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(first, sorry for the lack of posts the last two days, we'll be back on scheduled
programming starting now)
Daniele De Rossi scored his first ever "doppietta" (brace) in an Azzurri shirt to give
Italy the 3 points vs. Georgia. Italy now have 6 points for the first two games and have made an
excellent start to World Cup Qualfying, despite their mediocre play.
Real Madrid have not lost the killer instinct they demonstrated to devastating effect in the first
half of last season and which effectively gave them their second successive league title. Playing
one man down for most of the second half they saw Betis equalise their early goal and then lay
siege to Iker Casillas's goal.
Real Madrid kicked off their league championship at home with a victory, but failed to convince the
local fans that they have reinforced the squad sufficiently over the summer. They left the pitch to
a mixture of boos and applause barely having managed to subdue a rival that has only just been
promoted to the top division.
The 60,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabéu, expecting a sackful of goals last night, went home
disappointed after Real Madrid only managed to put two goals past their opponents. BATE Borisov,
making their debut in the Champions League, are Real's first Belarussian opposition and showed why
they're likely to be the whipping boys of Group H.
You have to feel some sympathy for Bernd Schuster. That's a strange statement to make about a man
in charge of one of the most prestigious football clubs, and the current Spanish championship title
holders. However, he faces a long a difficult season with a squad clearly split in half.
The defence, now back to full strength following the return of Ramos and Cannavaro, shows signs of
being as confident and solid as in the latter part of last season and has just notched up its
second clean sheet in a row.
