Hello, Madridistas! I hope you all had a great weekend because I
sure did. If you are like me, you are still riding the waves of ecstasy from
our win against Barça this Saturday. You
got that right, back-to-back Clásico wins.
Goals from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos, who served as captain, sealed
our consecutive win against our fiercest of rivals, certainly giving the team
and fans a bout of confidence prior to the UCL match against the Red Devils up
in Old Trafford. I, for one, don't want
to see this momentum stop.
Los Blancos
played the Clásico to a home crowd this time around, the Bernabéu packed with
many a Madridista... and the occasional Culé.
It would only take a mere six minutes for the men in white to score. It all began with Ramos, who easily incepted
the ball from soccer phenom Lionel Messi, and passed to RM youngster Álvaro
Morata. Morata, with some fancy
footwork, then passed to Benzema with a threaded cross, who expertly finished
the play. Madrid was up 1-0 and we all
had something to smile about.
However, our small
victory would be short lived. Barcelona
fired back 12 minutes later, with Messi sending one past our Diego Lopez. It would the Blaugrana''s first shot on goal
as well. The Argentine controlled the
ball in the area and came face-to-face with the Andalusian stallion (read:
Ramos), but remained calm as he made a well-placed shot, one that Lopez could
not stop. The match was all tied up come
descanso and both camps faced a
do-or-die second half.
Not much changed as the
players reemerged from the dressing rooms.
Barça desperately attempted to maintain possession of the ball and
Madrid was on the counterattack.
Mourinho made a double change, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Sami Khedira
coming in place for Benzema and Kaká.
CR7 showed exceptional form with first touch, controlling the ball up
the wing, going up against Gerard Piqué.
And like last time, the Portuguese powerhouse was brought down by the
center back.
Minutes would passed and
both sides looked good for a win.
However, our shining light came in the form of our captain. Our second and final goal of evening came
from a corner taken by Modric. Ramos
expertly finished off the piece with a header, getting in front of the visiting
defensive line, putting the ball past Victor Valdes, who was far from pleased letting a second one
get through.
Real Madrid faces
Manchester United next in the 2nd leg of the Champions League at Old
Trafford. It's like Mourinho said in his
press conference today. "The world
will stop for 90 minutes to watch this match." Until tomorrow, my friends, keep calm and ¡Hala Madrid!
written by Gail Hidalgo
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