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Ozil & Messi

After the championship three years in a row, Barcelona had to give up the La Liga title this season fell to rival the magnitude, Barcelona. The following recapitulation of the Spanish League season 2011/2012:

Champion: Real Madrid
Qualify for the Champions League: Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia
To qualify for the Champions League: Malaga
Qualify for the Europa League: Atletico Madrid, Levante
Degradation: Villarreal, Sporting Gijon, Racing Santander

Top scorer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 50 goals
Top assists: 17 – Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)

Number of matches: 380
Total goals created: 1050 (average of 2.76 per game)

Most consecutive wins: 11 games – Real Madrid, Barcelona
Longest unbeaten: 23 games – Real Madrid
No win no later than: 20 games – Racing Santander
Most losing streak: 6 games – Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, Real Zaragoza

Biggest home win: Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna
Biggest away win: 0-7 Barcelona Rayo Vallecano
Highest team score: 8 – Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna
The highest aggregate score: 8 – Levante 3-5 Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla FC 2-6 Real Madrid, Real Madrid 7-1 Osasuna, Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona 8-0 Osasuna 5-3 Barcelona Granada

Most wins: 32 – Real Madrid
Defeat at least: 2 – Real Madrid
Most Series: 15 – Osasuna Racing Santander
Average of the highest points: 2.65 – Real Madrid

The win at least: 4 – Racing Santander
Defeat most: 21 – Rayo Vallecano
Lowest series: 4 – Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano
Average of the lowest points: 0.71 – Rayo Vallecano

Scorer: 121 – Real Madrid
The highest goal average: 3.18 – Real Madrid
At least conceded: Barcelona, ​​29 goals
Scored at least: 28 – Racing Santander
Most widely conceded: Rayo Vallecano, 73 goals
Most clean sheets: 19 – Barcelona
Clean sheet of at least: 4 – Sporting Gijon

Total spectators in the stadium: 11,474,764 (an average of 30 196 per game)
The largest audience: 99 252 – Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
Attendance at least: 6000 – Getafe vs Racing Santander,

Portugal

Portugal coach Paulo Bento announced the list of players who will he engage in the European Cup this year. Two of the 23 players selected were not previously defended A Seleccao. Both players are Miguel Lopes (defender) and Custodio (midfielder), from the club SC Braga. They get a “reward” this glittering appearance thanks to help his team finish third in the domestic league. Custodio Lopez and performed very well for his club during the second half of the season. Custodio had different characteristics with other midfield-midfield. Lopes strong in defense and attack, and I can play in two.

Portugal will start with the Euro against Germany on June 9, before the duel against Denmark and the Netherlands in Group B. Prior to the Poland-Ukraine they will trial against the Republic of Macedonian on May 26 and Turkey on June 2. They will go as far as they could. Not without reason that we say that future European champions will be found from the group.

Portugal squad:
Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting), Eduardo (Benfica), Beto (Cluj)

Defender: Joao Pereira (Sporting), Bruno Alves (Zenit St Petersburg), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Rolando (Porto), Miguel Lopes (Braga)

Midfielder: Carlos Martins (Granada), Joao Moutinho (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Genoa), Raul Meireles (Chelsea), Ruben Micael (Zaragoza), Custodio (Braga)

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Helder Postiga (Zaragoza), Nani (Manchester United), Nelson Oliveira (Benfica), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Silvestre Varela (Porto)

Real Madrid

Real Madrid finally managed to lock The Spanish League title. Thanks to a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao headquarters, Los Merengues certainly safe from the pursuit of Barcelona until the end of the season. At the Estadio San Mames, Wednesday (02/05/2012), Madrid three goals shared equally by Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo.

With this victory, Madrid firmly on top of the standings with 94 points from 36 matches. Their seven-point lead over Barca and certainly will not be chased away again for the remaining two matches live. This is the 32 league titles in the history of Madrid. It also became their first league title since 2008 as well as the first in the era of Jose Mourinho.

The game :

Madrid get a penalty in the 12th minute after a handball Javi Martinez. However, Ronaldo failed to convert the kick fitting 12 is to be scored as his shot toward the middle of the goal can be read by Gorka Iraizoz. Four minutes later, Higuain brought Madrid winning 1-0. After receiving feedback Ozil, he outwit the opponent’s defender-defender before unleashing a kick into the top corner.

Oezil doubled the lead for the visitors in the 20th minute. Ronaldo continued feedback force sontekannya Iraizoz again picked up the ball from the net. Five minutes after the restart, Ronaldo managed to pay for his mistakes in the first round. He was the ball Xabi Alonso’s corner to make Madrid a 3-0 lead.

Jose Callejon chance to bring Madrid further ahead in the 60th minute. However, the shot could still be blocked by Iraizoz. Bilbao is not without its opportunities.Oscar De Marcos kick in the 67th minute canceled due to hit the crossbar into the goal. Since the 72nd minute, Bilbao played with ten players. Javi Martinez sent off after receiving a second yellow card. In injury time, Ronaldo wasted a golden opportunity. Although faced with Iraizoz, he could not netted the goal.

The lineup
Bilbao: Iraizoz, Aurtenetxe, San Jose (Iraola 45 ‘), De Marcos, Susaeta, Perez, Muniain, Ekiza, Martinez, Gomez, Llorente
Madrid: Casillas, Pepe, Ramos, Arbeloa, Coentrao, Khedira, Oezil (Granero 79 ‘), Alonso, Higuain (Benzema 77′), Callejon (Marcelo 87 ‘), Ronaldo

Karim Benzema

Real Madrid only need one more victory to confirm themselves as The Spanish Champions this season. Whether the party took place in San Mames tomorrow night? Middle of this week, Tuesday (1/5) and Wednesday (2/5) night, La Liga entering the week-36. Real Madrid, who topped the standings with seven points from the second ranked team of Barcelona, ​​will pay a visit to the headquarters of Athletic Bilbao.

Mathematically, if Barca won his last three games, then they are scoring 93. By doing so, Madrid is already collecting 91 points, just need three more than three games. Therefore, if you can beat Bilbao tomorrow night, or more unlucky and lucky Barca lost to Malaga, “The White” championship title will lock faster.

Is that as easy as Karim Benzema will overcome Bilbao et al? Bilbao is quite popular thanks to their brilliance in the event The Europa League. Made by Marcelo Bielsa’s team will compete in the final against fellow Spanish side Atletico Madrid. In the league they are still trying to get into the Europa League zone, if not managed to win it this season. Fernando Llorente cs in the standings are still struggling in seventh. The problem is, they’ve lost at the weekend, 0-2 to Real Zaragoza. Bilbao at San Mames report card is also mediocre. Of the 17 games they only won eight times, the series six times, and lost three times.Related to his duel against Madrid, in their first meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu, Bilbao defeated 1-4.

On paper is estimated to be overcome Bilbao Madrid again. And if the predictions come true, then held a victory party that night. If not, maybe it’s better for the weekend El Real will play home against Granada. Want a party where, it seems it’s just their choice. The last time Madrid won La Liga is in season 2007/2008, when trained Bernd Schuster. In the next three seasons they have always lost to Barcelona Josep Guardiola trained.

La Liga fixtures:

Tuesday (1/5) evening:
Getafe vs Racing Santander
Granada vs Espanyol
Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal

Wednesday (2/5) evening:
Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Barcelona vs Malaga
Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano
Sevilla vs Real Betis
Zaragoza vs Levante
Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid
Valencia vs Osasuna

Mourinho

Mourinho as a Coach with the Highest Payments. Not only the players who get paid very high in European competitions because the coaches can also be very high salaries. Jose Mourinho is the greatest Paid coach. Real Madrid has desire to lead Spain and Europe League make them willing to allocate huge funds for Mourinho. Currently mentioned that Mourinho could get paid 10 million euros per year from El Real.

Mourinho beat Josep Guardiola and Guus Hiddink who simultaneously sits on the order of two. Barcelona and Anzhi Makhachkala pay those two coaches with the tag of 7.5 million euros. Sitting in the top three on this list is Roberto Mancini, things which makes him now also listed as the highest-paid coach in the Premier League. Mancio to pay six million euros.

Consecutive Mancini is behind Carlo Ancelotti (PSG), Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich), Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) who share a place with Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool) and Arsene Wenger are paid the same as Harry Redknapp.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is not just a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Levante. Portugalstriker also scored the 4000 Los Blancos made ​​at the Santiago Bernabeu. Before meeting Levante, on Monday (2/13/2012), Madrid has scored 3997 goals in theBernabeu. The number of goals achieved El Real after diving 1508 home game. Ormake an average of 2.6 goals per game.

Number of goals at the Bernabeu Madrid finally exceeded 4000 because of their 4-2 win over Levante. That is, now Los Merengues have 4001 times the opponent’s goal in the cage to break it. Ronaldo lucky to be the guy who scored the 4000Madrid at the Bernabeu. Amazingly, his third goal in the early morning game was created with a special way.

The ball in front of the penalty box Levante, Ronaldo fired hard with his right foot. The ball then sped and swooped to the extent that Gustavo Munua already high jumpcould not reach it.

Cristiano Ronaldo was incredible, fantastic, and it will be the talk of the whole world in the coming weeks. The entire team also felt it and it was a special goal fromCristiano. That is the goal the 4000 Madrid at the Bernabeu and he deserved it.

Ronaldo has already created 27 goals in La Liga this season. Collection goal forMadrid was now swelled to 119.

Real Madrid

Levante game contra this weekend could carve tersediri record for Real Madrid. If at least three times to break the opponent’s goal, then the El Real will hit the 4000goals at the Santiago Bernabeu. Since the Santiago Bernabeu was first usedofficially on December 28, 1947 ago, Madrid have made a total of 3997 goals in thecage. The number of goals achieved El Real after diving 1508 home game. Ormake an average of 2.6 goals per game.

This weekend at home to Levante, ‘The White’ can reach the 4000 goal. The requirement of course if it could be three times the goalkeeper was his guest. IkerCasillas et al recorded a chance of nicks 4000 goals at home is very likely to happen if they see their productivity throughout the season. To-20 weeks after theSpanish League, ’The White’ from the Spanish capital has scored 70 goals. That means every game, Cristiano Ronaldo scored an average cs 3.5 goals.

Mourinho protégé also became the only team who always make a goal during a match at home this season, for the event La Liga Primera. Throughout the season2011/2012, Madrid has played 10 times in front of his own supporters and managed to make 41 goals in the opportunity. That means they make an average of 4.1 goalsper home game. Malignancy Madrid at home to not only happened in the Spanish league. For the Champions League they made ​​13 goals in three games, nine goals in three games and two Copa Del Rey in the Spanish Super Cup. Total, of 17 home games in all competitions this season, Madrid goalkeeper tore his opponent 65 times. That means 3.8 goals per game.

Barcelona

Thiago Alcantara believes Barcelona can still catch the scoring for Real Madrid in La Liga title defense. Therefore the focus this time is the game Barca counter Real Sociedad this weekend. A draw against Villarreal at the weekend makes the difference in pointsbetween the Los Blancos Azulgrana become increasingly wide. Difference in pointsbetween the two clubs and two residents of the position of one of La Liga is now aseven-figure.

But the focus of Barca to cut the difference in points of Madrid will also be divided into the Copa del Rey and Champions League to be played this month. Barca are at home toValencia in the semi-final second leg Copa del Rey middle of next week’s visit to the headquarters and Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League two weeks away. If youwant to shorten the distance to Madrid, Josep Guardiola‘s side are no longer allowed tolose points in La Liga. To that end, Thiago said that the focus now is Barca game against Real Sociedad on Saturday (02.04.2012), instead of the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

Thiago think in the short term, and that means a focus on Real Sociedad. Currently theycan not think of Valencia or Bayer Leverkusen. Difference in points is quite far from Madrid did not make Thiago pessimistic. He is confident Barca can show resistance toretain the La Liga title. Sure they can fight. For years they’ve shown a lot of things.

El Clasico in Copa Del Rey

Tense, hot, and hard. Four goal that is created adds to the party of “El Clasico” between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the quarter-final second leg Copa del Rey, (26.01.2012) more exciting. However, four goals were divided in half and ended the match with a score of 2-2. Results were brought Barcelona to the semifinals, as well as get rid of Madrid. Barca winning 4-3 aggregate, after the first leg 2-1 win.

Should pursue deficit, Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, applying different strategies in the second leg of this. If in the first leg Madrid dominated by players who bertipikal survive, this time Mourinho plays with the type of attacking players. The result, manages to look pressed Madrid, Barcelona’s defense since the beginning of the first round. Even a golden opportunity they have been able to create on the 3rd minute, when the Kaka kick must be blocked with difficulty by the host goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto. Pinto re-create the brilliant rescue in the 11th minute. This time, the efforts of Cristiano Ronaldo, who succeeded his break. In the 24th minute, Lionel Messi is capable of directing the ball into the goal Madrid. However, efforts Messi free kick was still able to be broken easily by Iker Casillas.

Madrid almost winning in the 25th minute. Speculative kick conducted Mesut Oezil just deliver the ball into the crossbar Barcelona. The ball was reluctant to enter into the host’s goal. Two minutes later, Pinto made a blunder that nearly disastrous fruition. Pinto gave her the wrong bait that it leads to Gonzalo Higuain. Luckily, Higuain being selfish by executing its own opportunities so it is still able to be broken by both the Barcelona goalkeeper. Continued to attack, Madrid conceded first in the 43rd minute. Is a substitute, Pedro Rodriguez, who was able to make the home fans cheered. Starting acceleration of Messi, who then releases a sweet feed to Pedro that is not guarded. Calmly, Pedro capable goalkeeper Casillas can only be stunned to see it. A few seconds before halftime, Barcelona have scored two. This time the goalkeeper Casillas is Dani Alves fired hard from outside the penalty box. The first half ended 2-0 to Barcelona excellence.

In the second half, Madrid applying pressure and attacking game. They pressed tight when Barcelona had the ball, and attack when the ball sooner. Madrid was almost dropping them. Utilizing a free kick Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos able to find the net with a header Barcelona. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed because the referee thought Ramos was a foul on Alves first. Already a two-goal lead, Barcelona continue to apply their attacking style of play. Effective game also characteristic of Pep Guardiola‘s troops in this fight. While Madrid‘s players more often wasting the ball by doing the wrong bait. Once get the chance, Madrid players could not actually used it well.

Entering the 65th minute, Real Madrid game improved and the results they managed to find the net Barcelona in the 68th minute. Receiving feedback from Oezil breakthrough, Ronaldo is able to fool Pinto before struck the ball into the goal with his right foot. Four minutes later, Real Madrid get a goal again. Benzema who received a pass from Jose Callejon made it past Carles Puyol and beat Pinto with his right leg kick. Madrid was only needed one more goal to qualify for the next round. Both teams alternated offensive.The threat by the threat of players born from both teams. However, it has not been successfully exploited to perfection.

Disastrous for the Madrid occurred in the 89th minute. They have to play with 10 men after Sergio Ramos received a second yellow card for elbowing Sergio Busquets when the duel in the air. Of course this is a loss to Madrid to play with 10 men when they want to find one additional goal. Even so, Madrid tried to continue to attack. However, their sharpness is reduced and eventually had to accept a 2-2 draw. Madrid was eliminated and failed to retain his Copa del Rey.

The composition of players
Barcelona : Jose Manuel Pinto, Eric Abidal, Carles Puyol, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Xavi, Andres Iniesta (Pedro Rodriguez), Cesc Fabregas (Thiago Alcantara 70), Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Alexis Sanchez (Javier Mascherano 79)

Real Madrid : Iker Casillas, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Alvaro Arbeloa, Fabio Coentrao, Xabi Alonso, Kaka (Jose Callejon 61), Cristiano Ronaldo, Lassana Diarra (Esteban Granero 52), Mesut Oezil, Gonzalo Higuain (Karim Benzema 60)

El Clasico

Barcelona and Real Madrid will go back fighting on Wednesday or Thursday (26/01/2012).Game times will be held at the Camp Nou and will determine which teams qualify for the Copa del Rey semifinals. In this party, Barcelona is more favored because of successful membekuk Madrid 2-1 in the first leg. However, this “El Clasico”. Like most bubuyutan match between two enemies, each player will attempt to show the best. Given the material players of both camps, the end result can be determined by individual quality.

Columnist Bleacherreport, Anurag Bhatt, summarizes the five actions that will determine the duel “El Clasico” later.

1. Xavi Hernandes Vs Xabi Alonso
The main battle in the control of the ball will occur between the two best players who have tremendous feedback on the Spanish national team between Xavi against Xabi. Xavi will play an important role in the normal execution of Barcelona as a distributor of the ball.While Xabi Alonso will try to win the fight ball in midfield and began the attack by releasing a long pass. It has become common rahsia that Xavi is the key to playing on “El Barca”.He is a regulator of most of the Barcelona attack. If unable to stop Xavi Alonso, Real Madrid has a good chance of beating Barcelona.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Dani Alves
The most interesting stories of any “El Clasico” is a fierce battle between right-wing and left wing Barcelona vs Real Madrid. Ronaldo and Alves had the same physical strength, speed, and agility. Coach “El Real” Jose Mourinho is usually put Ronaldo on the left wing on each “El Clasico”. The Portuguese attacker was able to break through from the left side with a powerful right foot. He can also create hassles Alves for 90 minutes. From the analysis of El Clasico tactics over the years shows that when Ronaldo plays on the left wing, Alves played more into the action as an effort to reduce dangerous Ronaldo. One of the steps taken by freeing Alves,  Pep Guardiola as right-back Carles Puyol and alternately with plot Sergio Busquets back as a central defender.

3. Mesut Oezil Vs Sergio Busquets
Sergio Busquets is often a key player in “El Clasico“. He is a midfielder who always left free by Real Madrid to allow him to get the ball and dictate the game from a position of relatively undisturbed. Coach Jose Mourinho can prevent this by pressing Busquets instruct Mesut Ozil. Oezil not appear on the first leg because Real Madrid plot Xabi Alonso, Lassana Diarra and Pepe. Pepe played destroy Barca game. Because this tactic considered to have failed, Mourinho was forced to play more attacking at the Nou Camp.That way, the Portuguese coach is likely to play a Oezil. Oezil will play further forward and interfere with Busquets, Busquets had the ball every time. If Ozil does not appear as a starter, likely Mourinho will start the game by playing the Ricardo Kaka.

4. Lionel Messi vs Lassana Diarra or Pepe
Pepe’s participation in the match a little doubtful after Jose Mourinho said he would play when the Portuguese defender in a state fit. Lassana Diarra was also lightly injured and can not dipredikisi who will appear as a defensive midfielder. Any one of the two players who displayed Mourinho, will get the job done to prevent Messi in action. This duel will menuntukan because closing movement pentu Messi often be a factor against Barcelona.The Argentine is so deadly when you get a little space, he will bring disaster for the opposing team. Stopping Messi certainly not going to stop Barcelona. However, at least it reduces the strength of Barcelona.

5. Pep Guardiola Vs Jose Mourinho
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho is a great manager. The match between the two teams is usually a valuable lesson for other coaches. Mourinho melakoni this match with a dilemma. He knew that Real Madrid have to attack and scored at least two goals to qualify for the semifinals. He also knew his team was under tremendous pressure from all media-related cases conducted Pepe penginjakan hand to Lionel Messi in the first leg. Guardiola has shown great resilience in the way in which he has made his team adapt to the tactics of the game Mourinho after the match. He should read Mourinho’s tactics and have an effective plan to maintain the advantage. Both coaches have extraordinary tactics in the era of modern football and the match will surely show us some tactical steps that are most likely not imagined before.