Once upon a time, the Madrid derby contested between Atletico and Real was billed as a largely one-sided affair. There were the typical tales of cultural clashes, a "class divide" and Atletico's intolerance towards Real's entitlement. Sure, there are still inklings of these today, but the dynamism and quality of Diego Simeone Atletico squad now is comparatively better than they were during the Jesus Gil era.
Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect sendoff by routing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the
Copa del Rey final on Friday night, the club's 14th trophy in four seasons under its most
successful coach.
Pedro Rodriguez scored in the third and 25th minutes, and Lionel Messi ended his record-setting
season with his 73rd goal in the 20th minute.
The Madrid derby hasn't exactly lived up to its billing since 2006, because
that was the last time the game was actually competitive (i.e. both legs
ended in a draw) as opposed to the one-sided scorelines you're being forced-fed today. And there
was no way Madrid could've afforded a draw today, especially after
Barca's win yesterday.
Critics have complained that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't perform in the big games. That when his
team really needs him, that he shrinks from the pressure.
Well tonight's Real Madrid's season was about to collapse and Ronaldo took the team on his back
and led them to a huge in the Madrid derby against Atletico.
Atlético Madrid has signed a one match deal with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei for
their April 11th Madrid Derby with Real Madrid. The short-term sponsorship was announced to the
public...
SPANISH FOOTBALL mid-week action with Round 33 rolling with three games played tonight. The Round
continues with more matches tomorrow & on Thursday. Here are all the final results & all the
scorers. Alexis FC BARCELONA defeated relatively easy GETAFE 4 - 0 & go to sleep tonight just 1
point behind current leaders Real Madrid which plays tomorrow in the "Madrid Derby" against
Atletico.
Barcelona will be hoping Atletico Madrid will do them a favour in the Madrid derby as La Liga
packs in a full round of games midweek.
Atletico host Real Madrid on Wednesday but in bad news for Barcelona, Atletico have failed to
defeat their local rivals in 20-straight clashes.
A win for Atletico would be their first since the 1999/2000 season and would give Barcelona a
chance to move within one point of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
If the English Premier League title race is going to last much beyond this weekend, Manchester
City is going to need to deliver a victory today against Arsenal in the top match of the
weekend.
City is trailing Manchester United by five points, and anything but a victory today at the
Emirates would all but eliminate the Citizens from the title race.
Italy, AC Milan vs. Juventus, 2:30pmET (FSC, ESPN3.com): Could be the match
that decides the Scudetto. These two are the top of the Serie A table, separated by just a point
(although Juve has a game in hand). Can La Vecchia Signora go into San Siro and beat the defending
champions?
Last night, Real Madrid were given the most glorious opportunity to go to bed with a 13-point lead
over Barcelona. It was an opportunity that was as clear as day: against a bottom team who were on a
freefall (Racing Santander), at home and on the back of what has largely been a sweet Valentine's
Month for Real Madrid.
5 minutes into their first preseason game of the year Atiba the Hun Harris of Vancouver picks up a
yellow card for a reckless tackle. The more things change the more they stay exactly the same!
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Crazy cool idea! All Colorado Rapids fans that have renewed their season tickets for the 2012
season, as well as those that purchase new seats by March 1, 2012, will have their names printed
into the design of the Rapids authentic home jerseys in 2013 and 2014!
Say what you like about Cristiano Ronaldo but the guy actually takes the fact that he tends to
end every game with bloodied, knackered ankles rather well all things considered.
Saturday's Madrid derby, which Real won 4-1, was one of those occasions as Atletico ended the
evening with two red cards and five yellows against their name while Ronaldo and several of his
teammates endured what's known in technical terminology as 'a battering'.
Real Madrid fans unfurled this almighty casino-themed tifo during their side's 4-1 win in the
Madrid derby on Saturday which, call me cynical, may just have been laid on by the club's principle
sponsors an online betting firm.
Anyway, corporate tie-ins aside, it was a sight to behold.
We all know that Real Madrid have a history of respected Portuguese legends
within their ranks, but none of them dared to wear a Bath Robe onto the pitch
like Atletico's Paulo Futre (above) did in the 80′s! You can only imagine the
look on Alfredo di Stefano's face if Fabio Coentrao were to try
something like this in after the match today.
Despite the number of big matches that took place this weekend, there wasn't a lot of movement in
the rankings this week. Only one club, Werder Bremen, fell out of the rankings and it was replaced
by Borussia Monchengladbach, the club that beat it 5-0.
In the Top Ten, the big loser was Udinese, who was passed by two clubs in Italy's Serie A even
though neither of those two clubs, Milan and Lazio, managed to pick up a victory.
Barcelona – Osasuna may not attract the same audiences as the Madrid derby or El Clasico but
for fans who watched the Catalan's 2-0 win last night would have witnessed history in the process.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score 50 goals in a Spanish season and, as a result, broke
Ferenc Puskas' record of 49 goals in the 1949/50 season.
La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 29: Real Madrid win derby, world keeps turning is a post from: Just
Football
Reyes was falling, Diarra was fouling – two predictable features of the latest edition of the
Madrid derby. There's another thing that was equally as predictable: Atlético
Madrid's failure to beat their local rivals in a derby game once again.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid 19th March, 2011- 19/3/11 Final score:- Atletico Madrid vs Real
Madrid 1-2 ( Aguero/ Benzema, Ozil) Real Madrid triumph 2-1 in the Madrid derby as they beat local
rivals Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid 0-1 ( Karim Benzema goal vs Atletico)
Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid 0-2 ( [.
Stuart Holden's dream season at Bolton will next take him to the Theater of Dreams, old
Trafford, as the Trotters take on Manchester United in one of the weekend's top matches on TV.
This weekend is marked by several high-profile matches for Americans Abroad, but also because
this weekend marks the full return of Major League Soccer.
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Spanish Copa Del Rey ( Spanish Cup) Thursday, January 13, 2011
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid- 21.00 UK kick off Pick of the midweek European clashes is this Real
Madrid vs Atletico Madrid derby fixture in the Spanish Copa Del Rey. There is no love lost between
these two teams based in [.
After a short winter-break La Liga action resumes this week with the possible return of one
football's biggest starts.
Kaka has been out for five months since having surgery on his left knee but he has been
practicing with his Real Madrid teammates and could make his return to Real in the Madrid derby
Monday against Getafe, or perhaps in the King´s Cup on Thursday.
We review the German Clasico: Dortmund vs. Bayern in a 1st versus 2nd encounter, and the Madrid
derby: Atletico vs. Real. Featuring an outrageous backheel from Robert Lewandowski and a hat-trick
from one Mr. Cristiano Ronaldo.
Critics have complained that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't perform in the big games. That when his
team really needs him, that he shrinks from the pressure.
Well tonight's Real Madrid's season was about to collapse and Ronaldo took the team on his back
and led them to a huge in the Madrid derby against Atletico.
In Saturday's Madrid derby it was clear that one of Atletico's tactics was to be very physical.
That tactic backfired when five Atletico Madrid players were shown yellow cards while two more were
shown straight reds.
Atletico's tactics did not go down well with the Real Madrid players and Cristiano Ronaldo made
sure that the Atletico President knew how they felt about these types of tactics.
Real Madrid recorded a fine 4-1 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid as they continue their La Liga
title push. Elsewhere Barcelona lost 1-0 at Getafe. This year's Madrid derby produced an early
shock when Adrian shot Atletico ahead as early as the 15th minute. However Los Blancos rallied back
and earned a penalty when Atletico [.
The big news going into the weekend is this morning's Champions League Quarter-Final draw.
Manchester United and Chelsea will clash in a repeat of the 2008 final in Moscow that reduced our
buddy John Terry to tears in the rain after United won on penalty kicks. The other match-ups are
Tottenham and Real Madrid, Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk, and Inter Milan and Schalke.
Cristiano Ronaldo gives Real the lead in the Madrid derby with this brilliant free-kick which dipped over the wall with awesome power given the keeper no chance.
