As the festive break approaches quickly, Real Madrid are starting to pull away from the rest with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla all dropping points in this round of games. Still a way to go, but Los Merengues are already laying down a marker with 15 rounds gone. … [Read more...]
Real Madrid 4-0 Cruz Azul: To the Final
Last night Real Madrid reached the final of this year's FIFA Club World Cup with an easy convincing 4-0 thrashing of Cruz Azul. Ancelotti stated before the match that his side would take this match seriously even though the difference in quality and resources between the 2 sides is of course overwhelming. Ancelotti backed this up by fielding his strongest possible line-up, even though most sources indicated he might rest the likes of Ramos, Casillas, Carvajal, and most importantly Toni Kroos. The first half was weirdly a half of 3 thirds, with Real dominating the first 15 minutes and opening … [Read more...]
Moyes Eyeing Up Loan Deal For Man United Winger
David Moyes could be set to recruit from his former club and save Adnan Januzaj from the Manchester United bench. Januzaj has found playing time difficult to come by under Louis van Gaal, as he prefers to use Juan Mata, Angel Di Maria and even Ashley Young rather than the young Belgian. But Moyes wants the youngster he first bled into the United senior team to join him in Spain with Real Sociedad. The Scot is keen to add to his squad and will surely add to it with Premier League players he knows and trusts. Moyes has had a mixed start to life in the Basque Country, with a 3-0 win over Elche … [Read more...]
No Bale To United Deal According To La Liga Expert
Gareth Bale will not be moving from Real Madrid to Manchester United in January if you believe the views of Spanish football expert Graham Hunter. Bale has been in Spain for little over a year now, and whilst he appears to have settled in the Spanish capital, he has yet to reach the levels of his illustrious team mates. Hunter, a regular pundit for Revista de La Liga on Sky Sports says that these are just stories at the moment and that Bale and his family are settled. “They (Man Utd) have the budget, they tried to sign him, he turned them down when joining Real Madrid," Hunter said on Sky … [Read more...]
Reaction to the Champions League Draw for Spanish Sides
The top three in Spain are all in left in Europe’s elite competition, and today at 11am (GMT), they found out who their opponents would be for the round of 16 stage in the competition. After all 3 teams finished top of their group, the available teams they could face where Manchester City, PSG, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco, Porto, Shalke 04, Juventus or Shakthar Donetsk. The first Spanish team to come out of the draw where 4 time winners Barcelona, who face Manchester city in the last 16. This will be a difficult task for Barca, who haven’t got the greatest of defensive records this season, … [Read more...]