Posted by spanish on 6:04 PM
Match Date: September 25, 2012 (Tuesday)
Match Time: 2:00 am (+08:00 GMT)
Venue: Estadio Del Rayo Vallecano (HOME: Rayo Vallecano)
HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
(Last Five Matches)
2011-12 La Liga (February 26,
2012)
Rayo Vallecano
0-1
Real Madrid
2011-12 La Liga (September 29,
2011)
Rayo Vallecano
2-6
Real Madrid
2002-03 La Liga (April 5,
2003)
Rayo Vallecano
1-3
Real Madrid
2002-03 La Liga (November 9,
2002)
Rayo Vallecano
2-3
Real Madrid
2001-02 La Liga (April 6,
2002)
...
Posted by spanish on 12:38 PM
LONDON (AP) — Ashley Cole produced a late Chelsea
winner against Stoke by scoring his first goal in two years on Saturday,
and Southampton collected its first points of the season with a victory
at Aston Villa.
With Chelsea facing a second consecutive scoreless
stalemate, Cole lifted the ball over Asmir Begovic in the 85th minute to
secure a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea has a three-point lead
at the top of the league over Everton, which won 3-0 at Swansea, and
West Bromwich Albion, which beat Reading 1-0.
Photo: AP
Wigan's Ryo Miyaichi, right, keeps the ball from Fulham's Hugo
Rodallega during their English...
Posted by spanish on 11:59 AM
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea defender David Luiz has signed a new five-year deal with the European champions.
Photo: AP
Chelsea's David Luiz laughs during a training session at the Stamford
Bridge stadium, London, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Chelsea will face
Juventus in a Champions League group E soccer match at the Stamford
Bridge stadium, London, Wednesday.
The Brazil international's contract was signed after Saturday's 1-0
victory over Stoke despite having almost four years remaining on his
existing deal. The 25-year-old Luiz joined Chelsea from Benfica in
January 2011, and says "I look forward to winning more trophies...
Posted by spanish on 11:43 AM
LONDON (AP) — Robin van Persie ended Manchester United's five-year wait for a win at Liverpool on Sunday, and Arsenal maintained its unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a draw at Manchester City.
Van Persie converted a late penalty kick to clinch a 2-1 victory at Anfield after both teams had paid tribute to the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster before the game. United was a man up from the 39th minute when Jonjo Shelvey was sent off, but Steven Gerrard managed to give Liverpool the lead with a volley at the start of the second half — only for Rafael da Silva to equalize.
Photo: AP Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, left,...
Posted by spanish on 10:21 AM
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic returned to the Champions League after a four-year absence with a lackluster 0-0 draw at home to Benfica on Wednesday.
In a Group G match of few clear-cut chances at Parkhead, the Portuguese visitors had the better of them with Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster producing great saves to deny Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay. The Scottish champions failed to muster a decent chance but at least proved hard to break down, giving them some hope of qualifying from a group that is set to be dominated by competition favorite Barcelona.
Photo: AP Celtic's Victor Wanyama, center, vies for the ball with Benfica's Eduardo...
Posted by spanish on 10:14 AM
Barcelona's Dani Alves has condemned Real Madrid's treatment of compatriot Kaka.
By ESPNSTAR.com staff
Despite stirring up a flurry of excitement from supporters when he signed for Real Madrid in 2009, Kaka has struggled to break into the club's starting eleven for the past three years. The midfielder was strongly linked with a move to former side AC Milan in the summer, but his wages proved too large a stumbling block for the Serie A side.
Kaka has not featured in any of Los Blancos' matches this season, and Alves believes it is only a matter of time before the lack of playing opportunities destroys his compatriot's morale.
"If I were...
Posted by spanish on 10:12 AM
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group matches continued tonight with Spanish Football Teams playing in Group G & F respectively. Here are the final results & the scorers.
Tello
FC BARCELONA hosted their Group G "mates" Russian Club SPARTAK MOSCOW Coached by ex-Valencia & Spanish Coach Unai Emery. The final result was 3 - 2 & the match had some coincidences to the Real Madrid match yesterday with comeback. Barça can be said to have deserved the victory as they played better but went through some nervous & suffering moments as the Russian were at one stage leading in the scoreline.The...
Posted by spanish on 9:58 AM
PARIS (AP) — Chelsea opened the defense of its Champions League title by throwing away a commanding lead to draw 2-2 against Italian champion Juventus, while Barcelona needed two late goals from superstar Lionel Messi to win 3-2 against Spartak Moscow.
Brazilian midfielder Oscar marked his first start for Chelsea with two long-range goals, but Arturo Vidal pulled a goal back close to halftime and substitute Fabio Quagliarella equalized late on. "We are disappointed and a little bit deflated to get in a great position to win the game and come away with only a draw," Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo said. "We should have closed the game."
Photo:...
Posted by spanish on 9:33 AM
Sevilla provided a performance against Real Madrid reminiscent of more prosperous times when they were winning more trophies and arguably playing more exciting football than any other Spanish team
The home fans in attendance at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan came over all nostalgic and gooey eyed on Saturday evening.
Their team, Sevilla, provided a performance against Real Madrid reminiscent of more prosperous times when they were winning more trophies and arguably playing more exciting football than any other Spanish team.
They haven't had too many nights like these in recent years, and when they have it's always...
