I've always understood..attacking players willingness to play in La Liga more than Serie A..but if i was a defender..i'd choose Serie A any day of the week
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Sky Sports' favourite slaphead Spanish football expert Graham Hunter knows everything about Barcelona and Real Madrid, but he seemed to show a startling lack of geographical knowledge on this week's Revista De La Liga:
"Some say that Henry doesn't have much to prove at Barca, I don't agree. The only time he played outside France before was at Juventus and he didn't succeed there."
"Some say that Henry doesn't have much to prove at Barca, I don't agree. The only time he played outside France before was at Juventus and he didn't succeed there."
Pepe: Madrid Must Keep Winning
Real Madrid defender Pepe contends that his side is in great form at the moment, but knows that only continued victory will do for the capital giants...
Pepe, newly arrived in Real Madrid this summer from Porto, has called on his teammates to keep up their "good form" and "determination" ahead of Saturday's clash with Almeria.
The centre-back, who cost the Bernabeu side a whopping 30 million euros, will watch from the sidelines after sustaining an injury earlier in the campaign, but is confident that his side can keep it going.
"The team is in good form. Against Villarreal [5-0 victory], who are a very good team, we played a superb match, and now we must continue that form this Saturday [against Almeria].
"We're playing at home but cannot afford to lose focus at all. We will lose the game if we don't show the same concentration and focus as we did against Villarreal."
On his recent inopportune injury, that's kept him out not only of the Madrid side but also the Portuguese squad he sighed, "It's tough. I waited so long for that opportunity with the national team and now that it's here, I can't take it.
"But, soccer is thus. I need to be strong in the face of difficulties."
Pepe received some criticism pre-season after taking some time to settle into the side, but is confident that he can improve, and that he can fit into coach Schuster's plans.
Indeed, Pepe pointed out that the German manager has special requests for his centre-backs.
"[Schuster] wants all play to start with us central defenders," he said.
"He wants the ball to go through us to the midfield in order to build up chances."
Pepe would not be drawn on recent remarks attributed to Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese about Real Madrid's "random" transfer policy.
The Portuguese stopper would only say that he'd heard from his international teammates that Werder were looking ahead to the "very difficult" meeting between the German side and Madrid in the Champions League.
Pepe, born Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira in Brazil, previously served both Porto and Maritimo.
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Real Madrid defender Pepe contends that his side is in great form at the moment, but knows that only continued victory will do for the capital giants...
Pepe, newly arrived in Real Madrid this summer from Porto, has called on his teammates to keep up their "good form" and "determination" ahead of Saturday's clash with Almeria.
The centre-back, who cost the Bernabeu side a whopping 30 million euros, will watch from the sidelines after sustaining an injury earlier in the campaign, but is confident that his side can keep it going.
"The team is in good form. Against Villarreal [5-0 victory], who are a very good team, we played a superb match, and now we must continue that form this Saturday [against Almeria].
"We're playing at home but cannot afford to lose focus at all. We will lose the game if we don't show the same concentration and focus as we did against Villarreal."
On his recent inopportune injury, that's kept him out not only of the Madrid side but also the Portuguese squad he sighed, "It's tough. I waited so long for that opportunity with the national team and now that it's here, I can't take it.
"But, soccer is thus. I need to be strong in the face of difficulties."
Pepe received some criticism pre-season after taking some time to settle into the side, but is confident that he can improve, and that he can fit into coach Schuster's plans.
Indeed, Pepe pointed out that the German manager has special requests for his centre-backs.
"[Schuster] wants all play to start with us central defenders," he said.
"He wants the ball to go through us to the midfield in order to build up chances."
Pepe would not be drawn on recent remarks attributed to Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese about Real Madrid's "random" transfer policy.
The Portuguese stopper would only say that he'd heard from his international teammates that Werder were looking ahead to the "very difficult" meeting between the German side and Madrid in the Champions League.
Pepe, born Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira in Brazil, previously served both Porto and Maritimo.
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Madrid Ride Their Luck To Win
Real Madrid 3-1 Almeria
It was not a display Real Madrid will want to remember - especially after two great games - but they rode their luck and withstood some serious pressure to pick up a 3-1 win over a very gutsy Almeria side...
Saviola opened the scoring in the 36th minute after a difficult start to the game, but Almeria kept coming at their more accomplished opponents.
They were denied a goal in the 54 minute when Uche was adjudged offside despite being on, and then has Crusat harshly sent off just after the hour mark to make it a very unlucky night.
However, they refused to given up, even after Sneijder made it 2-0, scoring yet another delightful free-kick to make it four goals in three games.
They got their reward when Uche finally scored in the 73rd minute, and looked like scoring another for much of the remaining 17 minutes.
However, Bernd Schuster's boys recovered their composure and decided to keep the ball, taking the pace off the game to frustrate their opponents in the final ten minutes.
As Almeria grew desperate, Real Madrid got their third through Gonzalo Higuain, but the 3-1 win flatters them on what was a very tricky evening at the Bernabeu.
Madrid keep their perfect run going, while Almeria go home with their heads held high.
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Real Madrid 3-1 Almeria
It was not a display Real Madrid will want to remember - especially after two great games - but they rode their luck and withstood some serious pressure to pick up a 3-1 win over a very gutsy Almeria side...
Saviola opened the scoring in the 36th minute after a difficult start to the game, but Almeria kept coming at their more accomplished opponents.
They were denied a goal in the 54 minute when Uche was adjudged offside despite being on, and then has Crusat harshly sent off just after the hour mark to make it a very unlucky night.
However, they refused to given up, even after Sneijder made it 2-0, scoring yet another delightful free-kick to make it four goals in three games.
They got their reward when Uche finally scored in the 73rd minute, and looked like scoring another for much of the remaining 17 minutes.
However, Bernd Schuster's boys recovered their composure and decided to keep the ball, taking the pace off the game to frustrate their opponents in the final ten minutes.
As Almeria grew desperate, Real Madrid got their third through Gonzalo Higuain, but the 3-1 win flatters them on what was a very tricky evening at the Bernabeu.
Madrid keep their perfect run going, while Almeria go home with their heads held high.
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