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Lyon can’t keep beating Real Madrid, can they?

We’ve heard it all before – Madrid will finally end Lyon’s unbeaten run against them. No, seriously, with Jose Mourinho at the helm, Madrid can really beat Lyon. Except we heard that with Barcelona, too, and no points for guessing how that went.

Madrid have new players, they have Mourinho, and they have all the expectations in the world weighing on them. It’s the kind of game Madrid need to win if they are to be taken as seriously as they tend to take themselves (actually, the game to win would be Barcelona at Camp Nou, but Madrid aren’t in a position to pick and choose).

A 1-1 draw then?

Jose Mourinho Interview: Real Madrid, Champions League and more

A good interview by @FootballBarbie1 for Real Madrid TV with Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho:

2010/2011 UEFA Champions League Second Round Preview

The 2010/2011 Champions League knockout stages kick off this week with the second round matches to be played from 15th February to 16th March. 16 teams will be looking to progress to the quarterfinals, with no easy winners in sight (except maybe Chelsea). This season’s Champions League sees Tottenham making their Champions League debut, while…

Ronaldo: Goodbye To A Legend

The famous gap toothed grin will be a thing of the past as Brazilian superstar Ronaldo has announced his retirement after a storied career that has seen him revered as one of the games most iconic and gifted front men. The 34-year old had his heart set on hanging up his boots at the end…

La Liga: Espanyol 0-1 Real Madrid (13 Feb 2011)

The game started with Iker Casillas getting his marching orders in the second minute when Jose Callejon beat the offside trap and Casillas was forced to come out of the 18 yard box to tackle him. Casillas got the slightest of touches on Callejon and he chose to go to ground very gladly. The referee…

Money Talks: Analysing The 20 Richest Football Clubs

When Deloitte release their annual list of ‘Richest Football Clubs’, there’s plenty of debate on English football’s earning power, the individual TV deals negotiated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United’s position at the top of the Premier League food chain, insane amounts of debt in the game, and so on. I thought it would…

Cristano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi, Head 2 Head

As Argentina and Portugal line up to face each other in a battle to decide who’s got the better player / fine-tune tactics for more important games / make some money, we look at a head-to-head comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Part #439571291). Oh, and if you’re interested in the game, you can…

Is Jose Mourinho Losing Belief In His Real Dream?

Jose Mourinho looked a shell of the man we have either came to love or loathe in the last seven years as he stood aside in his technical area in Pamplona Sunday night and witnessed his Madrid master plan seemingly blow up in smoke. The special one was helpless to resist yet another slip up…

La Liga Statistical Review: Barcelona v Ronaldo

Barcelona’s relentless quest for world domination leaves Real Madrid and the rest far behind. Simply put, Barcelona are just too good for Madrid, or any other team in Spain. We knew that in November when in this season’s first El Clasico, Madrid were beaten 5-0, a scoreline that flattered their beleagured team and coach. Still,…

The Round-Up: Mourinho Wants Out, Liverpool Face Suarez Stand-Off

A batch of interesting quotes have emanated from the Real Madrid camp, in which coach Jose Mourinho, just days after refusing to commit to Los Blancos past the summer, tells of his hankering for a return to the last bastion of the fair and the just – the English Premier League.