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Real Madrid vs Juventus - UEFA Champions League FINALS - Match Preview

22:26

It's a big game for:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. After a bad start at the start of the season, Cristiano was questioned whether the Portuguese is far off from his best. But the striker from Funchal is back again with his top form at the correct moment.


Player to watch:

 Paulo Dybala. The Argentine has been the heart of Juventus this season, scoring 19 goals and providing 7 assists.



Form guide:

 Real Madrid. WWWLW
Juventus. WWWLW
Match odds:

 Real Madrid. 7/4
Juventus. 2/1
Draw. 9/4

Barcelona

El Clasico - Match Preview - La Liga

00:00

It's a big game for:

 Both the teams. Yes, this is true as this game is considered as the deciding match of the La Liga. With Barcelona 3 points and 1 game behind Madrid, this match can provide some relief and the top position in the league table, only if Barca win.


Best stat:

 1-1. The last Clasico resulted in a 1-1 draw. With Neymar giving his all he could but Sergio Ramos took the Camp Nou like a storm and helped Real to draw the Clasico.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. The first player in UEFA history to score 100 goals. Ronaldo has been in top form lately and has scored 5 of the 6 goals Real scored against Bayern.


Form guide:

 Real Madrid. WWWDW
Barcelona. DWLLW
Match odds:

 Real Madrid win. 11/10
Barcelona win. 21/10
Draw. 3

Bayern Munich

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich - Match Report - UEFA Champions League - 2nd Leg

19:39

Another Cristiano Ronaldo show destroys Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful hat-trick to ensure that Real Madrid would travel to the Champions League semi-finals 7th time in a row.

 Robert Lewandowski had opened the scoring in the second leg with a penalty early in the second half, and though Ronaldo scored Real's first it was immediately followed by an own goal by Sergio Ramos.



Arturo Vidal's second yellow card late in the second half made another 30 minutes difficult for Bayern.

 The score was 2-2 on aggregate and the game went into extra-time. In which Ronaldo completed his hat-trick and Marco Asensio put the cherry on the half-a-dozen cake. 

 Ancelotti's Bayern was knocked out by another Ronaldo supershow on 6-3 aggregate. 
Quick facts:
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals against Bayern than anyone else in the Champions League (9). 
  • He is the third player to score a hat-trick against Bayern in UCL. 


Bayern Munich

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich - Match Preview - UEFA Champions League - 2nd Leg

19:18

Player to watch:

Robert Lewandowski. The Polish international is dubbed as the best number 9 on the planet and he also missed the first leg at the Allianz Arena so it would be the hot topic among the punters to bet on him for scoring some goals.



Best stat:

2-1.  Not going too much into the history, the recently player first leg between these two sides was a tiring one and Real came out on the top of it with the help of a Cristiano Ronaldo double. With Bale out of this tie and Lewandowski back in the Munich side, the odds are even. 


It's a big game for:

Cristiano Ronaldo. With the Portuguese international scoring a double in the first leg and becoming the first player in the UEFA Champions League's history to score 100 goals. He would be hoping to get in the same form against the same team at the Bernabeu.



Form guide:

Real Madrid. WWDWW.
Bayern Munich. DLWLW.


Match odds:

Real Madrid. 7/5
Bayern Munich. 9/5
Draw. 3



Bayern Munich

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich - Match Report - UCL Quarter Finals - 1st Leg

19:10

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score 100 goals in Europe as Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Allianz Arena.

A double from Ronaldo overshadowed Arturo Vidal's opener as Madrid beat 10-men Bayern in the first leg of the UCL at the Allianz Arena.

Real had a good start with Kroos curling in from the wing and Benzema heading it to the goal, but Neuer tipped it well and claimed the rebound well.

Bayern took the lead in the 25th minute through Arturo Vidal who leapt high and got a powerful header, Keylor Navas got his hands to it but the header was too powerful for him. Goal. Bayern Munich. 1-0(Vidal).

Just before the break Vidal lashed a penalty over the bar and missed the opportunity to double Munich's lead.

The scores were level in the 47th minute. Carvajal gave a low cross to Cristiano who finished sweetly past Neuer through a half-volley. Goal. Real Madrid. 1-1(Cristiano Ronaldo).


Javi Martinez was sent off in the 61st minute after he stuck out a leg to stop Ronaldo's run with the ball.

Neuer stuck out his powerful right arm to deny Ronaldo's thunderous shot from the 12-yard area.

But the big German could not stop Ronaldo to score his 100th European goal. Asensio curled a wonderful left-footed cross to Ronaldo who tapped in and Neuer could not keep it out. Goal. Real Madrid. 1-2(Cristiano Ronaldo).

Sergio Ramos got the ball in the back of the net but was flagged offside.

Fast facts:

  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 6 times in the previous five game against Bayern.
  • There were 173 seconds between Javi Martinez's first and second yellow cards.

Alaves

Real Madrid vs Alaves - Match Report - La Liga

20:17

Real Madrid beat Alaves to stretch their lead at the top.

Real Madrid go five points clear at the top by beating Alaves 3-0 with goals from Benzema, Isco and Nacho. 

Madrid had to wait for 30 minutes to break the deadlock, but before that, they had only 1 shot on target and 4 off target. And a burst of speed by Carvajal before crossing in to Benzema who finished from 6-yard out and completed his set of scoring against every La Liga team. 1-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Benzema).

Real Madrid made an amazing passing move which included Ronaldo, Danilo and Bale. The latter then finished wide of the post. 

Ronaldo was picked up by Benzema but the Portuguese was flagged offside after he finished the ball off.

Alaves could've equalised in the 60th minute but Deyverson failed to get a touch on the ball. 

Madrid scored again by Isco who was picked up by Cristiano Ronaldo in the box and Isco finished it sweetly over the keeper at his near post. 2-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Isco).

Just 4 minutes later Real Madrid scored again. Gareth Bale took a free-kick from about 25 yards out which was saved by the keeper and struck the crossbar, but Nacho was alert as he headed it in the back of the net to complete the victory. 3-0. Goal. Real Madrid(Nacho).




Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - Match Preview

15:50

It's a big game for:

 Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican goalkeeper was heavily criticised after he conceded a poor goal against Real Betis on Monday, but his save in the dying minutes helped Real to win again Betis. It would be interesting to see how he performs against Athletic Bilbao.



Best stat:

 24. Real have won 24 matches out of the 31 played between these two clubs. Losing 5 and drawing 2. They have won the last 3 games played against Athletic Bilbao.
Player to watch:

 Aritz Aduriz. The Spanish player is currently the highest goal scorer for Bilbao this season, scoring 15 in all competitions out of which 7 are from La Liga. He could cause problems for the Real Madrid defense. 


Form guide:  

 Real Madrid. WWWDW
Athletic Bilbao. WWLWL
Odds:

 Real Madrid win. 4/6
Athletic Bilbao win. 4
Draw. 3

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Valencia - Match Report - La Liga

15:31

Real Madrid shocked by Valencia as the European Champions lose 2-1.

 Early goals from Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana helped Valencia to shock Real Madrid at the Mestalla.

 Valencia scored in the 4th minute when Diego Alves played a ball to Simone Zaza who took a half-turned and shot a volley past Keylor Navas on his far post and gave Valencia the lead. 1-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Valencia scored again after 5 minutes when Nani played a through ball to Fabio Orellana who finished it past Keylor Navas, but Navas could've saved that. 2-0. Goal. Valencia.

 Cristiano Ronaldo had a shot skidded past the post but it eventually found James Rodriguez whose shot was blocked by Munir on the goal line.

 Keylor Navas saved a free kick in the 31st minute which was going into the top corner of the net.
Cristiano Ronaldo got one back for Real just before the half-time when Marcelo cross in and Ronaldo jumped the highest and scored with his head. 2-1. Goal. Real Madrid.

 Varane, who was not having a great match, nearly gave Valencia another goal when he fumbled the ball in his feet and Zaza picked it up, before Navas came out of his line and saved Real.

 Karim Benzema was denied by Diego Alves when the Frenchman picked up a Toni Kroos free kick in the 68th minute, but it was ruled as a foul.

P.S. No match facts this time. Stay tuned till next week for more Real Madrid updates. Check out the match preview on 25th February; Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona. 

Daily Futbal

Real Madrid vs Espanyol - Match Report

13:12

Gareth Bale scores on his return as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0. 

 Gareth Bale returned from his ankle injury and joined the score sheet with Alvaro Morata as Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 Real had a wonderful opportunity in the 30th minute when Lucas Vazquez picked up a dreadful pass from Piatti, Vazquez then passed it to Ronaldo on the right wing who crossed it in to Morata, but Morata failed to connect to it.

 Seconds later Cristiano Ronaldo had the ball in the back of the net, but he was ruled offside by the linesman.

 But two minutes later Real took the lead with Morata who headed the ball in the back of the net after Isco's cross found him at the back post. Goal. 1-0. Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to double Real's lead in the 69th minute but the cross from Morata was just too high for the Portuguese.

 Gareth Bale doubled Real's lead in the 83rd minute when Real were on a counter attack and Gareth Bale, with his speed got a pass from Isco and finished it sweetly past Diego Lopez. Goal. 2-0. Real Madrid.
Match Facts:

                               RMA                                                            ESP

                               68%                      Possession                   32%

                               12(3)                    Shots(on goal)             3(1) 

                               12                          Fouls                            13 

                               3                            Yellow Cards                4

                               0                            Red Cards                     0

                               4                            Offsides                        1

                               13                         Corners                          2

                               1                            Saves                            1

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Real Madrid vs SSC Napoli - Match Preview - UEFA Champions League - 1st Leg

19:18

It's a big game for:

Marek Hamsik. The Slovakian has performed brilliantly in the past games. In their 7-1 victory over Bologna two Saturday's ago, he scored a hat trick and has been in sensational form. He is capable of producing magic at the Bernabeu. 


Best stat:

 30. The encounter comes 30 years after the last times these two teams met in the European Championship. Real Madrid won that 3-1 on aggregate.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. The 2016 Ballon d'Or winner is always the main attraction. The 32-year old has scored 17 goals this season, grabbing one in the 3-1 victory over Osasuna. But has scored only 2 goals in the Champions League, he would be looking to improve that record against Napoli.



Form guide:

 Real Madrid: WWDWL
Napoli: WWDWW
Odds:

 Real Madrid win: 13/25
Napoli win: 51/10
Draw:7/2                                                                            via: 888 Sport

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Real Madrid vs Osasuna - Match Report

17:05

Cristiano Ronaldo and Isco put Zidane's men top.

 Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco and Lucas Vazquez helped Real to stay clear a point at the top of the table, having played 2 games less.

 The first half was overshadowed by Osasuna right-back Tano, fracturing the tibia and fibula of his right leg in a collision with Isco. Keylor Navas had to stretch out to his bottom left corner when a deflected shot was about to go in the goal.

 Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real the lead in the 24th minute when he got a through-ball from Karim Benzema and scored with his first shot of the night. 1-0. Goal- C.Ronaldo.

But Osasuna refused to stay down and equalised in the 33rd minute with a brilliant chipped goal from Sergio Leon. 1-1. Goal- S.Leon.

Benzema was denied by the Osasuna goalkeeper, Salvatore Sirigu, who stretched out to the feet of Benzema to deny him after taking the shot from the pass by Ronaldo.

 Keylor Navas proved that he is the man at the Real Madrid goal with a series of brilliant stops in the 43rd and the 47th minute and silenced the critics. 

 Isco got the loose ball in the 18-yard box when Benzema lost it due to some strong challenges from the Osasuna defenders, but Isco was quick to react and scored with his right foot. 2-1. Goal- Isco.

 Sirigu denied Cristiano Ronaldo with a sharp, low 1v1 save in the 74th minute and kept Osasuna's hopes alive.

 Real should have got a penalty in the 78th minute when Ronaldo controlled the cross Vazquez with his chest and Osasuna's defender struck his arm out to stop Ronaldo to get to the ball before Sirigu collected it.

 Lucas Vazquez missed an open goal when a cross from James Rodriguez made the keeper committed but a strong tackle by Oier made the Spaniard miss an open goal.

 But Lucas Vazquez made amends for his mistake as he chipped the ball over a committed Sirigu and signalled game over for Osasuna in the 90+2 minute. 3-1. Goal- L.Vazquez.
Match Facts- 

                               RMA                                                            OSA

                               66%                  Possession                        34%

                               12(6)                Shots(on goal)                  11(8)

                                8                      Fouls                                  10 

                                2                      Yellow Cards                       3

                                0                      Red Cards                           0

                                3                      Offsides                              3

                                2                      Corners                              3

                                7                      Saves                                 2





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Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad - Match Report

18:15

Ronaldo, Kovacic and Morata on target as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0.

 Cristiano Ronaldo, Mateo Kovacic and Alvaro Morata all were on target as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

 The first highlight of the game resulted in a goal with a wonderful through ball from Cristiano set up Mateo Kovacic for his goal in the 33rd minute.  

 Sociedad made a good move in the 45th minute which included some heel flicks and one-touch passes but the finish which was needed was not produced.

 Real scored their second goal in the 50th minute when this time the roles were reversed; with Kovacic became the provider and Ronaldo the scorer. Kovacic fed Ronaldo an amazing ball and Ronaldo finished it sweetly over the keeper to double Madrid's lead.

 Ronaldo again could've become the provider with a free-kick in the 72nd minute which was headed in by Morata at the back post but the assistant referee raised the offside flag.

Lucas Vazquez had an opportunity to take advantage of the goalkeeper's mistake when Rulli accidently passed to Vazquez but recovered to make a good sharp save from Vazquez' shot.

 Inigo Martinez was sent off after a tackle on Casemiro which earned him his second yellow card of the game and Sociedad had to play the last 17 minutes of the game with 10-men.

 Real were on a quick counter-attack and Alvaro Morata got back his offside ruled goal when Vazquez launched a cross from the right flank and Morata headed it home.

Match Facts:

                               RMA                                                            RSO

                               43%                  Possession                        57%

                               7(4)                  Shots(on goal)                  9(3)

                               15                      Fouls                                 12

                               2                        Yellow Cards                     1

                               0                        Red Cards                          1

                               3                        Offsides                             2

                               0                       Corners                               3

                               3                       Saves                                  1



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Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad - Match Preview

18:18

It's a big game for:

 Danilo. Having scored two own-goals in his last three matches, the Brazilian would be looking to make amends as he is again, to my surprise, is included in the 19-men squad which will face Sociedad. And if he starts he should play to book his place in the starting line-up and to book his place in our hearts.
Best stat:

 14. Real Madrid have won 14 matches out of the 16 matches played between these two sides. Sociedad's last victory over Madrid came on 31st of August 2014, beating Madrid 4-2.
Remember when:

 At the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 5-1 with a hat-trick from C.Ronaldo and Benzema and Khedira scoring 1-1 each. The only goal for Sociedad came from the boots of Antoine Griezmann.
Player to watch:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. Having scored an amazing free-kick in the draw against Celta de Vigo, many believe that the Portuguese is again getting better at free-kicks and is finding his goal-scoring feet. It will be interesting to see that what magic can the talisman will produce.
Previous meetings:

 Real Madrid 3 (Bale 2, Asensio) - Real Sociedad 0. August 2016.
Real Madrid 1 (Bale) - Real Sociedad 0. April 2016.
Real Madrid 3 (C.Ronaldo 2, Vazquez) - Real Sociedad 1 (Bruma). December 2015.
Form guide:

 Real Madrid: DWLLD.
Real Sociedad: LWLWD.
Match odds:

 Real Madrid win: 2/7
Real Sociedad win: 17/2
Draw: 5

 Hope Real Madrid wins this one and shrugs off its poor form and get back on the winning track.

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Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo - Match Report - 2nd Leg

18:31

Real Madrid dumped out of the quarter-finals of the Copa Del Rey by Celta Vigo 3-4 (agg.)

European Champions Real Madrid were eliminated by Celta Vigo as the teams played a 2-2 draw at the Balaidos that left the La Liga leaders on the wrong side of the scoresheet, losing 4-3 aggregate.

Ronaldo's faked his touched and left the ball for Isco whose shot at the near post was saved easily by Sergio Alvarez in the 5th minute.

Real could have taken the lead in the 36th minute when a cross in the box from Isco found Ronaldo and he headed the ball into the goal but it was saved by Sergio Alvarez and the ball hit the crossbar, the rebound fell straight into the path of Ronaldo who didn't get the touch and the ball hit the post.

Kiko Casilla who was starting at the goal in place of Keylor Navas made a good, sharp save from John Guidetti in the 40th minute.

And finally the deadlock was broken by Danilo for Celta de Vigo when Kiko again made a fantastic 1v1 save against Guidetti but the ball fell straight to Danilo who couldn't stop and directed the ball into his own net. 1-0. Goal- Danilo(p.p.)

Kroos had a great imagination when he wanted to direct the ball into the net from a free kick when he turned the ball from outside the one-man wall but Alvarez somehow saved the grounded shot.

Ronaldo finally found the net in the 62nd minute when a free kick was given to Real and Cristiano Ronaldo perfectly guided it in the far post. 1-1. Goal- C.Ronaldo(Real Madrid).

Sergio Ramos almost gave Real the lead in the 66th minute when he connected with a free kick of Toni Kroos, but his header went just wide.

Ronaldo got a free kick in the 69th minute which swung in the air and went inches away from the goal.

Daniel Wass gave the lead to Celta again when his shot from 20-yards distance found the bottom corner in the 85th minute. 2-1. Goal- D.Wass(Celta de Vigo).

But Lucas Vazquez had other plans, a corner from Toni Kroos in the 90th minute was headed by Benzema and it looked that the ball will go out for a goal kick but Lucas Vazquez dived and guided the ball in the back of the net. 2-2. Goal- L.Vazquez(Real Madrid).

But the time was not on the side of Real and as the referee blew the final whistle Celta advanced into the semi-finals of the Copa Del Rey eliminating Real 4-3 on aggregate.


Match Facts:

                              CEL                                                                      RMA

                              33%                    Possession                              67%

                             11(5)                   Shots(on goal)                        15(7)

                              19                        Fouls                                       10

                              3                          Yellow Cards                           1

                              0                          Red Cards                                0

                              2                         Offsides                                    1

                              4                         Corners                                     6

                              5                         Saves                                        4


                             




Celta de Vigo

Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo - Match Preview

00:01

It's a big game for:

 Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese international is currently off colour and has been criticised by the Bernabeu fans. He would be looking to prove everyone wrong by guiding Real into the semi-finals of the Copa Del Rey Cup.
Best stat:

 4. Celta de Vigo has won the last 4 league matches, excluding Copa Del Rey, and will be looking to win the 5 in overall competitions as they again hold the home advantage and away goals.
Remember when:

 On 19th of January 2017, Celta de Vigo surprisingly, against all the odds, defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium 2-1 in the 1st leg of Copa Del Rey quarter-finals. Real will be looking for a revenge and also book a place in the semi-finals.
Player to watch:

 Iago Aspas. Yes, again the Galicia international will be the 'player to watch' because of his long-distance shooting, the layoffs, counter attack threats. All this describes him the best and that's his playing style. So without Marcelo and Carvajal, both wing-backs, Real will have a problem in controlling Aspas.
Previous meetings:

 Real Madrid 1 (Marcelo) - Celta de Vigo 2 (Aspas, Castro). January 2017.
Real Madrid 2 (Morata, Kroos) - Celta de Vigo 1 (Orellano). August 2016.
Real Madrid 7 (C.Ronaldo 4, Pepe, Bale, Jese) - Celta de Vigo 1 (Aspas). March 2016.
Form guide:

 Real Madrid: WLLDW.
Celta de Vigo: LWWWW.
Match odds:

 Real Madrid win: 11/17
Celta de Vigo win: 43/10
Draw: 62/17
Real are still the favourites, for me, but with Marcelo, Carvajal, Bale and Modric all left out of the squad due to injuries Real might have to score on every opportunity. On the other side, Celta who will be playing on their home ground will also have the fan support and all, but let's see who wins.

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