Rossi: Villarreal at Real Madrid 1/27 (R)

This is the game of the week -- 3rd-place Villarreal is 12 points behind Real Madrid, who has 50 and sits in first. If anyone wants to catch them, including Barcelona at 43, Villarreal needs to avenge its 0-5 drubbing in the second week of the season.

You can expect Rossi to start up top. Real sees Robben, Metzelder, and Balboa return from injury, so they are even stronger than before.

The game is on GolTV at 3 eastern on Sunday.

 

RM dominating the early minutes.

 

Rossi's first action, in minute 7, is a 1 on 3 that goes nowhere...

 

Fantastic pass by Guti finds an unmarked Robinho for the easy tuck into the corner...

Rossi gets a corner...

 

Ray Hudson is fun today

 

RM threatens again -- Villarreal better start to control the ball or it could be a long day.

 

ROSSI GOAL! I had no doubt when he had the rebound fall right in front of him on the 18.

 

Villarreal with two good shots towards the end of the half...

 

Capdvila makes it 2-2 off of a corner, and sub Sneijder gets it back minute later.

 

Cazorla blasts one wide...Tomasson draws a kick from 30 out...this should do it...