The Santiago Bernabeu will play host to the final group stage match for Real Madrid in the Champions League this season vs Ludogorets, a match that might see the reigning European champions set not 1, but 2 records with a win vs the team at the bottom of Group B. The first record is becoming the Spanish club with the most consecutive wins in all competitions in history, a record they currently share with Barcelona as both clubs have 18 straight wins. Beating Ludogorets would push Real Madrid towards their 19th consecutive win and make them outright holders of the coveted record. The second … [Read more...]
Real Madrid 3-0 Celta: Records Aren’t Easy
With 18 wins in all competitions, Real Madrid have now equaled Barcelona as the Spanish club with the most consecutive wins in all competitions in history, and with a home match vs Ludogorets in a few days, you have to believe that Ancelotti's men will break the record. In fact, Carlo Ancelotti might have his eyes set on Coritiba's all-time record which is the longest stretch of wins in the history of football in all competitions (recorded history at least). Coritiba's streak went to 24 matches, 6 more than Real Madrid's current streak. To equal it, Real Madrid have to win all their remaining … [Read more...]
United target Atletico Madrid defender Godin
According to reports from several British newspapers, Manchester United will make a January swoop for Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin. Louis van Gaal is currently weighing up several potential signings as he looks to strengthen a depleted backline in the upcoming transfer window. Among the other defenders rumoured to be on van Gaal's list are Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels, Basel's Fabian Schar, Real Madrid's Raphael Varane and Aleksandar Dragovic from Dynamo Kiev. Uruguayan Godin, who was lucky not to be sent off against England in the World Cup this summer, would be available at £28m, that … [Read more...]
Who Can Stop Real Madrid?
17 matches, 17 wins, 64 goals scored, just 9 conceded, and 9 clean sheets = Real Madrid's record-breaking 17-match winning streak with Carlo Ancelotti. The longest winning run in the club's history and second longest by any Spanish club in history (second only to Barcelona's 18 wins). Real Madrid have rampaged to a 10-match winning streak in La Liga that propelled them to the top of La Liga rankings in addition to a 5-match winning streak in this season's UCL that secured the top spot in their group. Finally, they also won their 2 matches in the Copa del Rey this season to set up a potential … [Read more...]
Deportivo supporter dies in the capital
Ahead of the Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna game on the weekend, a 43 year old Deportivo fan died after supporter violence broke out in the Spanish capital. The man, who was not identified by name, was removed from the freezing cold Manzanares River near Atletico Madrid’s stadium, the Estadio Vicente Calderon. He had suffered a cardiac arrest, hypothermia and head injuries which the emergencies services confirmed. … [Read more...]