From what I read from the foreign forums, that was just a rumor and he won't be leaving now since Mou and Karanka still have faith in him (Karanka mentioned Sahin a couple of times saying that he had this psychological problem and that he needs time to recover)

If they wanna get rid of him because of some sort of communication breakdown (something similar to Leon) then he wouldn't be listed in the squad after being left out for so long. It's just that Madrid went through tough times in the last two or three matches (in which Sahin was included). Had we scored like 3 or 4 before the hour mark, I'm sure we'll see him in action

Di Maria had a wonderful start after being sideline for almost a month now. Stunning goal, with a couple of flashy footworks really made Bernabeu get on their feet.

There's some problem with our set pieces. I don't know if any of you noticed or not but most of our corners and FKs were a bit short and I'm all for it if it was part of the plan but unfortunately it was clearly not and it's frustrating at times to see something like that.


Next stop : The -25C Frozen Artificial Pitch in Moscow~

EDIT : Varane had a cracking game. Hard to see a young defender act as calm as he portrayed just now. While Ozil is connecting well with Kaka again and again and again. Things are looking good from top to bottom.

Oh yeah, It's been a while since we scored 1st and had a clean sheet in Bernabeu.

It was a good game and I guess we are in a good form with all our injured players started to play again.

With that goal, Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the legendary Juanito's mark (121) in la Liga. Juanito did it in 10 years; CR7 in 3. Golazo Machine indeed~

This post has been edited by gto87: Feb 19 2012, 05:56 AM

Zenit St. Petersburg 1 - 2 Real Madrid match report

This is the great Zenit side who beat MU in the UEFA Super Cup with Arshavin, Progrebnyak and Tymoschuk were still playing for them.

If I remember correctly, the temperature on that day was -15c (and arshavin was wearing a short sleeve jersey when everybody else went with long sleeve plus gloves ).

It'll be even worst at Moscow with the temp hitting -25c. Insane~

Skylineover, where you'll be watching?

Most probably I'll be watching the match at Rasa Seri Alamanda in Cyberjaya. Anyone is welcomed~

Well, I guess it's too late to comment on Madrid's performance against CSKA but to be honest, I was expecting them to score at the very end cause they're very well known for last minute goals.

@quithrilius - Can't blame the lads since the temp and artificial pitch limited their movement on counter attacks hence the clueless ball hogging in front of CSKA penalty box.

It'll be a very different story in Bernabeu. The weather, surface, our poor record in terms of goals conceded and the crowd will all play their major part.

We have an away goal and if we still can't beat them, then we're not a worthy Q-finalist.

Quarter Final in UCL, against a defensive side, not being sceptical but, unless Madrid manage to score 4 or more, we won't even see Sahin warming up.

Anybody know where to buy that blue training sweater. It's not in sale anywhere. The closest I can find is the presentation suit. Sigh~

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Added on March 28, 2012, 12:04 am

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Added on March 28, 2012, 12:26 amFor those without Astro

http://atdhenet.tv/ (this one is much better for low speed internet connection)

rojadirecta.es (better choose sopcast since it's more stable than the others)

This post has been edited by gto87: Mar 28 2012, 12:26 AM

Yup 2.45am.

Probable line up.

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Added on March 28, 2012, 2:06 amCasillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao;Sahin, Khedira, Özil, Kaká, Cristiano; Benzema.

This post has been edited by gto87: Mar 28 2012, 02:06 AM

Higuain is good against a team that deploys high offside trap, or capable of attacking because we'll be using him for his pace to breakthrough the offside trap or for long straight through balls. When you play him as a winger, surely he'll suffer. Plus Benzema is a much better player in terms of linking up with his team mates. So he's needed against a defensive team like APOEL.

Nuri Sahin is not that far away from being the man of the match. For me, it's Ozil, because he's playing in an unusual spot and doing better with whatever given to him. Sahin is our 3rd best player behind Benzema of course.

But both Kaka and Marcelo really made a difference. It's perfectly logic to start Coentrao given the absence of Xabi, but Mourinho could've subbed him earlier because there were no threat whatsoever from both side of the pitch. Sigh~


Seriously? Going there tomorrow. Actually I'm not that picky about this stuff, though original would be better
As long as I'm getting it, then I'm happy

Actually, APOEL were much better in terms of positioning but they were also their biggest let down. It was very rare to see a yellow shirt in RM's penalty box. 0 attempt is not reflecting on how well Madrid contain them instead, it's because they don't have the guts to attack us. Had they tried, it could've been a different story.

That said, I'm not taking away anything from the importance of Kaka and Marcelo in the squad and how the team responded when they were pushed back by APOEL.

I really don't understand their hate towards the spanish side. They didn't even watch that much to critic, but somehow they'll manage to annoy us. Hahahah~ Let just leave them alone in their delusional world.


If (and this is a very big if) all the spanish contingent can march forward in Europe maybe we can see an all Spanish Final in both UCL and Europa. That would be great

Raul Gonzalez extends his European goal scoring records to 76 goals with a cracking 2nd goal against Bilbao.
Viva El Capitan~

Are you sure, haven't read it anywhere so far. Can you post the link of the source.

LFP is the one to blame, how can they actually support the idea of biasing towards a team doesn't matter if it's Barca or Real.

LFP and RFEF have to stand strong with their decision and not changing their mind everytime they've been pushed to the limit on and off the pitch.

I've read it before and chuckled because Perez did mention that it was Ronaldo price tag was very cheap given his astounding quality.

They'll get to sniff Higuain for sure (because they were planning to snatch both of them according to some news report last week), but I don't think Mou is gonna let go one of the most prolific striker in Europe nowadays. Mou said it's stupid to sell Higuain. So I guess, as long he's here, no worries.

Real Madrid has now scored 100 goals in this La Liga season WITH ANOTHER 8 GAMES TO BE PLAYED.

Both in Top 5 Assists and Top 5 Scorers list have 3 of Real Madrid Players.

With 101 goals for Real Madrid, Higuain has doubled his goalcount of last season by playing just 98 minutes more.

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 37th league goal and becomes the first player in history to reach that figure in two seasons.

Naah, don't think so. Ronaldo apologized by providing an assist to Pipita. Friends again

Most Goal Scored
National record: Real Madrid, 107 goals in la Liga 1989/90.
Barca in the 2nd place with 105 goals La Liga season 08/09.

Best Goal Difference
Barca with +74 in Ligas 2009/10 and 2010/11. (Currently Real Madrid have +73 GD with another 8 games to be played)

Most away wins in a Liga season:
Barca with 14 games. Liga 2010/11 (14 wins, 4 draws and one defeat in 19 games).
Currently Real madrid won 12 away games with 2 draws and one defeat with 4 games to be played.

Three Gunmen

Are on the Loose

The white trident scored a total of 99 goals - one goal away from the record number scored by Henry Eto'o and Messi in 08-09 season - the 107 goals record is their next objective.

This post has been edited by gto87: Apr 3 2012, 03:03 AM

Spreading the love with the touch of an Angel, Welcome back you weird looking mofo. Gosh I miss him so damn much!

We're playing in the Finale stadium 2weeks from now. Grrr, my body is ready for Bayern.

... and f*** those Cocky EPL fans that came late but still want to change the channel at mamak. I know it's not my TV and I'm not paying the Astro bill (directly) but I don't care~

This post has been edited by gto87: Apr 5 2012, 04:55 AM