With the recent trend of top sides putting out weakened teams for their domestic cup competition, an act claimed to be devaluing the prize and taking away that cup magic. It couldn't be more different in Spain where last year’s Copa del Rey final was fiercely fought in Valencia's Mestalla stadium by the giants of Spanish football Barcelona and Real Madrid. Fuelled by Jose Mourinho’s desire to wrestle some trophies away from Pep Guardiola’s Barca, who it seems just want to win every prize put in front of them, a new found competitiveness had revitalised the Copa del Rey. … [Read more...]
Versatility Allows Barcelona to be the Best
Attack minded in every sense of the word, we all know about the stunning capabilities of the strike force of Barcelona. Messi, Villa, Alexis, Pedro assisted by the more than capable Fabregas and Xavi score the majority and steal the plaudits in the process whilst the likes of Pique, Puyol, Abidal and Dani Alves stay out of the TV frame for 75% of the match. Various scoring and passing feats are challenged but this season another aspect of Barcelona has caught the attention of statisticians; their misly defence. Just the 8 goals have been scored past Victor Valdes as Barcelona pose the … [Read more...]
Can United stop Barca?
With the 2-0 triumph of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Pepe Guardiola's men will make next month's Champions League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2-0 victors away at Schalke in their first-leg clash on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Is Mourinho planning a move away from Real Madrid?
Jose Mourinho – the self-proclaimed ‘special one’ has enjoyed an impeccable managerial career over the years. After winning silverware at Porto, Inter Milan and Chelsea as well as holding the formidable record of never suffering a home defeat in over 150 fixtures for any club managed – failure is not something the 48 year-old will be accustomed to. … [Read more...]
Real Madrid 3-1 Athletico Madrid Highlights
It was Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid that came out on top this evening in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey Quarter final against local rivals Athletico Madrid. After a lively start it was the visitors Athletico who took a shock lead and silenced the Bernanbau home fans after a Diego Forlan strike early on. However it wasn't long before Real struck level thanks to a Sergio Ramos bullet header and goals were added by Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil to secure the victory. After tonight's disappointing defeat Athletico Madrid's hopes of reaching the next round lie severely in the … [Read more...]
Real Sociedad 2-3 Almeria (Copa Del Rey Highlights)
Real Sociedad succumbed to a 2-3 home defeat against fellow La Liga side Almeria. The hosts were two goals ahead before throwing away the match and their chance of progressing any further in the Copa Del Rey. Hosted at Youtube. This video is provided and hosted from a 3rd party server. Our search functionality is helping you discover publicly available websites & their content. Liquid Football as a search engine does not host or upload this material and is not responsible for the content. … [Read more...]