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April 25th, 2008

Quick Preview

By: Corey | Comments 17 Comments

I found a little time between my class and my pickup game to write a quick preview for you. Squad lists are not out yet, because everyone takes their time in Spain, so I will have to do without that. But here we go!
Real Madrid vs. Atheltic Bilbao
Sunday 3pm eastern time Santiago Bernabeu Madrid

Ruud is [...]

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April 10th, 2008

Title Challenger vs. Relegation Struggler

By: Corey | Comments 9 Comments

4/13 Sunday 1pm eastern time Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Yes, its that dreaded scenario for Real fans, where we have to come up against one of the struggling teams of La Liga, which means we usually stumble to get a result. I for one am not as uneasy about this game, because even though Murcia defeated Valencia [...]

April 3rd, 2008

Island Hopping

By: Corey | Comments 15 Comments

In what was the beginning of our plunge into mediocre form, we take on Mallorca at the Oni Estadi this Saturday at 4pm. If you remember, the last time we visited the island, we were handed a shockingly bad loss by Mallorca, the only bright spot being Higuain’s wondeful strike (yes, a clean shot that [...]

March 27th, 2008

Sevilla Comes To Town

By: Corey | Comments 21 Comments

This Sunday, at 4pm eastern time, Sevilla will be visit the Bernabeu in a important match for both teams end of season prospects. Sevilla is making a hard push for atleast a UEFA cup place after a shaky start to the campaign under Juande Ramos. Under Manolo Jimenez they have looked like a much better [...]

March 26th, 2008

The Smack Talk Begins

By: Corey | Comments 5 Comments

No, not what you would hear on the basketball courts of Harlem, but Freddie Kanoute is ready for the match with Real this weekend and this to say about it.
Madrid have not been consistent lately and we have to take advantage of that,” Kanouté said.
“We are going to find it very difficult in their [...]

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February 21st, 2008

Weekend Preview

By: Corey | Comments 11 Comments

Real Madrid vs. Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid Sunday 3:00pm eastern time
So after a so-so performance against Roma midweek in the Champions League, we return to domestic duties with a 5 point lead on Barcelona. Our next opponent is cross town rivals Getafe, who put up more of a fight then Atletico and take [...]

February 17th, 2008

Roma Means Rome

By: Corey | Comments 13 Comments

No Betis review, check out Steve’s live blog for a good recap. Was not a pretty game for what I could gather, but I didnt watch so I dont feel right recapping it. Lets get right into the big game.
Real Madrid takes on Roma in the first knockout round of the Champions League. We will [...]

February 14th, 2008

Visiting The Cucumbers

By: Corey | Comments 14 Comments

Real travels to Seville to visit the green and white side of town for what should be a good test of their mettle. Its a good warmup for the game in Rome in midweek, but more importantly, we want to keep our lead on Barca as wide as we can. We go into the game [...]

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January 24th, 2008

Entertaining Villarreal

By: Corey | Comments 8 Comments

Its funny, because when you consider that Villarreal has no real home, such a neighborhood does not even exist, you think to yourself, well arent they always playing away? Anyways, they are our opponents in the march towards another league title. I return from a brief break in my daily posting, although it will continue [...]

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January 18th, 2008

El Derbi Madrileno Part Dos

By: Corey | Comments 5 Comments

The mutant in-bred half cousins known as Atletico Madrid are the next opponents we must face in the league. We make the short trip to the Vicente Calderon for a 1pm eastern kick off in what is a hotly contested affair. It will be the 141st league derbi madrileno between the two kings of Madrid, [...]

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