After covering the Barcelona versus Real Madrid topic, it is only logical if Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were discussed due to their pivotal role in both teams. The two wingers are currently playing for two of the best clubs in Spain and two of the most popular outfits in the world.

With the arrival of the weekend, football fans across the world are returning to following their respective teams in another series of cracking fixtures. However, excitement is going to reach a whole different level next weekend, when the much awaited FIFA 10 releases in Australia (October 1) and Europe (October 2).

It is mouth-watering just to imagine a match featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema taking on an opposing team which includes Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi Hernandez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to name just a few.

The dream of many football fanatics has come true following a spending frenzy by Los Blancos which included the record signing of Portuguese Ronaldo from Manchester United.

When the £80m transfer deal for Cristiano Ronaldo was confirmed United fans were writing out their shopping list of players they wanted Sir Alex Ferguson sign. We could do with another winger, another central midfielder, another striker, maybe a right-back, but our transfer kitty meant we could buy as many players as we wanted.

The excitement is in the air as Champions League football is just few days away. The most coveted title in club football is up for grabs and some seven or eight teams are hoping to steal the title from Barcelona. On the other hand, this is the first season when the new qualifying format was introduced and as a result, several teams from minor leagues have been given the chance to test their skills against the best teams in Europe.

Real Madrid spent the summer spending their money. REALLY spending their money. After forking over 136 Million Euros on Ronaldo and Kaka' the boys in Madrid didn't stop. They also acquired Karim Benzema in a move that could only compete with the New York Yankees.

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This upcoming weekend will be filled with World Qualifiers up until Tuesday so I will not comment much on Le Championnat from last weekend that saw a very disappointing 0 – 0 between Marseille and Bordeaux, a very convincing 3 - 0 win by PSG against Lille, St Etienne's first 3 points versus a sad Grenoble and more Lyon magic thanks to Lisandro Lopez (ARG), Gomis (FRA) and Bastos (BRA).

A sublime curling effort from substitute Kaka and a Karim Benzema brace within the course of 11 second-half minutes gave title contenders Real Madrid a 3-0 home win over newly promoted Tenerife in the Spanish La Liga earlier today. The win ensures that Real Madrid's perfect start to the 09/10 La Liga season continues and puts [.

Alot has been made of Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season, rightly so, as the starting XI's are surely the best two starting XI's in the world. And after Barcelona stuck 5 past Atlético Madrid yesterday, we all might have wondered how Real would react. Well, by putting 5 past [...]

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo notched a brace to lead Real Madrid to a 5-0 win over La Liga newcomers Xerez at the Bernabeu yesterday. Ronaldo's first goal came in the opening minute from a neat run followed by a powerful low shot. However, Xerez performed well for the next 74 minutes of the game to ensure that the [.

Seven games tonight of Round 4 in the "Liga" with its usual mix ofaction, goals & last minute surprises. Here is a summary of tonights scores & results:REAL MADRID left Benzema & Raul on the bench to change its system to 4-3-3 ( or 4-2-3-1) & saw how defender Garay injuried himself inthe warm up. This lead to a "revolutionary change" in the defence with Casillas, Lass Diarra, Albiol, Ramos &

The Sporting Index traders have priced up the outright Champions League win index and have installed the two big Spanish sides as the favourites.

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The current champions, Barcelona, did spread bettors a big favour last season, comfortably winning La Liga, as well as producing an assured performance to beat Man United in the final in Rome.

Hardly a flattering pose from Benzema BonBon, The Children's Party Entertainer, but the Madrid-Xerez match up yesterday was full of it! Los Blancos pulled off a 5-0 win thanks to other goals from van Nistelrooy, Greaseano, Guti. It wasn't a "five star" performance but Kaka's hair needs to visit the salon ahora por favor.

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy returned after a long spell on the sidelines to provide an assist and score another in his side's emphatic 5-0 victory over La Liga minnows Xerez. While the focus of the game initially remained on another former Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo who scored twice to make it six goals in his four appearances it was his Dutch teammate who eventually created most of the headlines.

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Real Madrid ist ein beeindruckender Saisonstart gelungen: 5 Siege in 5 Spielen und 16:2 Tore in der spanischen Liga und ein 5:2 Sieg gegen den FC Zürich in der Champions League.

Der Einstand von Cristiano Ronaldo ist mit 5 Toren in der Liga und 2 Toren in der Champions League ebenfalls respektabel.

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The big two just keep on winning as Villereal, Atletico Madrid and Valencia all drop points. Too early to tell but the traditional two Spanish-horse race is taking shape.

Deportivo La Coruna 1 0 Villarreal
Zaragoza 3 0 Getafe C.

Another week of Spain's Primera Division is in the books and many of the strongest clubs continued their relentless speedy rabbit pace towards the top of the league table and many mediocre clubs continued their tortoise pace falling towards the bottom of the league table. So without further adieu lets find out the winner and losers from last weekend.