1 - 2 In an action pack Copa del Rey final Real Madrid lost by 2-1 to Atletico Madrid despite taking the lead at one stage. Starlet Ronaldo put Real on top when he capitalized Mesut Ozil's corner through his header, but Diego Costa did not waste any time in leveling this initial lead. It was rather a bad defense to allow them to equalize so early otherwise Real’s lead could have been there for a longer time. The match was so tight till the end that no team could score another goal in the first ninety minutes thereafter hence match has to be extended to extra time where, in 98th minute, Joao Miranda’s header on Koke’s cross secured a legendary victory for Atletico. It was more a worst news for Real manager Mourinho which has already hinted to leave the club after this season. In fact, this is the first season in his stay at Madrid that he ended without having any silverware. During his stay, he won three titles: a La Liga title in 2011-12, a Copa del Rey in 2010-11, and one Spanish … [Read more...]
Real Madrid enters Copa del Rey final edging Barcelona
It was the night of stars at Camp Nou on Tuesday where two arch rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona faced each other in the Spanish league Copa del Rey’s semifinal. The match was more belonged to two of the best soccer talents of contemporary football: Messi and Rolando, and Ronaldo proved his edge over Messi by scoring two goals while Messi could not score even a single goal. Madrid defeated Barcelona by a comprehensive margin of 3-1 which is their best over Barcelona since 2008 when they defeated them by 4-1. Madrid will now play either Atletico Madrid or Sevilla in the final on 18th May. Barca indeed lost its first home match in any league since last April which also shows the strength of Madrid’s power play. The highlight of the match was Rolando who scored via a penalty in the 13th minute and again in 57th minute. Sweeper Raphael Varane’s header finished the tally with another goal in the 68th minute; it was his second in the league. Jordi Alba showed some resistance in the last few … [Read more...]