[bkn0528]

Crucial to get these points in an away game against a struggler. Beckham and Zidane are back, Beckham not 100% but is suspended for next week's CL match in Monaco anyway. Helguera ruled out with a groin strain, will probably be replaced by Mejia.

Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos have done a lot of travelling in the last week. Hopefully they aren't jet lagged.

[BocaFan]

Originally Posted by bkn0528

Crucial to get these points in an away game against a struggler.

For the record, Albacete is not struggling. Here's the in-form table (last 6 games):


1. ( 4) Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 - 5 18
2. (13) Zaragoza 6 4 2 0 11 - 4 14
3. (15) Albacete 6 4 1 1 7 - 3 13
3. ( 8) Malaga 6 4 1 1 7 - 3 13
5. ( 2) Valencia 6 4 0 2 14 - 4 12
6. ( 1) R.Madrid 6 3 2 1 17 - 11 11

[bkn0528]

Originally Posted by BocaFan

For the record, Albacete is not struggling. Here's the in-form table (last 6 games):


1. ( 4) Barcelona 6 6 0 0 13 - 5 18
2. (13) Zaragoza 6 4 2 0 11 - 4 14
3. (15) Albacete 6 4 1 1 7 - 3 13
3. ( 8) Malaga 6 4 1 1 7 - 3 13
5. ( 2) Valencia 6 4 0 2 14 - 4 12
6. ( 1) R.Madrid 6 3 2 1 17 - 11 11

whoops! they are in 15th place, 6 points off the drop. Not bad for a newly promoted side but still, this is a game that Madrid should win.

[bkn0528]

18 min - goal, Roberto Carlos, free kick edge of the box after Ronaldo taken down.

[bkn0528]

67 min - Borja for Guti

70 min - goal, Figo, off rebound of Roberto Carlos freekick. apparently question of handball.

[bkn0528]

80 min - Solari on for Zidane

80 min - goal Albacete (Parri)

88 min - Nunez for Ronaldo - sounds like Figo slid over to forward and Nunez playing in place of Figo on the wing.

Full time: Real Madrid 2 - Albacete 1. 3 necessary points.

[bkn0528]

Quieroz did something different in this game - he took Guti off in the second half when Madrid seemed to be losing control of the midfield, and replaced him with Borja, a defensive midfielder. Shocking!

also, looks like the second goal was awarded to Roberto Carlos (must've just deflected off Figo).

[afgrijselijkheid]

i've heard a lot of griping over recent months from la liga sides that real get a refereeing advantage and i'll tell you what.... after seeing the figo "goal" and watching real-monaco, i'm just about ready to believe it - how could that be missed!!!!

just to be clear, i dont believe the merengues get extra whistles in their favor... i just think some officials swallow their whistle when it comes time to call a foul on real

[Excape Goat]

Originally Posted by bkn0528

Quieroz did something different in this game - he took Guti off in the second half when Madrid seemed to be losing control of the midfield, and replaced him with Borja, a defensive midfielder. Shocking!

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Did it work?

[MadridForever]

Originally Posted by bluedaddy19

i've heard a lot of griping over recent months from la liga sides that real get a refereeing advantage and i'll tell you what.... after seeing the figo "goal" and watching real-monaco, i'm just about ready to believe it - how could that be missed!!!!

just to be clear, i dont believe the merengues get extra whistles in their favor... i just think some officials swallow their whistle when it comes time to call a foul on real

I think that you must be kidding, or you are a troll searching discussion or simply you should stop to visit so frecuently coffe shops . Becuase what you have said is a total nonsense.

If you would have seen la liga in the last times, you would have seen that Real Madrid has had a great number of decisions against. I'm going to waste my time and i'm going to tell you 6:

1. Racing Santander vs Real Madrid

Clear penalty to Nuñez(RM player) in Racing area when he was going to score. Mejia (Real Madrid) saw a red card for a four where he touch the ball, Real Madrid played the last 15 minutes with 10 players. The game ended 1 - 1. We should have won.

2. Valencia - Deportivo

The refs whisle a penalty to Valencia that was 1 meter outside the area. The game was 0-0 and that penalty change the game that finally won Valencia 3-0. Many Deportivo players said that was a rip-off.


3. Celta - Valencia

Minute 91 valencia was wining 1-0, a CLEAR penalty of Sanchez (Valencia player) to Jesuli (Celta player). Celta player protest against the Ref that left the game continue and valencia scored the 2-0. That game should have ended 1-1.


4. Barcelona - Real Sociedad.

In the 3rd minute of play Gabri (Barcelona player) hold Aranburu (Real Sociedad player) by his jersey when he was alone in the area and he was going to score. Nothing happened.

5. Barcelona - Real Sociedad.
In the same game in the last minutes of the game, Oleger (Barcelona player) holds Kovasevic by his jersey inside Barcelona area. Nothing happened. Barcelona won that game 1-0 and they should have lost the game.

6. Villareal - Barcelona.

That happened yesterday. In the last minutes of the game Davids(Barcelona player) made a clear foul to Ballesteros in Barcelona Area. The ref saw the foul but he said that was outside the area. It was clearly inside. The game ended 0 - 0. Villarreal should have won the game.


We should a biggest distance to Barcelona and Valencia, but we don't cry like happen with other supporters/teams.


About the play of yerterday, Roberto Carlos shot a free kick and the ball touch in Figo, tuning off the ball. It isn't clear if the ball touch in Figo chest or in his arm, but if it would have touched in his arm, he has his arm close to his body and it was totally unvoluntary. Everybody with a minimum knowledge of soccer know that. Neither Ferrando (Albacete manager) or Albacete players have spoke about the play because they know that in the case that Figo would have touched the ball with the arm would have been totally unvoluntary after one of the very hard shots of Roberto Carlos.


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Well, speaking about the game good first half of Real Madrid, where Real Madrid had the most clear chances of goal. Two of Ronaldo (in one of them the ball burst, Beckham give the burst ball to the public), one of beckham and one of Guti. Albacete hadn't any clear goal chance in the first half, Casillas hasn't work. Figo protested a possible PK when he was in Albacete goal Area. The first goal of RC was a really hard free kick that touched in Albacete player confusing the Albacete Goalkeeper.

In the second half, Albacete played better but RM hasn't many problems, we had luck again in other hard free kick of Roberto Carlos that touched in Figo confing the Albacete Goalkeeper. The game seemed ended and Querioz changed Zidane thinking in the game against Monaco, but a minute after the change Albacete scored and we suffered a lot until the end of the game. Albacete hasn't very clear goal chances, Casillas did very few difficult saves, except one, it seemed that it was going to be goal of Albacete and Casillas made a extraordinay save.

Very important result to maintain the fight for la liga, now Valencia have the pressure. Barcelona failed yesterday and they have lost a lot of chances to fight for la liga.


The best players of the game:

Roberto Carlos for his 2 goals, the best way to celebrate that with the game of yesterday he is the foreing player that has played more games with RM (397) ahead Di Stefano (396) and Santamaria (335). Ronaldo for his play in the first half. And Mejia that was really solid all the game, he is improving every game.