What does the international press say on the elimination of Real Madrid
When there takes place some important sports event regarding our country, I like giving myself a return for the webs of the newspapers of the whole world. With the elimination of Real Madrid of the Champions League, I believe that it is an interesting moment to see that they think beyond our borders about the environment of the white club. How do they see the situation there where the distance can be the allied one of the objectivity. Here everything is too much rotted as to be able to get something out, as he remains demonstrated on having seen fronts as detestable as that of the MARK, which titles his web with a “Farewell Champions, farewell Pellegrini” accompanied by a photo of the Chilean.
In general, and as it was of waiting, most of the words allude to this expense in summer of more than 250 million euros. In the French newspaper L’Equipe they title: “Galactic, these lioneses!” to continue further on with a forceful one “the Galactic project II is in ruins”.
In Italy they emphasize the whistled one to Kaká in the change and how it has happened from hero for San Siro to villain for the Bernabéu. In The Gazzetta dello Sport they title “Miraculous Lyons”, to continue with that “the Real one has come again at the end of a sleep: not only of continuing in the Champions League, but especially of playing the final in the Santiago Bernabéu”. His compatriots of the Corriere dello Sport open with a “Real eliminated” simple one, immediately afterwards Real Madrid supporter sends a message to the president: "Clamorous surprise. What another thing will the president Pérez do? We wait for new millionaire reinforcements this summer“.
In the United Kingdom also they allude to the Florentine’s colossal expense, in addition to remembering Cristiano Ronaldo. And so, The Sun says that “the European sleep is finished for Ronaldo” in addition to pointing out that “the most expensive team of the history of the soccer could not find an answer in the return before the Lyons”. The Guard titles with a forceful one “The Lyons sends Real Madrid of Cristiano Ronaldo to pack the suitcases” and proves to be very critical affirming that “Florentino Pérez I do not spend 240 million euros for this. The second age of the galactic ones has been opened as the first one closed, with the defeat. The final will be celebrated in the Bernabéu, but Madrid will not be there, except like frustrated hosts“.
In The Daily Telegraph, in addition to saying that “the massive expense in summer of Real Madrid was in vain, how his sleep of playing the final of the Champions League in his stadium” they open an opportunist debates: "Was Cristiano Ronaldo wrong leaving the Manchester?”. While in The Times they go further away and speak that a substitute is already fixed for Pellegrini: "What the club really needs is a trainer capable of doing that his players work like a team. It is not going to be a bargain sale, but the man is Mourinho“.
Crossing the puddle we are the most jocular holder of all. It is that of Olé, which heads his news saying “Buuuh, I am the Lyons”, in reference to the every time major bogey of the eighth ones of end of Real Madrid. They finish the article this way: "The Lyons turned again into the Black Beast of the persons from Madrid: for third time in six years it eliminated the Galactic ones (3 gained parties and 3 ties). Next year, the Meringues will pray to not cross again, and that does not eat them again, the Lyons”.
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Real Madrid fails again in eighth
It is difficult to confront this post. It is so much that to analyze that I am sure that I will leave many things to myself in the inkwell. But the elimination of Real Madrid in eighth of end of the Champions League is something so dramatic and impactante, that we will have for breakfast with the topic a good days fistful.
It is true that the result of 1-0 in the going was very dangerous and that the possibility of dismissing again of Europe in eighth was there, but I they will be sincere, a servant was sure absolutely that Real Madrid would mend the qualifying round this night. Probably the euphoria of the recovery in extremis before the Seville played with the vision of the Real Madrid supporter, provoking that I equip and love was considered invincible. But the possibility of the defeat existed, and once it has come the double has hurt.
In the first part it is not possible to say that those of Pellegrini it should harm. In fact it went out as it was waited and to 20 seconds Kaká had a clear goal occasion. It would not be late in that of Cristiano Ronaldo comes after one of these magisterial passes from Guti. To tell truth, I cannot put any disadvantage to the first part of the joint meringue. Guti was directing well and Sergio Ramos defending, the head offices couple without contemplations, demonstrating in his continuous increases that it is again in his best moment, Ronaldo delighting with the power to which it has us used. Even it was possible to know by intuition that today there had come Kaká who dazzled in the AC Milan. Higuaín had two clearest occasions that might have put on the right track the qualifying round. Especially that of the post, more difficult to fail than of marking. This mistake has been a flagstone for the Argentinian who has prevented him from raising head in the rest of the party. So blinded it was in spite of taking it from him of above, that has always resorted to the most individualistic option obviating that his partners were arranging of better position.
The second part has been a completely different movie, in which Claude Puel with a pair of movements of cards giving entry to Gonalons and Kallstrom, there is destructurado completely to Madrid. The pressure increased up to practically the area of Casillas, provoking that the ball exit was not clean. The creation of the game was already not starting in Guti, now it was necessary to look for the long ball or the conduction of an Arbeloa whom the ball was burning in the feet. Only when Madrid was managing to take it up to Christian he was breathing with one of his conductions.
But the catastrophe was beginning seeing coming. The places almost were already not approaching the Lloris goal. Before obtaining the Lyons, it was stealing and looking quickly for it against. And it will be possible to keep on being said that the Lyons is not that of a few years ago, but it is necessary to admit that throughout 180 minutes Govou or Pjanic has given a counterblows recital between Lisandro, Thin. A Pjanic that was signing the goal of the tie in the minute 75.
From here on, little that to do. Pellegrini, which had already introduced Vander Vart in exchange for Granary, was looking at the stool and did not see absolutely anything to part of Raúl. We were commenting on it in the previous one of my partner Bruno. The worst of the falls of Marcelo and Xabi Alonso was not that they could not play, but they were provoking that the little that exists in the stool of Madrid (what caused the recovery before the Seville) had to divide as starter. Nevertheless, the Chilean resorted to the changes looking for some stroke of luck that was giving him one more happiness for madness than for logic. From my point of view it dug its own grave (for if remaining already eliminated out little) and withdrew Kaká to introduce Raúl and later to Arbeloa to give entry to M.Diarrá.
It is true that in the second part, Kaká was was the one that we take seeing the whole period again. But let’s bear in mind that 15 minutes were staying and Madrid needed two goals. The Lyons had already resigned from the pressure, allowed Madrid to attack. Would not have been more advisable to withdraw a defender? For a moment it seemed to me that Pellegrini was thinking about how to indicate more the Brazilian before the step to look for a heroic recovery. Recovery that did not come. Not even clear occasions of goal.
Now what? The press will flood us with 250 millions, they will look for heads of Turk, will begin dreaming names of future trainers (Pellegrini will not continue although the League is gained)… Time will have to analyze. Nevertheless, I will leave a brief opinion about the project and the future: It is clear that the elimination is a defeat. That again the bogeys of year appear after year, but I believe that it would be ventajista to say that Real Madrid has thrown 250 millions to the garbage. It is clear that it is necessary to demand more from this staff (especially to some), but we cannot exile the change first ones. This project has remained touched, but it has soccer in abundance to be restored.
To be or not to be
This way of simple: to be or not to be. The first Florentine party of the new age - Pellegrini in which they stake everything. To win to the Olympique of Lyons is an obligation and not to do the perdition. It is unthinkable that Real Madrid remains out, but we have already seen this movie in the previous years. The difference is that this year the investment has been superlative: 250 million euros must give for much more than eighth some of Champions League.
It turns out to be interesting to see the evolution of the collective mental state of Madrid since it lost for the minim in Lyons up to today. It was foreseen that those of Pellegrini were coming to the party back with enough pressure, with the whole environment reminding them to the trainer and to the players who stake the period in ninety minutes. Nevertheless, the spectacular recovery against the Seville, a more important party for how that for what, has it turned to everything.
Now the meringues are leaders of the League (for much that Alves wants to see the things from another optics) and they have given a blow of effect with the avalanche of offensive game of which they made a show last Saturday. But let’s not be wrong, the Champions is another history, for good and for evil; at the time of the truth, little imports what has spent the previous week in the domestic competition: Europe has other codes, other obligations, nothing that sees the League.
Madrid appears without Xabi Alonso (Marcelo will not be either, but nobody throws himself of the hair for it). The tolosarra is the key piece of the team, fact that is evident so much when it is an islet in a rocky mediocentro (the first part against the Seville) as when it is surrounded with talent (the second part of the same meeting). Everything points for which Pellegrini will go out with 4-3-3 (or 4-3-2-1), with the fundamental one formed by Lass – Granary – Guti. Logically, all the looks will aim at Fourteen: what version will we see? the indolent one or the incomparable one?
Finally, it will be a party that nobody should get lost. It seems difficult that Madrid does not overcome this key test, but, coming to the maximum topic, everything can happen. I believe that a difficult party would agree for those of Pellegrini more, that they are complicated and the breast do forces them to give in the final straight line, that a simpler party, marking a prompt pair of goals and falling down in the error of turning out to be winning before time: a goal of the Lyons would complicate very much the aspirations Real Madrid supporters.
Nasri and Arshavin destroy the Oporto
It was the minute 38 when last Saturday they were jumping the alarms in Emirates Stadium. Cesc Fábregas, which had just marked a great goal to the Burnley, was retiring the field of play for inconveniences. Arsène Wenger was not ready to force his player star three days before the most important party of the period. Unfortunately, the tests pointed out that the Spanish mediocentro would not be free for the return of the eighth ones of end of the Champions League before the Oporto.
The Fábregas fall in a team mounted concerning him is always sensitive, but even more when it is necessary to mend 2-1 in against. It was the moment to happen the witness. Of that the Nasri, Arshavin and Rosicky were demonstrating that they do not depend on the supports of Spanish to shine. And go if they have obtained it.
To the impetus of an Arsenal that was looking for the goal rival joined the mistrust of a too conservative Oporto. Ferreira had aligned three mediocentros with the intention of making difficult the game of touch of the Arsenal, but soon it was seen that this night nothing could brake an electrical Arshavin and a Nasri overflowing with class. True it is that the first Bendtner goal is preceded of one out of Arshavin game. That the second one, also of Bendtner to pass of the Russian, comes from an infantile Fucile error. But today it was the day of the gunners.
Because as we were saying previously, if in the Arsenal Cesc is missing the looks turn players aside as Arshavin and Nasri. The Russian, electrical one during the whole party. There resembling to the best Arshavin, which it dazzled in Austria and Switzerland. The fourth goal noted down by Eboué, also was an assistance of his after leading the excellent one against. But shortly before that one so much, we had helped to an anthological moment. Only for the third goal noted down by Nasri, he is worth paying an entry. To the one that should not have seen it I will say to him that my words are insufficient to define it, the best thing is to see it in the video that the post heads. This masterpiece of Nasri was the morello cherry to his partidazo. Undoubtedly it is one of the pearls of the Arsenal, one of the weaknesses of Wenger. It is not easy to open hollow to him playing with a teacher as Cesc nearby, but today the Gaul has demonstrated that soccer remains him.
For more inri, his goal came at the moment of more burden for the gunners. Ferreira had to move card, therefore it withdrew Coelho to give entry to Rodríguez. Visitors were the best minutes until the mentioned Nasri goal erased of a pen stroke the hopes of the Portuguese set.
5-0 penalty Bendtner signed end. Who might imagine that today we would see the Danish doing a hat-trick in Champions, and more after seeing him trumping occasion after occasion last Saturday in the Premier. This night nothing him could go out badly for those of Wenger, and if to it seen today we add the baton of Cesc Fábregas to him, the Arsenal can aspire to everything in this Champions.
Robben rescues of a zurdazo the Bayern in Florence
Artemio Franchi has seen how the Bayern of Munich was sealing his pass to the quarter finals of the Champions League; not without difficulties, after losing 3-2 before the Fiorentina, but with Robben’s great goal that left without award the good role of the Italians in the qualifying round. And that that everything went so far as to paint enough good to those of Cesare Prandelli. Close to the half an hour they were already gaining the places thanks to somewhat of Vargas; the Peruvian made use of a Butt clearing after a Jovetic shot to do 1-0 and to mark the way. Good party of Montenegrin Stevan Jovetic, vital with his offensive contribution, however much his team will remain eliminated.
The party came to the rest with the local victory for the minim. The Bayern had been better, and was attacking every time with major criterion, but after the renewal it met a new blow. The first Butt saved a Gilardino auction to center of Marchionni, prelude from what it would come in the minute 54. The same protagonists, but Gilardino does not finish off but it leaves the heel ball to Jovetic so that this one marks the second one of crossed shot. The Spanish Undiano Mallenco, umpire of the meeting, did not indicate one out of game of the Italian forward in the move of this second goal, which seemed to put on the right track the duel.
But no, the party entered a ludicrous quarter of an hour, where everything was solved with three goals. First, rubbing the half an hour, Van Bommel equalled the global one of the qualifying round with his so much. Although again it entered scene Jovetic, which in four minutes made use of the connection again with Gilardino to beat Butt and to extend the distance. Clear that a blow was staying more madness, and it was made by Robben with a tremendous zurdazo before which nothing could do Frey. They have the video, sufficiently to enjoy the stamp of the Dutch, faithful to his style, penetrating from the right band, looking for the center, and from a distance surprising by means of potency and precision. It was the minute 65, he was remaining still very much divided, but the German set pulled office to avoid surprises.
There went so far as to say Andrea della Valle, president of Fiore, something like that Ovrebo is also an accomplice of this ending, since the Norwegian umpire had a polemic performance in the party disputed in Munich. The true thing is that the Fiorentina has completed a good qualifying round, but the Bayern, without being brilliant, it has got over to all the difficulties and enters quarters so dangerously as always. It does not seem that Ribery is the only danger of this team; also he it is Robben and, especially, his condition of German team.
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