League Two: the head and tail pinch

La Liga Adelante continues its long and tortuous course. Having passed the fifteenth day the first third of the competition, all the fights are open, even more than a few weeks ago. The classification is tight, both above and below, no one can escape into their heads the same way that there is no team that is falling off the hook in their struggle to avoid relegation.

Equality in the places of honor has been increased by poor run of results of Hercules, who has lost some of the advantage he had gained. The herculano have lost three of their last four games, two of them at home, including the derby this weekend, which fell to 1-2 against their neighbors of Elche. Still remain leaders with 31 points. The style of Juan Carlos Mandi team-an admirable defensive scheme and an extraordinary operation of the goals achieved, seems to feel better as visitors: at home have lost three of the eight matches played, while outside only have fallen into a meeting and tied another, adding five wins, some of the depth of that achieved in Vigo and A Coruña. This weekend will be another visit difficult as they will go to the Mediterranean Games Stadium to play against Almeria.

The celebration of a goal that never was

His crest does not take as many as other covers, but in the Calcio and the city of Naples is easily recognizable and its proud owner one of the players with the best lineup of Serie A. The Slovakian Marek Hamsik in its fifth season in the Partenopei, which has become one of the idols of the Azzurri fans. Yesterday was the protagonist in the great meeting that his club played in San Paolo against Juventus when he had the opportunity to advance your team with the launch of a penalty. He marked and celebrated in their own way, but claimed victory ahead of time ...

It was the game thirteen minutes and the ball was in possession of the elusive Lavezzi when leading into the area by one of its sides, was at the time when the teacher showed Pirlo was not born to defend. The referee did not hesitate to point out a just penalty. Hamsik would be responsible for launch: Buffon guessed his intentions and the ball hit the bat, but went. The Slovakian was launched to celebrate behind the goal where it runs underground tunnel to the locker room, threatening to go to them. But to get bad news awaited him: the launch had been set aside as his companion Inler had entered the area early. Hamsik put poker face.

Pepe Mel, between the ropes

It seems to have fallen short of that dream home Real Betis in the Primera Division, where 'competing' with the Levant in the 'other' League bipolar. Granota Betis and added spice to the top flight of football game based on a blatant surprising and surprised more than a rival. However, while the team of Juan Ignacio Martinez resists among the best, not without having pricked the bubble of onset, have chained Pepe Mel countless poor results have led him to taste the sweetness of reality.

As is natural in these cases, the first to be observed under the microscope is the coach. A Pepe Mel deservedly adored by a few months ago and now is on a tightrope. It seems that football sometimes forget the important things and Betis coach was not so long ago, in charge of achieving a long-awaited upgrade as needed for a set like Betis, which the League Two he was small. And the same happens with the victories of a principle that seems to have forgotten the tracks below.

Levante Will he finish the season in the European region?: The question of the week in Football Notes

It is without doubt the great revelation of the League BBVA . The East of Juan Ignacio Martínez 2011/2012 course started impressively and after a start which came to lead the ranking , boldly enduring almost unimaginable challenge of being at the top of the championship. After thirteen days, to his credit accumulates 26 points, is fourth and is fourteen from its primary purpose, salvation. It also has a cushion of fourteen on the relegation zone, and just those who look at the Ciutat de Valencia. So this week I want to ask:

Levante Will he finish the season in the European region?

The set granota became the last weekend on track, beating people to Sporting Gijon by four goals to nil. It keeps Europa League zone, but are awaiting bump Malaga (three points), and Seville (five). The question is to predict whether the Levant, without the pressure of the above teams and others who can not afford not to comply with European competition (read: Athletic, Athletic or Villarreal), may hold important positions in the table. On Saturday, visit the Camp Nou in mind the memory of their victory against Real Madrid and their pressure appears to have no limits. As always, we challenge you to your response justifiquéis the Answers .

Barcelona rout Real Madrid to cut advantage

Cut Barca lead with Real Madrid. Guardiola's team thrashed 4-0 at Rayo Vallecano and shortened the distance to 3 points separating them from the set of Mourinho in the classification of the Spanish League. Alexis Sanchez, Villa and Messi were the authors of the goals.

The Barcelona needed to react after the unexpected defeat to Getafe last weekend. The rematch took another team of Madrid: the Ray Vallecano. The Pep Team and crushed showed no mercy to those who knew Sandoval hold the meeting only to the first 30 minutes, getting to have clear chances to score.

However, after 28 minutes the Chilean Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring with a spectacular goal. Shortly before half-time, Alexis mark again for Barcelona after an inadvertent cue enabling Xavi. Soon after, at 42, Villa also say this on the net to cut his goal drought in the league (it was his fifth goal so far in the national competition). In the second half would Messi's goal he scored after a solo run good for 49 minutes.

With this result the Barcelona is still second in the standings with 31 points, 3 less than Real Madrid, although it should be noted that the FC Barcelona team has one more game. The next weekend Mourinho's team visit to Sporting Gijon and Barcelona will receive at home to Levante.

Force the yellow pique of discord

More than likely that during the next few hours, and after the match at the Camp Nou, more talk about the yellow card received that Gerard Pique of Barcelona's win at Rayo Vallecano . The reason, very simple: Pérez Lasa Blaugrana defender has shown a fifth card of the season, which leads to suspension, translated, can not play next Saturday against Levante but you can do the following, at nothing more, nothing less and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

It ran 83 minutes at the Coliseum when Pique Barcelona, ​​with the result 4-0, takes over the account to run a free kick in his own field. The referee, after wasting time repeatedly punished this action with a yellow. Pérez Lasa, before introducing his hand into his pocket, smiled as if he knows what it's thing, a fact that for many of those who have opined in this regard should be written in the minutes. However, it did not, and unless the Competition Committee to act ex officio and interpreter that the defender has caused the cardboard, you can play the classic.

Force the yellow pique of discord

More than likely that during the next few hours, and after the match at the Camp Nou, more talk about the yellow card received that Gerard Pique of Barcelona's win at Rayo Vallecano . The reason, very simple: Pérez Lasa Blaugrana defender has shown a fifth card of the season, which leads to suspension, translated, can not play next Saturday against Levante but you can do the following, at nothing more, nothing less and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

It ran 83 minutes at the Coliseum when Pique Barcelona, ​​with the result 4-0, takes over the account to run a free kick in his own field. The referee, after wasting time repeatedly punished this action with a yellow. Pérez Lasa, before introducing his hand into his pocket, smiled as if he knows what it's thing, a fact that for many of those who have opined in this regard should be written in the minutes. However, it did not, and unless the Competition Committee to act ex officio and interpreter that the defender has caused the cardboard, you can play the classic.

Barca off alarm lights

Barcelona players calmer sleep tonight after doing it for the last two with a difference of six points with Real Madrid, league leaders BBVA and that most see as a classic favorite that is now just around the corner. At least for the Catalans, for after the win against Rayo Vallecano (4-0), the ball is on the roof of the whites, forced to get the three points on Wednesday against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan to keep the loose lead to little more than a week for the derby.

Jose Ramon Sandoval said before visiting the Camp Nou than not to trust, not trust or the gardener of the club, later joking with the following simile: "It's like the world of bullfighting, or leave with two ears and tail or we put a 'pitonazo' and nursing. " The truth is that neither one thing nor the other. El Rayo Vallecano came seasoned, putting pressure, rummaging in the utopia of scoring against Victor Valdes in his fief, something never seen before throughout the season.

The funny video of the day: Vs Guti 'Guti'

Since Real Madrid left to enlist in the ranks of Besiktas, in a few days ago he signed his settlement, Guti has been linked more with the press of the heart or trouble on Twitter that it really has made ​​him who is an infinite class player, misunderstood by some and idolized by others. While waiting for it to open the winter market and that their football find accommodation , last night we could see one of the successful programs of TV3 (the Catalan autonomous).

It was in the comedy 'Crackovia', which for who does not know, go every Monday and as the imitations and large sketches on sport, especially in Barcelona, ​​Espanyol and Real Madrid. Just one more game that gives players the program is Guti, or rather, their reproduction. The exmadridista, building on the work stoppage, agreed to be measured replication in a face to face without waste where Messi confessed that he preferred rather than Christian, to great pleasure of the other 'Guti'. Be missed.

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Notes of the Week 14

Every week we scored Football Notes, from 1 to 5, least and what we liked most of the day the first division. These are the notes of the thirteenth day of the season.

"Betis, downhill

Far is the one who started the League Betis BBVA with speed. Four wins in the first four days, and since then the decline. With the defeat at home to the Royal Society of the final day for the club only adds 1 point of the last 30 played. Issues of concern which have put Pepe Mel on the wire.

Deisler and weight of Fame

We see them on the pitch, idols of thousands of people, the news always, the center of attention and flashes, have lucrative contracts and drive luxury sport. We look to another level, another ladder in society as if they were different, but often make the mistake of forgetting that they are people like you and me. As if the material, which is abundant, was able to replace completely the needs and desires of a human being. Sebastian Deisler is called, was one of the great promises of German and European football at the beginning of the last decade and it seemed that his move to Bayern Munich would eventually exalt, but a nightmare of injuries and unsafe mentality bear the burden of Elite ended his retirement at age 27.

He lived a complicated time in German football. After a decade of success culminating in the World Cup and Euro Italia'90 England in 1996, needed a regeneration Mannschaft given the veteran or the withdrawal of the Möller, Hassler, Sammer and company. There was Deisler, a midfielder who moved down the right with the kind of a stylist and electricity from one end. Relaxed, happy and virtuous game, not like a German footballer. Soon begin to emerge as a professional in the ranks of Borussia Mönchengladbach, to draw the attention of the great and hope to be regarded as Teutonic. Sebastian remembers that stage: Everyone saw me as El Salvador in Germany, the football hero Germanic resurrected ... and was only 19 years!

He sentenced ¿League Real Madrid?

We have not yet reached the middle of the Spanish League and Real Madrid draws and 6 points ahead of his nearest rival, Barcelona, ​​at the top of the standings. Given this club merengue and still remain the two classic contest between both teams, is already decided in favor of the League Mourinho set?

Merengue supporters delude: the present of your computer can not be better. With perfect score in the Champions League and with 6-point lead over Barcelona in the league seems that no one can stop Mourinho's team. However, the League is long and there is still much to play. Especially if you consider that Real Madrid and Barcelona have not yet seen the faces so far this season.

The Spanish coach, Vicente Del Bosque, talked about the advantage that has won the Madrid and said: "There is much year ahead and we are in the first third of the competition, but it is true that the advantage is considerable, although that seeing the authority with which Real Madrid and Barcelona walk by the League is difficult to predict. "

The truth is that it is almost for the team for Guardiola and Mourinho see face to face: on Saturday, December 10 will contest the first classic of the season at the Bernabeu. If you were to win the Real Madrid and obtained a 9-point lead, would be awarded the league? The opinion, dear reader, you have it.

The Madrid is victorious against a worthy Athletic

Last Thursday, in 'The advantage of the 12' Cadena Cope, asked one of his listeners how he thought would run the game between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. "For me, I'm an amateur mattress, I think Madrid will bring us five. "A widely across the country and began to spread to the parish Atletico sadly . And the truth is that the final result of 4-1 may give the impression that once again, the athlete has been a broken toy in the hands of Madrid, but far less.

Atletico jumped onto the pitch convinced of its possibilities, with very clear ideas. Closing out the spaces to Real Madrid attackers, preventing Xabi Alonso participate in building the game, stopping the flowing football of his opponent with numerous faults, some exceedingly strong, and denounce Mourinho told a news conference, and making good use of kickbacks, seeking always at his best man, Adrian. When the Spaniard leading the visitors ahead on 15 minutes an excellent move, we all thought the same thing: "What if this time it?". It was not only the advantage on the scoreboard, but the image. Seeing a comfortable Atletico at the Bernabeu, on par with a brilliance of Madrid without recent weeks.

Palo Barcelona, ​​which is six points behind Real Madrid

Perhaps it was because of accumulated fatigue, the pressure of knowing that Real Madrid had not forgiven his stake against Atletico Madrid, of knowing top and wait for the flute sound that simply, fortune smiled at Getafe. In any case, the Barcelona dropped one rung to his football during his visit to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez to face one of those teams this season is giving more of lime sand. Luis Garcia's pupils broke a streak of 27 games without defeat for the League is, today, a little whiter.

And that is the difference between the leaders Real Madrid and the Blaugrana is six points with a couple of days to be played the classic at the Santiago Bernabeu. He listened, just after finishing the game, if this ship is characterized by some for his play, strength, security and trust. She listened, obviously, in a more culé that merengue, but the best excuse to defeat harvested and six points behind the two giants of our championship was as follows: "The ship still has to play the two classics."

Resignation rojiblanca

It is by far that of the pupae. A walk through hell, multiple fatalities, puzzles and games lost against all odds took that child to ask his father why Atletico were, embodied by Sabina slogan melody and how to suffer. However, if something always characterized Atletico Madrid was the ability to face adversity, overcoming and rebel against those opposed to their happiness. When victory finally came, it was doubled in value in the knowledge that may take time to taste success again, but above all because the fan knew his team's victory was also his own. So Sabina continued in the next stanza with how to enjoy. However, Atletico fan's mind is now mined in prison for the erratic course that follows the club, not wanting to protest and fallen into resignation, after passing to indifference.

Never a derby against Real Madrid was lived with so much misery and so little intention to derail the intentions of the Vikings, rival par excellence. What once turned the lawn into a battlefield, shaped by duels like Buyo and Futre, today becomes a raft of oil where placidly browsing the Real Madrid at the powerlessness of the Manzanares neighbor, drowning in a river water revolts. It looks at a technician who advocates turning the party into a defensive wall without crossbows on the battlements. Or a president who, when asked by the athletic slump derbies, conforms to remember that Madrid has lost more than won with Barcelona in recent times. It is a hobby that knows that Madrid has run too far to keep up.

The Wizard of Light

Part of a disused school, choked by double and triple pivots, which saw ten hitch to the back and the border linking midfield and attack with the objective of the toll between the two as pleasant possible. On his way to the net, the ball knows that sooner or later end up nestling into his boots and is delivered without misgivings, knowing that ten care for it as anyone knows. Maradona was great in that area at the confluence of two waters, where half a second to think before the rest gives you an advantage that can be decisive.

In the nineties, Argentina was prolific in this kind of players and there were many who had to carry the slab to be the new Maradona. Juan Sebastian Veron, Ariel Ortega, Daniel Montenegro, Marcelo Gallardo and Juan Román Riquelme were some of the most illustrious. Often also a River player who was able to put in place to Monumental. Along with his counterpart from Boca, the standard of a generation. Today, after a career of ups and downs, irregularity, injury and great moments, Pablo Cesar Aimar back 32 years to make magic in the Estadio Da Luz.

Champions Tribune: The 'dangers' of being a group leader

First place in the first group stage of the Champions League has always been a scarce commodity that everyone wants to achieve to avoid the other group winners. Normally just set in that position more powerful, the most preventable for the second round. Barcelona and Real Madrid, for example, have struggled to reach the final game mathematically classified as heads of their respective groups in order to deal with the second the rest. But what is really worth leading end? This season might not.

It is obvious that if any squad finished second merit is that (for the more modest), or in this case, demerits, have done. But stiff competition in this campaign has led to potential rivals Barcelona, ​​Madrid or who finishes first may be the eye to the fact: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Porto ... as long as the three representatives of the Premier League finish qualifying , which will decide the final game as much as each other's existence have been compounded this week.

Barcelona shows because it is considered the best football team in the world. Guardiola's team managed to win in San Siro against Milan and secured the first position of their group in the Champions League. Xavi, the great figure of the night.

At 32 she put Barca ahead: penalty for the Catalans that Messi has to run twice (had to repeat a halt before taking the final step, for which he was punished with a yellow card), but ultimately ends by changing goal.

The champion of Spain against the Italian champions. Milan and Barcelona faced off last night at the Giuseppe Meazza. Guardiola took the lead on 13 minutes thanks to an own goal from Van Bommel goal, although Allegri quickly reacted and 7 minutes later tied the score with a goal from Ibrahimovic.

In the second half Boateng takes a punt on the edge of the area to penetrate the defense of Barcelona and mark the 2 to 2. However, the final, Xavi Messi receives assistance in a counterattack to decree the 3-2 final.

Here is a video with the goals of the match.

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With this result the Barcelona reaches 13 points in 5 games and secured Champions League knockout pass as group winners. The Milan with 8, is secured the second position. Viktoria Pilsen (third with 4 units) and Bate Borisov (room with 2 points) are already eliminated from the competition

Valencia does his homework before the big test

Surprisingly, after the result last night at the Mestalla, Valencia did not know how to find the way to goal in Belgium . Not surprising, either, the statements of Mario Been, Genk coach at the conclusion of the meeting: "We have not played that badly." He says a man who saw his goalkeeper, Kotel, had to take the ball from his goal to seven times. The biggest win ever signed by the che picture in Europe is not enough to qualify, although Unai Emery now depend on themselves. A point at Stamford Bridge will be enough.

It was a party with a happy ending at the Coliseum Valencia, hungover from the last league match against Real Madrid. If the premises on Saturday ended electrocuted by a bad outcome, were enchufadísimos in European competition. The Champions League is still latent in the city of Valencia thanks to a 7-0 in which Roberto Soldado was erected as a protagonist. The striker signed a hat-trick that caused the rallying cry of the home crowd when it was replaced, easily transferable to any fan watching the actions of the '9 ',' Soldier, Team! ". Clearer water.

Barca was not frightened to attack San Siro

Several were the incentives that added spice to the Milan-Barcelona to San Siro. One, the key to the Catalans: win and seal their ranking first in his group. Two, to dedicate the win to Tito Vilanova was operated emergency and could not be accompanying Pep Guardiola. And three, the curiosity that aroused a possible reunion between Barca coach and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who already left while making broth to coach, in recent weeks, with the publication of his biography, he had added fuel to an already incendiary relationship.

Well, the three above purposes, the club left Italy with the most important under the arm. The ticket to the knockout, where whatever happens on the last day before the Bate of Champions, will be local in the back, and an incontestable victory (2-3) in tribute to his coach, which the UEFA and controversial laws prevented tribute just before the start of the crash. There was no exchange of glances, let alone handshake between Barça and striker Milan, needless did. Ibra scored one of the goals, but Pep took the three points.

What you see three teams most likely to fall?: The question of the week in Football Notes

The thing is that doctrine in the League BBVA . In the new edition of Real Madrid-Barcelona match in terms of achieving the title refers, of which no one speaks, the disparity of alternatives, is how teams have some, several or many papers to leave the top flight of football . Although it is still early to sentencing, we want to know what you think at this stage of the campaign on future sets of descendent class. Thus, Question of the Week NDF is as follows:

What you see three teams most likely to fall?

After thirteen days are Racing, Real Sociedad and Granada, the latter with the match against Mallorca to conclude, who occupy the three positions of the classification unpleasant. However, there are several teams stuck in the ointment, separated only by a victory, Zaragoza, Mallorca, Getafe and Sporting are, today, meat suspense. Like Betis, which began to wonder and for several days has been deflating, or other candidates who are by virtue of being a newly promoted, as the Ray Vallecano that must be said, breathing with seven points above the well. The Levant, one of the candidates year after year, remains in Champions area with more than half the points made towards its real goal, retiring from the suffering that eats every week who do not leave things so well. As always, we ask you, Answer in our Answers section .

Madrid's win against Dynamo Zagreb

Goals galore at the Bernabeu. The set of Mourinho conceded 6 to Dinamo Zagreb, even if the lineup had several substitutes. Benzema and Higuain played together throughout the match and noted its forcefulness when dialing.

Dinamo Zagreb knew that the purpose in his visit to the Bernabeu was not coming home with a win against. The Croats were far, far away, to do this: Mourinho's team, with several alternates, managed to score throughout the entire match.

Benzema opened the scoring at 2 minutes and when they were 10 party, the set merengue and was 3 to 0: Alley at 6 and Higuain had increased to 9 account. The German Mesut Ozil was commissioned to mark the fourth at 20.

In the second half had more goals, but this time on both sides. Alley and Benzema (at 49 and 66 minutes respectively) took the score to the half-dozen and, late in the game, and Tomecak Beqiraj Pride scored the goals for the whole of Croatia.

Then I leave a video with the goals of the match.

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With this result the Real Madrid is ideal score in Group D of the Champions League: 15 points in 5 games. The Madrid team leader of its group, followed by the Ajax with 8 points, third is Olympique Lyon with 5 units and finally Dinamo Zagreb has failed to score points.

Convenient test for Madrid test

With qualification in the pocket and gear shaping machine, the game tonight against Dynamo Zagreb for Real Madrid assumed a perfect opportunity to test those parts that have been less widely used and give more rest to the accumulated route . Far from being a tough test for the less usual, the match against the Croats was more comfortable than expected, and after ten minutes, the white team had already scored three goals before a timid perplexity the visitors. With a final score of 6-2, Madrid mathematically ensures first place in the group.

Casillas, Khedira, Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo watched the game from the bench while Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos and Ozil played only the first time in a risky maneuver for a possible injury Mourinho after the break. Adam, Coentrao, Varane, Sahin and Alley left the game, while you could see Benzema and Higuain well together at the end of attack. Both played a great game, especially the French, who all came out. It was shown that two players as different as they can play well together, the problem is not that, but the lack of places with all forces available.

Notes Day 13

Every week we scored Football Notes, from 1 to 5, least and what we liked most of the day the first division. These are the notes of the thirteenth day of the season.

"The aim of the subject good turn

Continue passing these things cry out to heaven, but as I read once, it is not dropping objects into the field in almost every one of them, but what varies is the aim. On Sunday, a teenager had the brilliant idea to part with her umbrella bound for the assistant referee's face, which luckily avoided to give him the eye. The subject in question, which was discovered by those who saw it, soured a great night in Granada.

"Montanier, in the center of the target

She's been challenged too many weeks, but it was during the day, with a goalless draw in which the Royal Society was submitted by Espanyol, when the lights Anoeta alarm. The crowd calls for the dismissal of a coach who came in the summer to improve the figures of Martin Lasarte. The time is showing the good work of the Uruguayan and the expectation, perhaps, is very high. Against Betis play it.

Are we going to the field or see it on TV?

Santander's raining, it's cold and I want to find parking around the corner. Moreover, this habit of putting the parties on Mondays at 21.00 just convinced me not, I get bit before work and have to walk in a hurry, let alone on Sundays at 22.00, the next day you have to get up early. And what about the price of tickets each year ... the top. However I can put the game on TV, in a perfect time for it and with this new HD surround sound system and do not know what else. We hire well in this channel, which also has the best reviews. Then we will see a summary of other meetings and to know who is a leader in the Belgian second division. We're watching the game is still fun, but it hurts to see that look empty soulless with many locations in the stands.

The focus on televised football is clear and compelling. The different platforms spent much money on it and try to offer the viewer the best service for your attention, and you do not miss the mind to take the remote control in this war without mercy by the audience. The LFP is aware of this and the importance of income, and guides the steps of the competition as best suited to television. If you have to put a game on Sunday at noon or ten at night, it gets. If Real Madrid, Atletico and Getafe have to play the same day in a short space of time, or they have to do Betis and Sevilla, who do, not something that affects the potential viewer with remote control in hand.

Madrid also knows how to suffer

There are always welcome given, and Real Madrid had accustomed us in recent times to win generous incontestable and football goals. Sometimes have to suffer and know how to win games where the conditions are not conducive or simply do not have the day. Able to overcome these setbacks is also part of the Decalogue which aims to reach the finish line first. Additionally, if the rival is Valencia at the Mestalla, the difficulty increases considerably. Real Madrid took the three points in a good game of football in the first part grabbed and he faltered in the second with a final agony. Harvested 2-3 thanks to the banks of the Turia, Mourinho's team leader remains on the table.

There were developments in the lineups of both teams. The home team came out with Diego Alves in goal due to the inconvenience of Guaita during the week. He also played Parejo, virtually unprecedented this year, with the mission of following Xabi Alonso down the field. Finally it did not even know what not do. Madrid, plus red dress in a good setting to promote and align an eleven shirt full of players who have had weeks of selection, played for so many suspicions aroused trivote the previous year with Xabi, Lass and Khedira. It was the solution to low Di Maria and Kaka.

Chelsea put 49 million for Higuain

The English side Chelsea striker wants a new area. I walked the priority of Vilas-Boas coach Gonzalo Higuain is one of the best scoring average front of the big European leagues. Since Abramovich's club would be willing to pay 49 million euros for the Pipit.

The Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich already has plans for Chelsea next season: he wants to gain the services of a goalscorer and that money is not an obstacle. The London club would be willing to pay 49 million euros for Gonzalo Higuain who despite headlines alternate substitutions at Real Madrid has scored 11 goals so far in the League (a goal every 61.1 minutes).

The Pipit has a contract with Real until 2016 and his buyout clause amounts to 200 million euros. However, Argentina has one of the lowest wages merengue team: cobra 3.5 million per season against the 5, 9, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. V ILAS-Boas believes it may be tempting to Higuain for landing at Chelsea with a promise to become one of the highest-paid forwards worldwide.

Why are so desperate from Higuain Chelsea for hiring? It is one of the biggest problems the team is scoring low effectiveness. Torres has become just 4 goals so far this season and Lampard is the top scorer of the team with 6 goals. Drogba and Anelka have said little on the net once in each season.

As if the mother will not let go to Higuain, and there is a plan B: Falcao.

Real Madrid will offer high-capacity WiFi at the Bernabeu

Real Madrid are tired of having their stadium incommunicado. The merengue is a solution set for signal reception problems is in the Bernabeu to ensure that all who go to the stadium that will have access to a WiFi network from their mobile phones.

The football stadiums are places where many people will be crowded, especially in the case of teams like Real Madrid are very conveners. The large audience translates into a lot of phones and we know what happens when many people try to use a network all at the same time: it collapses. It happens that during a Real Madrid match the reception of 3G networks not the best (and even not exist) and why it is impossible to send a tweet or a photo and even make it difficult to send an SMS.

Aware of this, the directors of Real Madrid have decided to install a high capacity network thanks to the support that the company gives Cisco the Cisco Connected Stadium WiFi is already working successfully in some American stadiums to assure the public good access to internet so they can access their social networks, send or receive mails.

Cisco will also provide the service that complements Cisco Stadium Vision WiFi service for attendees at the Bernabeu to access custom applications and have a new channel of communications security.

They put on another shirt

Not part of a select one club man, which brings together those players who have defended the same jersey throughout his career, but little lacking. Their names will always be associated with a club having played most of their careers being faithful some colors, however, for one reason or other season wore the shirt also some other equipment. Meet some of those football players who gave their only shield a small scale in other stadiums.

Alessandro Del Piero (Padova)

It started in goal, but his brother Stefano convinced him that his was the opponent. Her slim ominous complexion, but the priest of the village of San Vendemiano, and president of the club where militant Alessandro spoke with the leaders of Padova to let them know of the existence of a young man with a talent for this football. Once in the Padua team youth would soon debut in the Serie B and in professional football. After being rejected by the Milan legend Giampiero Boniperti Juventina I joined the Old Lady. The rest is known history of one of the best Italian players ever.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with Real Madrid

After play-off match is to enter the Championship with the selection of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Madrid with a muscular overload and has not been able to train alongside their peers. Neither did his teammate Alvaro Arbeloa who suffers a similar picture.

There was no training to Cristiano Ronaldo on his return to Madrid. The Portuguese suffered a "meltdown in the left thigh abductor muscles," says the report as published in the official website of Real Madrid. Luso striker played yesterday with his team the match play-off to enter the Euro against the Bosnian combined that exceeded by 6 to 2.

Alvaro Arbeloa also returned to practice after bitter fighting between Spain and Costa Rica (ending matched 2 to 2). The defender suffered a hamstring muscle overload in the left thigh.

Despite these diagnoses is estimated that the two can recover quickly and that is why it is not in danger his presence at the meeting on Saturday will play Real Madrid at the Mestalla against Valencia. But we have to wait to see how the physics of these two players in the coming days.

The Portuguese Pepe and Fabio Coentrao and Gonzalo Higuain (who also played games with their respective teams) also attended the training held at Sports City, although that rule may be injured.

Are you worried about the image that Spain has in recent friendlies?: The question of the week in Football Notes

The commitments of the Spanish league for the last break ended last night with a 2-2 draw with Costa Rica , in a game that managed to disguise Vicente Del Bosque in the final stretch, despite the poor image of the first part. A bad result that binds to the defeat against England last Saturday , but they were friendly matches.

Spain, as the current World Champion, has the "obligation" to show around the globe and delight with his football. However, it seems that the motivation in the party spreads inconsequential in a block that saved their best performance to matches. But through our question of the week you want to know what you think about:

Are you worried about the image that Spain has in recent friendlies?

Do you get defeated in the fall as friendly as they give up in major competitions? Or do you think instead that we must defend the star of the jersey in every game? Do not you think losing by a landslide as Argentina and Portugal remaining prestige to our team? What do you think that is the poor performance of our lately? We want to answer all these questions and leave us your opinion in our section Football Notes Responses .

The second goalkeeper

Gone are endless debates about the appropriateness of Spain had in their selection with Victor Valdés, the goalkeeper of Barcelona champion of everything. Victor went to South Africa with World Casillas and Reina at the expense of Diego Lopez to be part of what would become world champion. Today, Vicente Del Bosque is clear the name of the three goalkeepers that are part of their calls: same as Africa attended the meeting. With Casillas as the undisputed number one choice, the question is to know who would be his replacement in case of injury or punishment of the captain.

Undisputed bulwark whole Liverpool, Queen also praised his ability to group role can also play from the position of third goalkeeper. Whenever it seems clear that assumes no problems Valdes Casillas owns indisputable, since there is no debate on the possible controversy that could lead to their presence. Neither the alleged bad relationship with Queen since the two coincide in the quarry Barca settled by the same people. Whether true or not, both correctly advocate professionalism.

The exception of foreign coach

Jamie Carragher, Liverpool defender battle-hardened, put the debate on the table a few weeks ago: Is it lawful for the selections to hire foreign coaches? Carragher criticized the England team is coached by Italian Fabio Capello, not a technician British trap considering the permissibility of the rule concerning the selectors, and the truth is that reason and argument does not lack the heart of Liverpool. If football teams combined faces representing the cream of the national scene, the coach should not be an exception. With nuances, though.

"It's as if our doormen are not good enough and we bring Buffon of Italy, or any other" wields Carragher when asked about the matter. The network player, who left the team after the World Cup in South Africa where England did well under Capello's orders, says the English coaches should have a chance even though Steve McClaren did well in the selection or may have been the foreign coaches like Ferguson, Mourinho or Benitez those who have succeeded in the Premiership and in Europe in recent years.

El Dépor imposes Celta derby gallego

Four years ago Galicia was not living a derby. It had to be in the second division, where Deportivo La Coruna is reunited with his eternal rival, Celta Vigo. Opponent, not an enemy, as the Neanderthals bent on imposing on each side. The pre-game hours were marked by disturbances in the vicinity of the Riazor Stadium, buses being stoned Celta, both the team and the fans. Shortly after starting the match the referee had to give two notices to the field representative for the flares that lit the Riazor Blues and, finally, after the tying goal, the fans turned to start CELTINA seats and throwing them on the sportsmanship of the bottom tier. Another missed opportunity for the Galician football, unable to fraternize and enjoy a sporting event as it should because of a few thousand morons. That said, we could not ignore, let's leave it behind and focus on the intense game that lived in Riazor.

In addition to the category to which the two teams are currently Galician, this derby is different from previous ones in the Galician considerable number of players, especially the conversion Celta has lived in recent years, but also because Depor finally has players da shua terra, something time since withdrawal of mythical Fran. The two low coruñeses counted in his usual lineup: Andres Guardado, organized by the Mexican national team for two friendlies without Lendoiro do anything about it-at least time-and Jesus Vazquez, a guy in A Coruña we have sold as the most expert strategos Silver Division but has not approved scraping past a single match. So, José Luis Oltra formed his double pivot with two players from A Coruña, Alex Bergantiños, ruled that the owner has gone unchallenged, and Juan Dominguez, who emerged as the best branquiazul the meeting, joining a current technical quality and a claw had not seen before.

Survey 2011-2012 Season Football Notes

In recent years publishers Football Notes will come from offering our forecasts we believe to be the best teams and players of the year, all at the same time we invite you all to make your own predictions. In the edition of last year we asked you ideas and we dierais ye should proposals to improve this experience together, so this year we ask all these questions as a survey.

First you will meet with the predictions of the editors of NDF and immediately after the survey itself. You must cover the survey (all fields are mandatory) and the results will be published next month. In addition, those who wish, you can leave your predictions in the comments and next summer we'll see who has more future as a seer. We have not included anything on the Euro because we do something special survey time. So without further ado, we leave our options first and then the survey will remain open until the next full moon, December 10.

Playing at home (IV)

This week cargaditos come more than usual. As in previous occasions we had to scratch a bit to find little things good, this last week until we had to leave some publication in the reserve. It also seems that after only four issues and we will become a must Digital dwellings and Ruben John Carlin Uria, arguably the two best footballing journalism feathers of this country.

• However, we begin with an entry of Van Gaal's book that highlights a portion of the interview with the recently awarded the Waves, Jordi Evola, Brand published last Sunday, in which He performed Follonero brief but lucid reflection on the influence of certain behaviors of journalists in the state of tension between Barcelona and Madrid: A bit of wisdom

Prepares for Argentina to Bolivia

Argentina wants revenge. Today the albiceleste selected faces with his pocket again Bolivia after the historic defeat by 6 to 1 occurred during the last qualifiers for South Africa 2010. The Argentine coach Alejandro Sabella who will be hinted in the field.

Sabella team seems to have the head, but the unexpected happens and it forces you to improvise. With virtually ruled out Kun Agüero today's meeting by physical discomfort (suffered a sharp contraction during training on the farm that the selection has in Ezeiza Argentina), the Argentine coach will probably change your raise, which was initially going to be a 4 -3 to 3, for a 4-3-2-1.

The change tactics because the replacement of Aguero will most likely Javier Pastore. With this possible change, the Argentines on the field will be: Romero in goal, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Burdisso and Clemente Rodriguez on defense, Mascherano, Gago and Ricky Alvarez in midfield, Pastore and Messi and Higuain as the only links front area.

The big question is how to complement Messi and Pastore in generating game. Sabella spoke of the issue and commented: "Pastore is playing pretty loose in France, almost like a second point. Before going to Europe, the campaign played Double Hurricane hitch with Defederico. I think a player is, in general, play free, loose. And working in this space between the wheels and the front. Find your place on the court. Having it to Messi in the selection, you can lean to the left or to join Messi and be a hitch. But I do not see it as a typical engagement. "

The match against Bolivia will be the third party who disputes the combined qualifying Argentine who got a win over Chile and a loss to Venezuela.

The Spanish introduced the new shirt for Euro 2012

This morning there has been an event in which the Spanish and Adidas presented the public with the new shirt for Euro 2012 Poland and Ukraine. Under the slogan "The past does not count. They are ready to begin, "we have seen posed with several team members that the design of our uniform again be beautiful.

And I say again because the wearing of 2011 until now seemed horrible , but fortunately for this great event in Poland and Ukraine, the brand has designed a shirt sober, that all those blue lines disappear only hindered. In addition, the red color has been slightly obscured, and now averages mimic the Spanish flag.

Personally, only enhance the darkening blue uniform pants, but this is already a matter of taste. The important thing is that the shirt stands out for its simplicity and elegance, not to mention the star of world champions over the shield.

Arsenal, between philosophy and success

125 years of history are to live better and worse times. Arsenal do not have the track record and the legend of Manchester United or Liverpool, and two European Cups with Nottingham Forest or this millionaire Chelsea or Manchester City. However, it is one of the greats of the Premier, but there is always something wrong. In football there are so ingrained topics that are sometimes confused with irrefutable truths. In one of them lives in north London club as the team plays well without resources made up football kids who have just started on this. Although the titles do not come since 2005, Wenger is based on his philosophy as a way to step out. A budget, too inexperience to think about larger goals. A perfect shield for not finishing to shore artillery.

They have never had the means of those who enjoyed other, but you can not say that Arsenal have been a small club. Gone are the thirties where it ceased to be The Arsenal to become the best Arsenal and England team when they won five leagues. Also the difficult postwar revival of 1970 or when they conquered the league, cup and its first European title with the Fairs Cup. But not so long ago, the team coached by George Graham and led by Seaman, Merson, Adams and Smith won the league in 1989 and 1991, confirming the momentum of the club with the conquest of the second European title thanks to the Cup Winners Cup in 1994, and striker Ian Wright in their ranks. Europe was the last braid.

Tevez Riquelme asked to return to Boca

When he speaks, Juan Roman Riquelme is not saved anything. Boca Hitch used a press conference to say that Carlos Bianchi is the best coach I had and said passage spoke to Carlos Tevez who asked him to return the Argentine team.

There was some praise for Carlos Bianchi in the press conference of Juan Roman Riquelme. Boca 10, said that in recent days spoke to his compatriot Carlos Tevez about the situation we're living (is marginalized from Manchester City for refusing to join in a game). "I talked to him about his situation. We should bring him to put silver "Riquelme said about it.

"I've said if they will not consider him to come here" said Boca player. Riquelme knows that the biggest obstacle is money, because the difference in contracts between Argentina and Europe, but believes that it is impossible to repatriate Tevez. "I believe that we should put Boca fans to bring him silver. Or that the club make an effort to bring Charlie back to Boca "said Riquelme.

For that first we have to wait. Expect to spend club elections, expected to finish the tournament and hope that the conflict is resolved with the City of Tevez. Meanwhile, from the club Xeneize should also be alert to possible offers that come to Carlitos.

The two players shared a brief period as Boca players until 2001, when Riquelme was sold to Barcelona. But they played together on several occasions wearing the shirt of his country.

The same over Kaka

Touch hiatus selections, which both pleases the majority, which rests one week league with Real Madrid as a leader with three points ahead of Barcelona. It is therefore a good time to dissect some of the details that the white team has walked up the lead in a season in which, for the moment, things are going. And looking at the side that Mourinho lines day after day we see that, despite the five additions, the protagonists are the same as last year over the pleasant surprise of Kaka.

The change in transfer policy has been notorious Florentino since returning to the Bernabeu with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema. After the huge financial outlay that year, the era of opulence philosophy gave way to joining what is really needed regardless of the name. Last summer came so players do not as well known as those who filled the stadium in their presentations but with the mission of the group and fill empty holes in the structure of the template.

Would you change the format of the Spanish League?: The question of the week in Football Notes

On Monday the president of FC Barcelona, ​​Sandro Rosell, made ​​a statement in calling for a Spanish league with fewer teams. Specifically, defends the idea of ​​reducing the first tournament to 18 teams, and later to 16. One idea that has been Guardiola today welcomed news conference.

We use the debate emerged with these statements, to know what our readers think about the issue through our question of the week:

Would you change the format of the Spanish league?

Do you think they should reduce the number of teams in our league? If so, what format would you set up? ¿Retocarías other competitions like the Copa del Rey? We want to answer in our section of Soccer Notes responses , so that together we can make the best of all.

Monreal Jesus Navas and return to the Spanish. Soldier will have to wait

Vicente Del Bosque on Monday made ​​known the list of 23 players who will play friendly matches against England (November 12) and Costa Rica (November 15), both at home. A list that highlights the return of two old acquaintances: Jesus Navas and Monreal. On the flip side, Thiago drops the call with a mission to help the sub-21, while others waited for their opportunity, as a Soldier, will have to continue working.

Although the Spanish block is clearly established, and all in a rush could say the names of 17 or 18 players who will be safe in the Euro 2012 if injuries allow it, there are a couple of positions still have questions. We talked on the left side and front.

Notes of the Day 12

Every week we scored Football Notes, from 1 to 5, least and what we liked most of the day the first division. These are the notes of the eleventh day of the season.

"The Royal Society Montanier, on the ropes

The resounding defeat of the Royal Society on his visit to Vallecas, leaves the Royal Society as a new red lantern competition and Philippe Montanier on the ropes. In their game against the Lightning, everything went against from the start, with two men injured and the expulsion of Iñigo Martínez. With this defeat, the Royal sum only 1 point in the last 21.

"Too many ties to zero

Neither more nor less than four games have ended goalless in the last day: Racing Granada, Mallorca, Sevilla, Villarreal and Espanyol, Betis, Malaga. The cause needs before teams look to their own goal than to the rival. At least in the other parties we enjoyed a lot of goals.

Athletic Club - FC Barcelona: An ode to football epic stage

Gleefully expected the match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona. The time form of both teams, setting, environment, quality of the players, coaches category and a universal deluge, gathered unique ingredients to form an epic duel. It was curious to see how players from both teams shook hands just before starting the game with a big smile on his face. Their faces seemed to say: "We have the raw material. Let's enjoy ourselves. "

And the result far exceeded expectations. Final score 2-2 in one of the best games, if not the best-far this season. An intense game, a fast-paced, in which either of the two teams has been overcome. With the rain has not stopped at any time to add more heroic to meet, despite the state of the pitch could be invited to play hard, both teams have shown maximum respect.

Real Madrid will feel better early in the morning

Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Golden Boot at the Santiago Bernabeu public moments before the game against Osasuna. He did it in haste, eager that the clash started as soon as possible to continue to demonstrate why he had received such an award. Three more goals to account for between 7 Portuguese who endorsed the Osasuna Real Madrid, which at least was able to break unbeaten streak with a goal Casillas Ibrahima.

In the first game in the history of the Santiago Bernabeu at 12 am, the Madrid jumped onto the field with the same intensity and momentum of last month, but without the same clarity in their actions. Merit of a well-armed Osasuna on the defensive and eager to harm the white ball movement. Reds lines traverse the center was a very complicated task, and the locals were able to read it to perfection. Mourinho opened the game with the intention of arriving on the wings. As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the can in a final finishing center Di Maria.

Playing at home (III)

We returned a week with our vision of the world soccer articles. In this third edition of Playing at home will make a first visit to the English house of John Carlin and then go our trip to Madrid and Barcelona to give our personal view of the biology that could entitle Part 1: Messi is finished and Part 2: Messi not mind me.

• John Carlin hoped write something about the palizón that gave Manchester City their neighbors in the United . Carlin has a very personal way of seeing and understanding the English game, perhaps because his business takes him to live long stretches away from the borders of a waste of sympathy and sexuality that is Isabell II. To analyze what may present as heartbreaking defeat for Sir Alex Ferguson, the good hand of Carlin check historic episode of The Teutoburg ambush in his article "Give me back my legions!"

Billy Sharp, a goal dedicated to the sky

Sometimes life hits hard and things happen that make you wonder how it is that really can happen, but like a flower born in the asphalt, as dark as something beautiful can come from the deepest sorrow can birth something move and stay forever as a beautiful memory. Billy Sharp, Doncaster Rovers footballer of the second English last Saturday lost his son when he was only two days old. For the match that his team had to play on Tuesday against Middlesbrough, his coach gave him rest because of the tragic event, but Sharp wanted to play, I wanted to play the game to score a goal and dedicate it to his son. He did, he ran toward the sideline and stood beneath the shirt showing another containing the following message: "That's for you, are" (this is for you, son).

Not only coach, but also his colleagues tried to convince him that it was better not play the game, but he was clear. He jumped onto the pitch and he did as captain. Before the game, Doncaster Rovers and Middlesbrough applauded for a minute in memory of Louie Jacob Sharp, his son. With only fourteen minutes had elapsed game, Billy hooked volley a ball dropped from the sky to mark while his team ahead on the scoreboard. He was also a goal. Billy Sharp could thus give your child the gift he craved. The referee is aware of the situation for a moment forgot the rules and did not show the yellow card players are taught to get up the shirt. It was time. The fans of both teams were quick to applaud the well marked by the English footballer of 25 years. The Doncaster Rovers finally lost 1-3 shock, but for a day, that was not important.

Real Madrid broke the curse of Gerland

Real Madrid came the fifth time in its history Gerland, with the aim of breaking the statistics for the first time and beat a field for the whole damn white, against an opponent who until recently was considered to be his nemesis. But not only that Lyon is far led by Juninho, but also the weak Madrid who is lights out on reaching the second round. With his victory last night by 0-2, with a double from Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid has not only removed a thorn has also made ​​clear, if there was any doubt, which is again one of the top teams in Europe.

The party followed the standard pattern of the last performances Whites: a very good first half and a second more relaxed. The Mourinho could have sentenced before the break, but this time the aim was not the usual level. The flurry of chances was shattered forever by a Lloris that on this occasion itself, showed why he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. Only yielded to Christian, first in a powerful free-kick, and by the second part in a penalty shot.

The Barca defense of three: less is more

One of the main virtues is Pep Guardiola as coach is to anticipate events, to prevent future problems that may arise. Knowing as one of the shortcomings of philosophy Barcelona, ​​reinvented each season his team and introduces new variants. In part, of course, not be so predictable, few teams are as studied by its rivals, but also because he knows the beginning of the end of empire Blaugrana, like any other, born inside: on the boat clicks into excellence, the day that they believe there is nothing to improve, begin to decline.

In its second year, having won the treble in his debut as coach of elite reinvented striker Messi as false, sticking out of the band and placing it among the gamers and the goals. He made ​​full: since then, Messi has won two gold balls and no doubt that next January will be awarded the third row, something that has only consguido Michel Platini (years 83, 84 and 85). After winning his third consecutive league champions and his second in three years, Guardiola concluded that to continue to maintain competitive tension, his team needed a radical change or, more fair and accurate with reality, an evolutionary leap considerable.

Barcelona and Valencia in the Champions League victories achieved

Yesterday's was a positive day for the two Spanish teams that played games with Champions League. Barcelona was a feast of goals against weak Viktoria Pilsen and Valencia managed to win against Bayer Leverkusen.

A new triplet Barcelona allowed Messi to win comfortably in Prague at Viktoria Pilsen. The Argentine scored the penalty (after which he expelled Petrzela) after 23 minutes and from there the Blaugrana had no problems playing at home and thrashing. Nuevamete Messi scored again at 47 and Cesc did the same at 71. At the end, the Flea again scoring to put the finishing touch to the evening with his goal number 200. Valdés is also worth noting that overcame the record as the goalkeeper Miguel Reina more minutes with the door to zero: 824 minutes. The goalkeeper of Barça have scored in the last 8 games (6 of Champions League and 2).

With this result, Barcelona will ensure their place in the knockout stages of Champions. The set of commands Guardiola in Group H with 10 points, followed by Milan with 8, with 2 Bate Borisov and Viktoria Pilsen 1.

Meanwhile, at the Mestalla, Valencia managed to win against Bayer Leverkusen 3 to 1. Jonas, Soldier and Rami scored for the hosts, while Kiessling scored the only goal of the Germanic group.

This result gives hope to Valencia to access the next round as his group, the E, is fairly fought: Chelsea leads with 8 units, followed by the Leverkusen with 6, then there's Valencia to 5 and finally the Genk with 2.

The save Valencia's first match point

Take Bayer Leverkusen center: starts the game. Click for Valencia, to which the German team responds delaying possession until the ball at the feet of goalkeeper, who fall prey to nerves gives the ball to Jonas, who does not waste the gift, with a subtle touch from outside the places the ball satin, docile but poisoned with the bat strain so che advance to set the marker. It had been nine seconds and the Brazilian had to score the fastest goal in Champions League history. The game started so excellent for Valencia, however, the ninety minutes were a difficult pilgrimage to a 3-1 victory and keep the hope of reaching the knockout stage.

After the goal of Jonas, as if it were the pole position reduced the time it took Makaay to score against Real Madrid wearing the shirt of Bayern Munich, just over ten seconds, Valencia dominated the possession of the ball and the Match remember a few weeks ago to have lived in the Bay Area with a difference: it had achieved a goal. With Banega in a state of excellent and Feghouli holder after big game against Getafe and the injury of channels, the set of dominant Emery shock. But an unexpected twist in the script caused the injury of Argentine midfielder, who left on a stretcher and with tears in his eyes that boded no good.

Barca, downhill and rights to the knockout

FC Barcelona is one of the sixteen teams that will play the second round of this year's UEFA Champions League. The Pep Team, a team record numbers and superlatives, like any statistics breaking against the few remaining, and the night ended with the saying that had never won the third and the fourth meeting of the group stage. All this the day you met your particular bicentennial Guardiola as Barça coach (144 wins and 500 goals in between) and Messi exceeded the barrier of 200 goals in official matches.

However, under the long shadows of the Catalan coach and star in Argentina, the Czech Republic duel served to enlarge the figure Víctor Valdés as Barça goalkeeper mythical beating the unbeaten record of Miguel Reina, and in his personal horizon only is reached five Ramallets Zamora. He had to do their part, sticking out a hand to hand with the start marker Petrzela. Viktoria Plzen The party tried to put him pace, supported by an exceptional public who must travel more than 100km in the Champions League matches, but his whole plan was shattered when Messi broke her hip Cisovsky: penalty and expulsion.

Notes of the Day 11

Every week we scored Football Notes, from 1 to 5, least and what we liked most of the day the first division. These are the notes of the eleventh day of the season.

"Getafe, surprising colista

Maybe if you ask which teams early season relegation fight at any time had said Getafe. Surprisingly the last position of an armed team from its main figurehead, Luis Garcia, to strive for greater heights than mere permanence. But the reality that has been on his face the whole Madrid has intensified this weekend, falling at the Mestalla.

"The Betis holds the mattress

When Pepe Mel's team peered at the top of the championship just started the course, then we noted the importance of some points that would serve him not to suffer at the end of the season. After six straight defeats, the last before the Racing, Betis live the few that are allowing rents stand in the middle of the standings. To avoid suffering, need improvement.

Who do you give the Golden Ball?: The question of the week in Football Notes

Today Tuesday has cut the number of applicants for the Golden Ball at 23 . As a result we have a list that despite occasional still have the less controversial name and does not squeak as much as the 50 that we announced last week .

Within just over a month, specifically on December 5, will announce the final three candidates. But until that moment, Football Notes we use our question of the week to find out what are the favorites of our readers.

Who do you give the Golden Ball? What three candidates considered favorites?

We invite you to overdo it for our section of NdF Replies to leave your predictions. We not only want to tell us who is your favorite to win the award, but who do you think will accompany you on the show as second and third best players of the year. And this is about choosing the best answer of all, we ask that you share with us the reasons for your vote.

The bitter ends Granada week at Sanchez Pizjuan

Seville and Granada fought Monday to finalize the day 11 of the League BBVA . A party that had dominated Marcelino Garcia from the first minute, when Manu del Moral ahead of theirs. But finally escaped fatal in ten minutes for the hosts in which, through Geijo and Mikel Rico, Granada won its first away win. A victory that allows them to leave the position of bottom club, now occupied by Getafe.

They are not good symptoms which presented the Marcelino in Seville last week. Gone are the great defensive effort to reach a point at the Camp Nou that once tasted glory . After that stellar performance of Javi Varas, two games at home against rivals decrease in has added only one point: the draw against Racing, and the defeat at Granada before us today.

In time witch

First day of November, the feast of All Saints or Halloween, each year American custom rooted in our country. Pumpkins, black cats, haunted houses dark trees and feed the imagination of the date that pays homage to all that we fear or do not understand. At a date so designated, the witches have their particular holiday and free rein to practice witchcraft. However, in a part of La Plata in Argentina, the Witches they are not burning at the stake, they are revered. First to Juan Ramon "La Bruja" Veron. Four decades later it was the turn of her eldest son, Juan Sebastian "La Brujita" Veron. Both know how to win the Libertadores with Estudiantes de La Plata. I say more: Students do not know how to win the Libertadores without Veron in their ranks.

One was forward to 1981, the other hook although it has already announced the end of the year will end his playing days. At 36 years, injuries advised to do so. The chronicles relate that Juan Ramon left bewitched the opponent each time the ball came with his boots, and thus was born the nickname of La Bruja. However, the gossips say that someone found him like a witch and so stuck. The nickname, as albiceleste that culture, was as a family heirloom and John Sebastian was called La Brujita. Estudiantes de La Plata is the shield of the family, which both debuted and where boots hang Brujita like his father did thirty years ago.