51 goals in 50 UCL goals for Madrid


Perez won't mind prostrating to have him stay

Without Di maria, Ronaldo is toothless in front of goal...

What is wrong with our defence for God's sake?

Pretty score line, though. I'm happy Rodriguez scored. 2 more goals and Ronnie will equal Raul's record.

I wonder what's wrong with Benzema.

Modric will always want to assist goals. see as e nearly give one beautiful reverse assist.

coded01: Without Di maria, Ronaldo is toothless in front of goal...

Y'all said this with Rooney and Ozil, he has 5 goals so far this season, only Costa has more, So please SHUT UP!!!!!

Real Madrid fans are here celebrating because they beat FC Basel,a clueless team who don't know how to go on the counter-attack when they have the ball. Then tend to slow down the tempo,when they should be mounting pressure on Madrid defence. Infact,that their number 9 was shyte! He kept spurning clear chances. Mtcheeeww!


Anyway,for a 'big' club like Real Madrid,I don't see what is worth celebrating here. I mean,FC Basel are a small,clueless team! So winning them isn't a big deal!

All the FC Basel players were shìt,except the guy who scored the consolation goal.


So,Real Madrid fans should just shut up,till they face and beat a top team!

Danhumprey: Real Madrid fans are here celebrating because they beat FC Basel,a clueless team who don't know how to go on the counter-attack when they have the ball. Then tend to slow down the tempo,when they should be mounting pressure on Madrid defence. Infact,that their number 9 was shyte! He kept spurning clear chances. Mtcheeeww!


Anyway,for a 'big' club like Real Madrid,I don't see what is worth celebrating here. I mean,FC Basel are a small,clueless team! So winning them isn't a big deal!

All the FC Basel players were shìt,except the guy who scored the consolation goal.


So,Real Madrid fans should just shut up,till they face and beat a top team!

Coming From A United Fan That Celebrated A Win Against QPR How Mad Have Nairalanders Gone??

Una don manage win one useless team now person no go hear word again. Where were you guys after the loss to Madrid (that is Athletico since they own Madrid now)? You guys were in your holes mourning and all. Shame no even catch una sef say una win Basel, una come outside dey make noise like people wey don arrive.

Make una take time ooooooo.

dmcdad: Una don manage win one useless team now person no go hear word again. Where were you guys after the loss to Madrid (that is Athletico since they own Madrid now)? You guys were in your holes mourning and all. Shame no even catch una sef say una win Basel, una come outside dey make noise like people wey don arrive.

Make una take time ooooooo.

I talk the same thing nau and one of them labelled me an "attention-seeker". Smh.

Danhumprey: I talk the same thing nau and one of them labelled me an "attention-seeker". Smh.

Where was she after the loss to Athletico? All of them take cover! Na now them dey show face. Typical plastic fans.

dmcdad: Una don manage win one useless team now person no go hear word again. Where were you guys after the loss to Madrid (that is Athletico since they own Madrid now)? You guys were in your holes mourning and all. Shame no even catch una sef say una win Basel, una come outside dey make noise like people wey don arrive.

Make una take time ooooooo.

I was here after the loss to Athletico and i won't have posted anything if not for all this rubbish you guys are posting here tonight, how is it your problem if Madrid fans are plastic fans?? I think you should be happy that the supporters of your rivals are plastic fans

Dhellake: Y'all said this with Rooney and Ozil, he has 5 goals so far this season, only Costa has more, So please SHUT UP!!!!!

Oga na so e pain you...




Na you dash 2 goals?



Costa is a goal-getter but Ronaldo is spoon-fed...

coded01:

Oga na so e pain you...




Na you dash 2 goals?



Costa is a goal-getter but Ronaldo is spoon-fed...

You be mumu ah swear

2 in the Uefa Super cup

2 in LA Liga

1 in UCL

None of Costa's goal has been from outside the box, he's only had to dribble before scoring just once this season, please just shut up

Nomski0:




You see yourself


Ronnie scored a classic tonight. Along with his BBC counterparts.

The twist, the golden boy managed to squeeze his name in the network.

I declare them JBBC or maybe RBBC........whatever works.

Against a low class swiss side...

Dhellake: You be mumu ah swear

2 in the Uefa Super cup

2 in LA Liga

1 in UCL

None of Costa's goal has been from outside the box, he's only had to dribble before scoring just once this season, please just shut up

Guy, you are taking this too personal...


I won't count those ones in Uefa Super cup... --- Since Di maria left, he has scored only 3 goals as fas as i am concerned...

coded01:

Guy, you are taking this too personal...


I won't count those ones in Uefa Super cup... --- Since Di maria left, he has scored only 3 goals as fas as i am concerned...

And apart from Costa, which top player in Europe has scored more, these talks just pukes me, I'm done with this

How can Ancelotti restore the balance at Real Madrid and end Champions League curse?

The Italian needs to find a solution to his side's problems following the sales of Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso plus three defeats in the team's last four matches.

MADRID -- A coach's job is seldom safe at Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti delivered La Decima in his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Madrid came within a minute of losing that final and had it done so, the Italian would have been unlikely to remain at the club.

Earlier in the campaign, the side's disappointing displays brought plenty of criticism from the Madrid media. Ancelotti spoke of finding "balance" in midfield and he eventually did - with Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria.

But with those two now long gone following summer moves to Bayern Munich and Manchester United, respectively, Ancelotti must find the balance all over again. And with three defeats in the team's last four fixtures, he had better find it quickly.

"Real Madrid are a team of athletes, we're a diesel team," the Italian said last week in reference to his side's slow start to 2014-15. But he added: "I'll find the right solution again."

Madrid kick off its Champions League campaign on Tuesday at home to Swiss side Basel and hopes to become the first team to retain the trophy since the competition's format changed in 1992. Inexplicably, however, Real is weaker now than when it won the trophy on that special night in Lisbon back in May.
Gone, but not forgotten | Di Maria and Alonso both won Man of the Match awards at the weekend

Summer signings Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez lifted the mood after the World Cup. "With Kroos and James we are even stronger," Luka Modric said in July. And they were. But then Di Maria and Alonso left the club.

"Alonso was vital for Madrid," former Real winger Jose Amavisca told Goal. "It was when he returned from injury last season that the team started to play well. He was the one who pulled the strings in midfield and dictated the play, but he also gave the team a balance they had been lacking in his absence."

And that balance was missing as Alonso sat out the Champions League final due to suspension. Without him, Madrid so nearly lost. Sergio Ramos' late leveler forced extra-time, but Di Maria was the Man of the Match and the Argentine's remarkable run set up Gareth Bale for the crucial second goal.

"Di Maria was such an important player last season and there are very few like him. Madrid will struggle to replace what he gave to the team," former Spain midfielder Gaizka Mendieta told Goal.

Ancelotti utilized Di Maria in a midfield role which saw the Argentine track back to help out in defense and set up goals at the other end with his pace, boundless energy and indefatigable spirit. Few such players exist in world football.

Madrid may be lucky enough to have two of them in Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but the Portuguese is never going to be deployed in such a role (nor should he be), while the Welshman will probably not be keen on regressing back to a midfield slot.


Nevertheless, Ancelotti is considering a midfield three with Bale in the 'Di Maria role' alongside Kroos and Modric. "Bale is an option for Ancelotti in midfield and he played there for Tottenham," former Liverpool striker and Spanish football pundit Michael Robinson said on his video blog this week. "But we have seen that he isn't a player who links up that much with his teammates. Maybe that was because he was the new kid, however, and perhaps Ancelotti now thinks that process is behind him - and that playing him further back would allow James more license to roam and connect with Cristiano and Benzema."

If Bale is indeed willing to play that role, the Welshman has the tools necessary to be able to shine as Di Maria did. As a former fullback, he knows all about covering and tracking back, while his runs from deep positions at Tottenham often proved devastating as he both scored and assisted with wonderful pace and dribbling. However, this role requires much more defensive discipline than his current position and as the world's most expensive player, it remains to be seen whether he would be willing to operate in a more "sacrificial" role on the left, behind Ronaldo.

Potentially, that could solve one problem. But Alonso's departure has created another because Kroos - for all his obvious talents - is simply not a holding midfielder. Neither, of course, is Modric. Both are excellent ball-players and hard workers, but the pair are vulnerable together in a double pivot and Bale dropping back wouldn't solve that problem either.

The arrival of James means that, to some extent, Ancelotti's hands are tied. He has to play the Colombian because he was the club's marquee signing and cost around 80 million euros, but he must also find room for Kroos - and the rest of the team virtually picks itself.

"Kroos has to adapt," former Madrid midfielder Alvaro Benito wrote in his column in AS on Sunday. "The German has almost always had a shield behind him to do the dirty work, but he will have to adapt and take on much more responsibility defensively because if not, the team will always suffer against demanding rivals."

That, however, is a solution which will take time and doubts remain over the German's ability to change his game and become the player Madrid needs in that position.

The alternative is to bring in another player. Sami Khedira is currently injured, but his inclusion would give the midfield more balance. The German is more limited in terms of technical ability, however. Another option would be to include Asier Illarramendi, the man who was signed as Alonso's long-term replacement in the first place. Ancelotti, however, doesn't appear convinced by the 24-year-old.

Casemiro is possibly the answer in the future, but the Brazilian was sent out to Porto on loan for the season, leaving Ancelotti with one last and very intriguing alternative: Raphael Varane.

The Italian thought about playing the Frenchman in midfield against Atleti and he could be the solution to the team's problems. Already an excellent defender, the 21-year-old would be comfortable dropping deep to help out Sergio Ramos and Pepe, while his presence would surely avoid situations like the one from which Atleti scored the winner on Saturday - when Raul Garcia and Arda Turan were left all alone in the area at a throw-in. Varane also boasts excellent technical ability and plenty of pace - another attribute Kroos is lacking.

Varane has often been likened to Fernando Hierro, now Madrid's assistant coach. Hierro himself was a fine center back who played much of his career in midfield and he would be able to pass on invaluable advice.

"We have a great squad. Maybe we no longer have a great team," said Hierro's former teammate Manolo Sanchis at the weekend.

It pretty much summed up the current situation and just like last season, it's up to Ancelotti to change all that once again. Madrid's hopes of retaining the Champions League depend on it.


http://m.goal.com/s/en-us/news/5106948

Nomski0:



That's how you see it.


Do we have 3points? Yes. That alone makes me happy considering the losses recorded in out last matches.

Where were you babe?



You ran for cover...

Nomski0:



No. Honestly.

I'm rarely online these days, I only come here for my babies, Los Blancos.

If I don't come here its 'cause I'm swamped. I run a tight schedule, so I can't be here 24/7

I understand...



Hope you are doing great!

Nomski0:




I agree.

Ramos runs out too much these days. Even Pepe too. As for Modric, I felt he was quite useless in their last match, against Atletico. It seemed like they were trying to make James the playmaker over him.


He did better today. Had a fabulous assist.


I can't wait for us to play Liverpool.

Liverpool?

I can't wait, too.

coded01:

Oga na so e pain you...




Na you dash 2 goals?



Costa is a goal-getter but Ronaldo is spoon-fed...

Diego Costa will not agree with you on this one sef...

I see the haters have already started shaking after the ruthless performance from los blancos yesterday.I said it that when this team starts to understand theirselves, they will be too hot to handle.Slowly but surely it has started to happen.

Nomski0:



Are you kidding me?!


I was on the darn thread on front page. I didn't watch the live broadcast but I was still on the thread.

I was actually referring to this thread and not that one. Anywayz, it's all good. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Dhellake: I was here after the loss to Athletico and i won't have posted anything if not for all this rubbish you guys are posting here tonight, how is it your problem if Madrid fans are plastic fans?? I think you should be happy that the supporters of your rivals are plastic fans

Please don't act like a child! What's with the rubbish? Na you and who dey do rubbish? That was all part of the fun. It's what makes it more interesting and you should get with the programme. Dang!