The Madrid Derby - September 28th (9pm)

SlickRic

just starting now.

Bale on the bench.

if it's anything like the CDR Final last year it could be hard to watch.

Turtwig

Ahh don't be so pessimistic. That was a relativity peaceful CDR

NIMAN

I'll go for a draw.

IvySlayer

Costa 0-1!!

He hasn't settled in yet. :pac:

Turtwig

Costa's in really clinical form.

Turtwig

Thank feck Muniz isn't refereeing this game.

IvySlayer

'He should of scored'

Thank you Gerry, the usual insightful commentary from him.

klose

Great game, atleti should be 2 up, tiago missed a sitter

Too Tough To Die

IvySlayer wrote: »

'He should of scored'

Thank you Gerry, the usual insightful commentary from him.

Well he wouldn't be much of a commentator if he didn't at least mention that.

Turtwig

Very hard to say from the camera angle but that looked like Arbeola had a stamp back.

IvySlayer

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Well he wouldn't be much of a commentator if he didn't at least mention that.

'He's just fallen down there'

Huge gash shown on his leg

NIMAN

How bad are Real this season? They just can't get going.

Di Maria has stunk out most of the games I've seen him play this season.

Turtwig

Jesus!

Atleti should be out of sight. Great safe all the same.

J. Marston

"This is a proper derby game."

No, it isn't. Players diving and chasing the ref around waving imaginary cards doesn't make a great match.

Turtwig

NIMAN wrote: »

How bad are Real this season? They just can't get going.

Di Maria has stunk out most of the games I've seen him play this season.

They haven't gelled yet. They show glimpses but nothing really consistent yet. Even against Gala they were only going in spits and spurts.

Turtwig

J. Marston wrote: »

"This is a proper derby game."

No, it isn't. Players diving and chasing the ref around waving imaginary cards doesn't make a great match.

He was referring to the temperament of the players in the game. They're both having little kicks and niggles at one another. Then there's the feinting and feigning injury. No punches as of yet. It's almost a proper derby game.

Nuri Sahin

Atleti could be 3-0 up right now and it wouldn't surprise me to see them implode and lose.

Courtesy Flush

Lots of late challenges going in. Wouldnt be surprised to see a red card or two

Simeones resemblence to a Columbian drug cartel boss is uncanny

Turtwig

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Atleti could be 3-0 up right now and it wouldn't surprise me to see them implode and lose.

Their intensity tends to cost them towards the end of games. Against Barca in the first leg of the Super Copa they fatigued towards the end and could have actually lost the game. Lucky to get out with a draw, they deserved the draw but they almost lost it. Similar thing occurred at the Camp Nou.

retalivity

spurs got ~120m from real for that pair....christ

NIMAN

Atleti certainly know how to play act, they look like they could be world champions at it.

retalivity

costa made an absolute balls of that

Nuri Sahin

Poor first touch from Costa, should have scored.

klose

Atleti should be miles ahead here, que real winning it now

Rayne Wooney

Has Bale taken a free for Madrid yet?

IvySlayer

How aren't they 2 up

Nuri Sahin

Oh dear Atleti..

Moneymaker

That was brilliant from Koke, unlucky.

This could have been a rout, Madrid all over the place and toothless upfront.

Turtwig

OMG!

Atleti c'mon you have to win this! So many chances. . .

Headshot

Its quite funny how Costa is destroying the both nutters in the back for R. Madrid

Moneymaker

Arda Turan's beard is tremendous.

Nuri Sahin

Where were you when Aleti beat Real in the league.. ?

About damn time.

Turtwig

Thoroughly deserved.

Courtois almost made a mess of it! Very lucky in a way.

Ardent

Ugh, hate watching Atletico Madrid's antics. Scumbag player-turned-manager has his team rolling around the pitch at any opportunity.

Francie Barrett

I seem to remember some people insisting that Coentrao was the best left back in the world last season - football fans can be idiots at times :pac::pac::pac:

Ardent

Ardent wrote: »

Ugh, hate watching Atletico Madrid's antics. Scumbag player-turned-manager has his team rolling around the pitch at any opportunity.

Nothing that Real and Barca haven't been doing for years.

Rayne Wooney

Francie Barrett wrote: »

I seem to remember some people insisting that Coentrao was the best left back in the world last season - football fans can be idiots at times :pac::pac::pac:

Apparently David Moyes agrees with them

klose

Francie Barrett wrote: »

I seem to remember some people insisting that Coentrao was the best left back in the world last season - football fans can be idiots at times :pac::pac::pac:

Him are arbeloa were poor, some of madrids passing was poision. Simple passing going astray!

Deserved win for atleti, should have been much more but could have been a draw. Really exciting things going on there these days and am a big fan of it. Think ancelotti needs to look at moratta more, benzema can be fairly trugid at times

Winston Payne

Fully deserved win over the piece to be fair. Atleti should have wrapped it up before the end with the chances they had.

barone

Ardent wrote: »

Ugh, hate watching Atletico Madrid's antics. Scumbag player-turned-manager has his team rolling around the pitch at any opportunity.

you must have missed it when he was throwing his hands up in the air gesturing for his player to get up off the ground..

they actually mentioned it during the game

mike65

Three horse race maybe....?

HalloweenJack

Delighted with the result last night. Performance wasn't great, though.

If Madrid had a bit more upfront, they would have got something out of it. That said, Atleti had more than enough chances to finish it off, which they should have.

I was very nervous towards the end, I was convinced that Madrid would sneak something and took a while to actually realise that it had really happened.

It wasn't a great match to watch but the result is very important. It could really push the team on this, getting over that mental barrier of so long without a win against Madrid.

Moneymaker

HalloweenJack wrote: »

Delighted with the result last night. Performance wasn't great, though.

Don't agree. They squeezed the life out of Real and only for poor finishing, good goalkeeping and bad luck Atleti could have easily scored 3 or 4.

I was impressed at least, their work-rate and how organised the team is, is a sight to behold.

My only concern is keeping that level of closing down and work rate up for an entire season.

Jelle1880

Seems like Courtois did get injured, I was cringing at his rolling around yesterday but apparently he got a kick on the finger.

Ulysses Gaze

I still do not understand why Real sold Higuain and kept Benzema. Benzema is such a wildly overrated striker...