After a 1-4 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-final first leg, Real Madrid will look to come out of the gates in full-force this week at the Santiago Bernabeu. Both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich asserted their German dominance over the coveted Spanish counterparts of Madrid and Barcelona and will look to do so again in the second leg as well.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has said that Iker Casillas will not even be on the bench for the Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Galatasaray on Wednesday.
The Spanish captain has recently returned to full training after breaking a bone in his hand back in January. However, after another fine performance by Diego Lopez in Madrid's 1-1 draw with Real Zaragoza on Saturday, Mourinho said it will be difficult for Casillas to regain his place.
Real Madrid has signed Diego López to cover for the injured Iker Casillas.
Casillas is expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks meaning he will miss the upcoming Copa del Rey semi-finals against Barcelona and at least the first leg of the Champions League Last 16 clash with Manchester United.
Millions of football fans around the world cheered last night, not just because Barcelona beat Malaga in the Copa del Rey, but because the win sets up an epic semi-final clash with rivals Real Madrid.
It will be yet another two-legged installment of El Clasico, one of the most watched games in the world, and one that the global audience has had the pleasure of viewing on 12 occasions since the start of 2011.
Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas faces a long spell on the sidelines after fracturing a bone in his hand during Wednesday's Copa del Rey clash with Valencia.
Casillas got injured during last night's 1-1 draw. The injury occurred when teammate Álvaro Arbeloa accidentally kicked him in the left hand following a corner.
Now that Arsenal have sealed the deal with Theo Walcott, we can expect Arsene Wenger to do some business in the transfer market. There are a number of positions that need strengthening and extra cover, and one of those is between the goalposts, as Wenger wants some competition and cover for Wojciech Szczesny.
While everyone else was busy talking about Lionel Messi's wardrobe malfunction and Cristiano Ronaldo wondered how many times he would come second to Lionel Messi in the calender year, benched Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas was getting a bit of his own action as he pinched Brazil's Ronaldo on the bum during the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
The Iker Casillas saga at Real Madrid does not seem to be ending anytime soon, despite the Spain and Madrid captain back in goal for Real Madrid in tonight's Copa del Rey cup tie with Celta and Saturday's league clash with Osasuna.
Reports out of Spain say that when Antonio Adán's suspension is over, Jose Mourinho will drop Casillas once again in favor of Adan.
Arsenal are looking for competition for Wojciech Szczesny and have been linked with a move for the five time winner of the best goalkeeper in the world, Iker Casillas. The captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team seems to have fallen out with the Special One, Jose Mourinho, who is the current manager at the Spanish champions.
Fascinating story on Marca,com that Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas has caught the attention of Arsene Wenger and Arsenal.
Marca writes that Arsène Wenger isn't happy with the performances put in by Szczesny and that Iker would be an ideal signing for the Gunners. There are also rumours in England that Real Madrid could be interested in De Gea, in anticipation that Casillas will leave 'Los Blancos'.
'Saint' Iker Casillas was once again benched for Real Madrid's first La Liga game of 2013 having also been left out of their last fixture of 2012, however his replacement betwixt the sticks, Adan, was sent-off rather harshly after just six short minutes of their game against Real Sociedad, with Casillas stepping into the breach.
As he did in Real Madrid's final match before the winter break, Jose Mourinho decided to bench goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas again in their first match after the break against Real Sociedad. This time, however, the cosmic powers of the footballing universe thwarted Mourinho's will.
Starting keeper Antonio Adan was shown a straight red card in just the sixth minute, forcing Mourinho to put Casillas into the game.
Real Madrid's Iker Casillas has been voted goalkeeper of the year by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
Casillas finished first with 224 points, ahead of Italian Gianluigi Buffon, who totalled 128. Chelsea keeper Petr Cech (Chelsea) came third with 92 points; German Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) came fourth with 85 points; Englishman Joe Hart (Manchester City) finished fifth on 26 points and another Spaniard, Victor Valdés (Barcelona), came sixth with 15 points.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho made the surprising decision to bench goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas for Saturday's match against Malaga, starting Antonio Adan in his place. As Real Madrid went on to lose 3-2 -- driving what was likely the final nail in their already destroyed title hopes -- Casillas showed his frustration and disappointment through his body language on the bench (while wearing ridiculous socks).
Real Madrid hosted Ajax in Spain for Matchday 6 of the group stage on Tuesday evening, and though Dortmund eventually ended up winning the group, the boys from Madrid took care of business in spectacular fashion.
It only took Ronaldo 12 minutes to get his side off the mark, after Karim Benzema got in behind Ajax's defense then comfortably slipped a ball into Ronaldo who had drifted to the penalty spot unmarked.
Hours after the man who led Chelsea to hoisting the Champions League was tossed out onto the streets in London, Roberto Mancini had the small task of saving Manchester City from crashing out of the Champions League trophy with a win against Real Madrid.
El Real Madrid y el Barcelona aportan más de la mitad de sus plantillas a las selecciones ya que entre ambos equipos suman 29 futbolistas: 16 cede el conjunto madrileño y 13 el equipo catalán. Del total de jugadores que aportan ambos clubes, 13 vestirán la camiseta de la selección española en los choques frente a Bielorrusia y Francia.
07.10.2012 - Con goles de Lionel Messi (´30 y ´60) y Cristiano Ronaldo (´22 y ´65), Barcelona y Real Madrid empataron (2-2) en el Camp Nou por la 7º jornada de la Liga española.
Real Madrid golpeó primero y casi dos veces en el primer tiempo. Fue un breve lapso en que tuvo grogui al Barcelona.
18.09.2012 - Con goles de Marcelo (´76), Benzema (´87) y Cristiano Ronaldo (´90), Real Madrid venció (3-2) a Manchester City (Dzeko ´68 + Kolarov ´85) en el Santiago Bernabeu por la inaugural fase de grupos (D) de la Champions League 2012/13.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho supports UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules, and he has warned
the new breed of cash-rich clubs that difficult times lie ahead.
Mourinho believes that it is Real Madrid's heritage, and that of other European giants, that
will protect them club from any negative repercussions when the new regulations are applied.
Despite getting off to a fairly naff start to the season, Real Madrid got their grubby hands on
the first trophy of 2012/13 and their first Supercopa since 2008 overturning a 3-2 deficit
from the first leg to pip Barcelona on away goals.
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 to win the Spanish
Supercopa yesterday, and really, image of Marcelo doing an abruptly executed
Capoeira hand-stand in the middle of the pitch says it
all!Jose Mourinho's pep talk must have played its part in the
pre-match preparations how else can you explain the euphoria in the photo above?
Facing their first crisis of the season, Real Madrid responded like champions as they beat
10-man Barcelona 2-1 at the Bernabeu tonight to win the Spanish Super Cup on away goals.
It must have been one amazing pre-game speech by Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid came out of the
gatyes flying and scored two quick goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo to go ahead 4-3
on aggregate.
Facing their first crisis of the season, Real Madrid responded like champions as they beat
10-man Barcelona 2-1 at the Bernabeu tonight to win the Spanish Super Cup on away goals.
It must have been one amazing pre-game speech by Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid came out of the
gatyes flying and scored two quick goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo to go ahead 4-3
on aggregate.
Guti thanks Valdes for his act of 'generosity' on Twitter
It was the second consecutive Super Copa Espana featuring Real Madrid and Barcelona as the
combatants. This time however, it would be Real Madrid coming in as La Liga Champions and Barca as
the Copa Del Rey Cup Holders (a reverse from last year).
The Spanish Super Cup remains in the balance after Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 last night in
the Camp Nou in the first leg in the first El Clasico of the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo put Real Madrid ahead, heading home from a corner, but Pedro levelled
immediately from the kick-off.
Lionel Messi scored a penalty after Andres Iniesta was fouled, before Xavi scored a terrific
third.
Last night's Spanish Supercup between Real Madrid and
Barcelona proved to be a bit of a disappointment fans of the Blaugranas.
The invincible Lionel Messi wasn't anywhere near his best and Victor
Valdes' howler in the 85th minute (which led to Di Maria's goal)
officially awarded the goalkeeper the nasty Felipe Melo 2010 Treatment.
The Spanish Super Cup remains in the balance after Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 last night in
the Camp Nou in the first leg in the first El Clasico of the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo put Real Madrid ahead, heading home from a corner, but Pedro levelled
immediately from the kick-off.
Lionel Messi scored a penalty after Andres Iniesta was fouled, before Xavi scored a terrific
third.
It is widely reported that the Arsenal board are going to hand Arsene Wenger a significant amount of money to spend in the transfer market this summer. The amount usually suggested is around £70 million, but there has been talk that this amount will be reduced if the Gunners do not finish in the top four because of the loss of revenue from the Champions League.
According to both the English and Spanish media a few weeks ago, Arsenal had almost sealed the deal with Victor Valdes for his transfer from Barcelona in the summer. It appears now, though, for some reason that the Catalan club are ready to keep their keeper for another year until his contract expires next summer.
If Arsenal are looking for a goalkeeper with lots of experience at the top level, they would have to look a lot further than the stopper of Spain and Real Madrid, Iker Casillas. The 31-year old made his full international debut aged 19 and has gone on to become the most capped player ever for the Spanish national side, with 143.
Horrible, horrible mistake by Victor Valdes. What was he thinking? With the match in the bag for
the Catalans by a mile, Valdes's bad first touch on a back pass allows Angel Di Maria to swoop down
on him and as the goalie tries to clumsily dribble the ball away, loses his nerve and balance,
falls and a predatory Di Maria gratefully finishes off.
Having been able to eke out a 1-1 draw at the Etihad stadium, together with Borussia Dortmund's 1-4 trouncing of Ajax, Real Madrid booked their ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League. First place in the 'group of death' or rather 'group of champions' did not go to us as many had expected, but the milestone is one to look at for us Madridistas as something positive.
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Vicente Del Bosque has announced his Spain squad for the games with Saudi Arabia and
Georgia.
The Saudi game, to be played in Pontevedra on September 7, is a friendly and will act as
preparation for the first World Cup 2014 qualifying match against Georgia in Tbilisi four days
later.
España jugará el viernes 12 de octubre Minsk contra Bielorrusia y el martes 16 recibirá a Francia en el estadio Vicente Calderón de Madrid.
El cuadro de Del Bosque, defensor del título mundial obtenido en Sudáfrica 2010 y campeón de Europa en 2008 y 2012, comenzó la fase previa de Brasil 2014 el pasado 11 de septiembre con una victoria por la mínima sobre Georgia en Tiflis, con un gol del valencianista Roberto Soldado en el minuto 86.
Ieri sera, mentre buona parte degli italiani si annoiavano a guardare un penoso pareggio del Milan in casa contro i modesti belgi dell’Anderlecht, al Santiago Bernabeu era di scena un macht vibrante tra Real Madrid e Manchester City. Bella gara, intensa, con qualche errore di troppo per coloro che sono appassionati di fasi difensive.
Gianluigi Buffon è stato decretato il miglior portiere degli ultimi 25 anni: l'ennesimo successo nella carriera del numero 1 della Juventus e degli Azzurri arriva a coronamento di una stagione che sembra proprio improntata alla gloria per la Vecchia Signora, che è diventata campione d'inverno poco più di un mese fa.
SPAIN defeated SAUDI ARABIA Coached by ex-Barça Coach Frank Rijkaard 5 - 0 in an International
Friendly, before the important World Cup Group qualifier coming up in a few days against Georgia.
Spain started with a line-up of players who don´t get the playing minutes that others do like
Xavi, Xabi, Ramos, Iniesta,Casillas.
