Real Madrid 7-0 Valladolid

[Pat Murphy]

Sun, Feb. 10, 2008
18:00 UK - Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Primera División


Despite losing to a newly promoted club last week Real Madrid should be widely expected to win this one.

[Podolski]

I think if we had not lost last weeks game we would have lost/drew this one

[Pennywise]

Pepe out, Heinze out, Metzelder out, Van Nistelrooy out, Saviola out, Robben out, J.M Guti out, Wesley Sneijder out, Torres out, Dudek out...etc...

+ Those stupid international matches on Wednesday..

I think Valladolld will play draw or may win.

[G-R87]

Real Madrid, 2-0.

[lionel]

Valladolid are tough opponents when they're at home but in el bernabeau I feel they'll not be a problem for real madrid.

raul and higuain up front should be enough.

Originally Posted by Podolski

I think if we had not lost last weeks game we would have lost/drew this one

I agree.

[Podolski]

Barcelona did just enough to draw last night, so this is the perfect oppurtunity advance on our lead before our players will have to play in and focus on the UCL aswell. With a win we will be ahead by 8 points. This is an important match
as can be when you have a 5 point lead, we need to cruch barca's title dreams

According to AS this is our starting lineup

----------------------Casillas----------------------

----------------Canna--------Ramos--------------

---Michel--------------------------------Marcelo---

-----------------Guti---------Gago-----------------

----Robben----------------------------Robinho----

---------------Baptista--------Raul-----------------

strange lineup but exciting as we get to see robinho and robben start, hopefully they will dazzle us. higuain apparently not playing which is a shame. we are missing a real striker but robinho, raul have no trouble getting on the scoresheet and hopefully robben do something to justify 30million. hopefully we will see lots of goals, a very attacking lineup with marcelo, gago and guti playing

[lionel]

decent line-up, I expected and wanted to see gonzalo though.

valladolid will be dangerous in counter attacks.

and don't worry, even if you lose... you'll get an opportunity to crunch barca dreams next week aswell (we face zaragoza away) and two weeks later aswell (atletico away) ot the week after (vilareal)... so this match has no importance

[lionel]

----------------------Casillas----------------------

----------------Canna--------Ramos--------------

---Michel--------------------------------Marcelo---

-----------------Guti---------Gago-----------------

----Robben----------------------------Robinho----

---------------Baptista--------Raul-----------------

thats the line-up indeed.

match started now.

[lionel]

wow... the first time madrid get out of thier area and its a deadly counter attack! robben(who else) assisted, baptista (who else) scored.

1-0 Madrid

valladolid are playing too well I'm afraid they'll get tired too early.

[lionel]

Royston Drenthe subs Robinho who got some kind of an injury. 15 minutes from start.

[lionel]

a typical RAUL goal! 2-0 Madrid.

when they want they score...

[Pennywise]

I can't get i that two of my clubs are the two most injured teams in whole Europe.

Thank God that Robben is back, and he has started well.

Robinho, Van Nistelrooy, Pepe, Heinze, Metzelder, Saviola, etc...etc..

[Pennywise]

Robben has scored. 3-0 now.

[lionel]

1 minute later its.....ROBBEN

3-0

[Pennywise]

Very good play the last five minutes.

However, I think Madrid will lose in Seville next round and that Barca takes a win in Saragossa. Ops, its still only five points to go.