Over the weekend football fans watched two of the greatest rivalries over the weekend. Both the English Premier League and La Liga hosted two great matches.
The London derby started off the super Sunday. Arsenal - Chelsea at Emirates. Early into the game, both sides were looking for goals. Arsenal's first chance was denied by the referee and so was Anelka's protests for a penalty. As rain got heavier, teams struggled more to get the ball into the box. 41 minutes into the game, Ashley Cole, ex-Arsenal player, crossed a wonderful to an even better finish by Drogba, giving Chelsea the break they needed. Only 4 minutes later, Cole looked for Drogba again. He couldn't find him but Vermaelen did the job instead of Drogba and gave Chelsea a 0-2 lead just before the half-time break.
Arsene Wenger's side couldn't get going all game. They tried to convert a gift from Drogba but were denied by Cech first and then the referee again. Chelsea, almost got lucky when Drogba tried his luck form the corner of the box and the ball hit 2 people before finally reaching the glove of Almunia. With 4 minutes left on the clock, Drogba sealed the game with an astonishing free kick.
El Clasico was the Sunday Night Delight. Barcelona vs Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The rivalry between these teams is not just "We are the bigger club" but is the Capital of Catalonia vs the Capital of Spain.
Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini chose to attack with all his got. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Higuain and their army were ready for revenge of last years catastrophe in Santiago Bernabeu. First half, was not close to the excitement in last years game but €65,000,000 set €94,000,000 Cristiano Ronaldo up for his first El Clasico goal but Ronaldo generously wasted the assist.
Guardiola saved Ibrahimovic for the second half. He subbed in, and did his job in the 55th minute with a great lefty volley to a wonderful Dani Alves cross. Later in the game, Messi returned Cristiano Ronaldo's favor with a miss of his own. Barcelona continued their winning streak against their arch rivals Real Madrid with Ibrahimovic's single goal.
Spot: Look at this squad formed by these two teams:
-------------------------Casillas-----------------------
Sergio Ramos----------Pepe----------Puyol-------Abidal--
------------------Xavi--------------Iniesta-------------
-----Ronaldo------------Kaka------------Messi-----------
------------------Ibra-Kadabra--------------------------
1 comments:
I wouldn't have separated Puyol and Pique as they are the most consistent defenders in the game, plus I still hate Pepe for what he did to Soldado last year. Congrats Barça
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