Real Madrid (From superstars-To superfailures)

Although I am a crazy Real Madrid fan, I must acknowledge the team's biggest problem: Consistency, they have none!!!

Real Madrid last saturday knocked one out of the park by defeating a long time rival Sevilla. Real Madrid started losing 2-0, and it stayed that way until Cr9 (Cristiano Ronaldo) scored a goal around minute 60. Then after a powerful long-range shot from Guti, a corner was conceived. The corner was taken into action and the powerful right field defender Sergio Ramos scored a beatiful head goal. The game was 2-2 and I couldn't have been more excited (you can ask my friend Alex who was watching the game with me) and in extra time in minute 94 van der vaart saved the day with a mistake made by Palop after Higuain's header, and scored an easy yet important goal, which led Real to win the match 3-2!!!

With this result Real stands at the top with it's rival F.C Barcelona and fight for "la liga" which is Spain's soccer cup. Just look at the excitement of the players!!!






What followed was truly saddening. Real Madrid had already lost to Olympique de Lyon in France 1-0 and looked for a win in Santiago Bernabeu which would place them in the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League. The agg (aggregate) was 1-0 in favor of Lyon, which meant that Real had to win 2-0 or more in order to win directly and go on to the next rounf, a task many people thought would be "like taking candy from a baby", but they couldn't be more wrong.

Today Real Madrid started an incredible game with an amazing chance for Kaka in the first 40 sec and they looked like they were going to kick some serious ass. Cristiano Ronaldo Scored a splendid goal in the 6th minute of the first half and it seemed like they were ready for action, but a missed opportunity that followed alarmed Real Madrid fans everywhere. Gonzalo Higuain recieved a remarkable pass into the open and he ran for the ball eager to score, he got to the ball a second earlier than Hugo Lloris (Lyon Goalkeeper) and managed to elude him and come face-to-face with the net. When Higuain took the strike we were all shouting for the goal whe suddenly.......the ball strikes the right post and bounces off, leaving Gonxalo Higuain helpless and netless. The miutes that followed were't to exciting, some chances here and there but nothing too exciting. But, in the second half at approximately 70 min, Panjevic scores a goal to Iker casillas which leaves Real hopeless, anf without chance to pass on to quarter-finals. Since Lyon scored a goal as visitants they left the agg at 2-1 which meant they moved on and Real didn't (that would be the 6th consecutive time Real doesn't make it past Quarter-finals). You can just see the players sad faces, not at all like their face aainst Sevilla.