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  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Champions League Sandwich Clasico

    Lionel Messi didn’t score against Chelsea. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score against Bayern. Incredible. Even more incredible? Both teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, will be heading into the Clasico after defeats. Not league defeats, don’t be funny. Champions League. Still, it adds another dimension of pressure and urgency to the match. Especially for Barca.

  • Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Have Much to Complain About

    Jose Mourinho did what his instincts tell him. The instincts that have helped him win two Champions League titles in the past. You go for the kill at home. Away, even if you’re Real Madrid, you play cautiously. Probably too cautiously, losing to Bayern Munich with a last gasp goal from Mario Gomez. In the big picture, Real are in pretty good shape.

  • Barcelona and Real Madrid All Set for Clasico Number 218

    Real Madrid did have a bit of a scare in their home match against Sporting Gijon, but eventually, the three strikers headed monster came through with a 3-1 win, keeping the four point distance from Barcelona. Los Cules had problems of their own against the very tough Levante, needing some refereeing help to carry them through with a tough as nails 2-1 win.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s Derby Hat Trick Keeps Hegemony Intact (Atletico vs Real Madrid)

    Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 40 league goals this season, tying his record from last season with six matches left to play. More importantly, his hat trick led Real Madrid to an impressive 4-1 win in the derby over Atletico, keeping a four point distance from Barcelona with the Clasico edging closer with less than two weeks away.

  • Who Said Lionel Messi Never Cheats?

    Lionel Messi isn’t all incredible scoring, titles and setting individual and team records with Barcelona. Apparantly, he’s gotten a lesson or two from Diego Maradona about scoring with your hands, although Messi’s attempt against Getafe didn’t turn out so well.

  • The Best 0-0 Draw I’ve Ever Seen (Real Madrid vs Valencia)

    Real Madrid began their toughest stretch of the season with a disappointing 0-0 draw at home against Valencia, cutting their lead over Barcelona in the La Liga title race to only 4 points. It isn’t getting easier down the road, with an away derby, visits to Barcelona and Bilbao and the Champions League Semi Final against Bayern Munich.

  • Lionel Messi Doesn’t Have Many Goal Scoring Records Left to Break

    Lionel Messi keeps can’t stop scoring, reaching 60 goals in all competitions for Barcelona this season after bagging a brace against Zaragoza, becoming the first player in Europe to score 60 since Gerd Muller, who played for Bayern Munich, in the 1972-1973 season.

  • How to Choose a Football League to Follow

    So you want to start following soccer. That’s nice. Usually the World Cup is a good instigator for such a desire, especially for North American fans who care about tons of sports but for soccer. Why? Maybe too slow, not enough scoring, diving, too hung up on traditions and ignoring technology.

  • Lionel Messi Scores in Another Camp Nou Breezer For Barcelona

    Lionel Messi scored his 36th league goal of the season, putting him one behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the equally interesting Pichichi race, capping off Barcelona’s 2-0 win that began with Andres Iniesta’s goal over the worn out Athletic Bilbao, keeping them six points behind Real Madrid with 8 matches left in the bag.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Tears Osasuna Apart

    Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t affected by all the talk about problems between Jose Mourinho and some of his players, of the talk about crisis. What crisis? Two 1-1 draws? Real Madrid have scored 13 goals in their last 3 matches, and made it through one of the toughest and hostile venues in the La Liga with an impressive 5-1 victory and keeping their distance from Barcelona at more than safe.