La Liga - Week 18

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Saturday, 16 January 2010
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid, 19:00 - Live Sky Sports 2
Barcelona v Sevilla, 21:00 - Live Sky Sports 2
Osasuna v Espanyol, 17:00

Sunday, 17 January 2010
Almeria v Tenerife, 16:00
Atletico Madrid v Sporting Gijon, 18:00 - Live Sky Sports 1 (2nd half only)
Malaga v Getafe, 16:00
Mallorca v Deportivo La Coruna, 16:00
Racing Santander v Valladolid, 16:00
Real Zaragoza v Xerez, 16:00
Valencia v Villarreal, 20:00 - Live Sky Sports 1

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Barca - Sevilla: Its really a case of as you were midweek for these two with Valdes the only likely player to return. Neither side has any new injuries. Fabiano started ballwork on thursday though is not expected to feature. Real Madrid meanwhile will be without the injured Higuain for the next 3 weeks with Van Der Vaart joining him on the treatment table. Benzema seems likely to replace the injured Higuain with Raul set to continue on the bench.

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Messi's hat-trick against Tenerife last weekend has left him just one goal short of joining the exclusive 100 goals club for Barca. Barca’s elimination by Seville on Wednesday night was the first time the team had been knocked out of a cup competition since April 2008, when they went down at Old Trafford to Manchester United.

kinaldo

Madrid have won on each of their last 4 visitis to San Mamés - here's hoping for el quinto..

mike65

Osasuna 2 up in 10 mins.

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Athletic Bilbao lineup:
Iraizoz, Iraola, San José, Amorebieta, Koikili; Gurpegui, Orbaiz, Javi Martínez, Yeste; Toquero, Llorente

Real Madrid lineup:
Casillas; Ramos, Albiol, Garay, Arbeloa; Lass, Xabi Alonso, Kaká, Marcelo; Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema

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Christ!!!!!!!!!!

Double post from Bilbao in the first 60 seconds

They should be one up.

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No worries there it is 2nd minute!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goal...............

1 - 0

Llorente

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First real tackle of the game and ref dishes out a yellow.

Commentator jut added this chap averaged seven yellows a game with thirteen reds last season :eek:

gimmick

Good game this. Could easily be 2-2. Good thing the commetators are telling us over and again Atletic signing policy. We may forget otherwise.

Real are very dangerous at the restart. If they score in the opening 5 of the 2nd, they will romp home, if it goes betyong 55 without them scoring, I can see them getting very frustrated.

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gimmick wrote: »

Good game this. Could easily be 2-2. Good thing the commetators are telling us over and again Atletic signing policy. We may forget otherwise.

Real are very dangerous at the restart. If they score in the opening 5 of the 2nd, they will romp home, if it goes betyong 55 without them scoring, I can see them getting very frustrated.

Aye and are they are getting it wrong anyway cause now Athleti sign players who are not Basque once they have learned there trade in the Basque country. It has been a top game thus far.

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Barca lineup:
Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Ibrahimovic, Henry


Valdes for Pinto is the only change from wednesday night.

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Ronaldo should have scored there.

Headshot

Benzema is pure muck

lucky utd dodged that bullet

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Headshot wrote: »

Benzema is pure muck

lucky utd dodged that bullet

I would honest to god have Raul in ahead of him.

The guy has been given the cold shoulder.

23 goals in 07/08 and 24 goals in 08/09.

Not just that but the psychological lift he gives the team is immense.

We are seeing the final days of a true legend.


Sevilla lineup:
PALOP; STANKEVICIUS, ESCUDÉ, DRAGUTINOVIC, FERNANDO NAVARRO; LOLO, MARC VALIENTE; KONKO, JOSÉ CARLOS, JESÚS NAVAS; KONÉ

Ush1

Headshot wrote: »

Benzema is pure muck

lucky utd dodged that bullet

Yeah, Berbatov is soooo much better.:rolleyes:

Headshot

Ush1 wrote: »

Yeah, Berbatov is soooo much better.:rolleyes:

funny thing is I dont particularly like berba but mg he's better than benzema

Ush1

Headshot wrote: »

funny thing is I dont particularly like berba but mg he's better than benzema

Benzema far better and younger.

Raskolnikov

Kaka doesn't look the player he used to be.

Headshot

Ush1 wrote: »

Benzema far better and younger.

iv been watching benzema all season now he certainly isnt better mate
he's young and will improve but atm berba is better

(thought id never be defending berba:pac:)

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Raskolnikov wrote: »

Kaka doesn't look the player he used to be.

Nope. He has note fully adjusted to la liga as yet though saying that he was immense in El Clásico.

Ush1

Headshot wrote: »

iv been watching benzema all season now he certainly isnt better mate
he's young and will improve but atm berba is better

(thought id never be defending berba:pac:)

Well if you've only been watching him this season you wouldn't have seen much, he hasn't had any sort of a run in the team. I've watched him his whole career and he is quality.

As someone else intimated, if you were to only judge Kaka on this season, you'd think he's nothing special. But he really really is.

Raskolnikov

It's all Real Madrid, but the delivery has been terrible.

Ush1

Raskolnikov wrote: »

It's all Real Madrid, but the delivery has been terrible.

Pushing very foward, could be vulnerable on the break.

Headshot

Ush1 wrote: »

Well if you've only been watching him this season you wouldn't have seen much, he hasn't had any sort of a run in the team. I've watched him his whole career and he is quality.

As someone else intimated, if you were to only judge Kaka on this season, you'd think he's nothing special. But he really really is.

benzema came from a second rate league(harsh but true)

kaka came from one of the best leagues in the world and performed unreal there, won numerous awards etc etc

Raskolnikov

5 minutes for Real to save this.

Raskolnikov

Raul misses a good chance.

Ush1

Headshot wrote: »

benzema came from a second rate league(harsh but true)

kaka came from one of the best leagues in the world and performed unreal there, won numerous awards etc etc

Unfortunately, and realistically, Italy is also a second rate league. In fact, when you look how Bordeaux easily topped there CL group this year, group with Bayern and Juvetus, you could make all kinds of assumptions.

He's scored plenty of CL goals including against Manchester United and against AC Milan this season.

Raskolnikov

5 mins injury, what a joke!

Madrid keep trying to go through the middle and it ain't working.

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Ronaldo in the book but for what!

8 yellows dished out the ref has lived up to his rep!

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redout wrote: »

Ronaldo in the book but for what!

8 yellows dished out the ref has lived up to his rep!

and now a red!

Raskolnikov

Terrible performance Real.

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Real founder.

This result could prove to be a defining moment in the season for Real if Barca carry on doing what they do.

There is no shame in getting beat at San Mamés.

gimmick

Come on Barca. Tonight could be a huge stage of the season.

Thought Atletic were full value for those 3 points.

kinaldo

Madrid reeeeaaaaaly should have won that.

Come on Sevilla!

Ush1

I'm liking Peps sorta Stephen Ireland look with the baldy/beard combo!:D

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Ush1 wrote: »

I'm liking Peps sorta Stephen Ireland look with the baldy/beard combo!:D

He does it every month.

He is going bald.

What a miss Ibra!

Ush1

redout wrote: »

He does it every month.

He is going bald.

What a miss Ibra!

Terrible miss indeed.

He usually has a bit of stubble though, sorta like a worn tennis ball.

Ush1

Henry appealing for a handball, nice little irony.

monkey9

LOL at Henry there, asking for handball!!

kinaldo

haha Henry intimating a hand ball there, nice try

monkey9

Ush1 wrote: »

I'm liking Peps sorta Stephen Ireland look with the baldy/beard combo!:D

I think he's the spitting image of Richard Sadlier

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Iniesta on fire.............

An Citeog

redout wrote: »

Iniesta on fire.............

He's unbelievable but I'd love to see him be a bit more selfish and take the shot on.

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An Citeog wrote: »

He's unbelievable but I'd love to see him be a bit more selfish and take the shot on.

No goals this season but I'll tell you something - Iniesta on form can dance past players better than Messi and thats not a word of a lie.

His close ball control is the best I have ever seen.

An Citeog

redout wrote: »

No goals this season but I'll tell you something - Iniesta on form can dance past players better than Messi and thats not a word of a lie.

His close ball control is the best I have ever seen.

It's his balance aswell. He's just so comfortable with the ball at his feet. He actually reminds me of Zidane the way he moves.

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Is it just me or is Kluivert a poor pundit ?

When he talks he sounds confused and when Bolton talks with the camera on the 3 he is either looking up at the roof or in the total other direction. Seems like he aint very interested to be fair.

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Goal.................

1 - 0

OG

dreamers75

redout wrote: »

Is it just me or is Kluivert a poor pundit ?

When he talks he sounds confused and when Bolton talks with the camera on the 3 he is either looking up at the roof or in the total other direction. Seems like he aint very interested to be fair.

Consistent with his career after Ajax so.

Ush1

Anybody really think Abidal is playing well lately? Feel his loss when he's not in the team.

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Goal............

2 - 0

Pedrito