainz host a Sami Khedira-less Stuttgart, and Bayer Leverkusen
travel to Borussia Dortmund.
Mainz, rather shockingly, dismissed Stuttgart by a scoreline of two goals to nil, which will not
come as a welcome sign to the Stuttgart faithful who have failed to reinforce after losing both
Aliaksandr Hleb and Sami Khedira over the summer.
Ich bin noch selten zuhause so abgeschossen worden, doch Fussball ist manchmal verrückt.
Tranquillo Barnetta, Mittelfeldspieler von Bayern 04 Leverkusen, ist immer noch entsetzt über
die 3:6 Heimniederlage am 2. Spieltag gegen Borussia Mönchengladbach. (Quelle: Blick)
