Thursday, October 26, 2006

Fantastic Round of matches in European leagues!

IN THE English Premier league(EPL),Chelsea entertained surprise team of the year Portsmouth in a battle at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea took the lead with Ukranian Striker Andriy Shevchenko and doubled the advantage with Micheal Ballack scoring.Benjani Mwaruwari got a consolation.On Sunday,however,Manchester United took on a de-moralised Liverpool team affected by coach Rafael Benitez's squad rotation policy.United ttok the lead with Paul Scholes scoring from near-range and doubled the advantage with a surprise blasted shot from Rio Ferdinand.The win puts United top of the table ahead by goal difference.
Whereas in Spain it was The El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeau with Real Madrid entertaining arch-rivals Barcelona.Madrid took the lead after 3 minutes with a Raul Gonzalez Blanco header and doubled the advantage with Ruud Van Nistelrooy scoring in his debut in the El Clasico.Real were the better side in the match and occassionaly Barca would counter-attack with either Lionel Messi or Ronaldinho Gaucho.Messi was always a threat to Madrid back-4 with once nutmegging both Carlos and Ramos at once.Messi was by far the best Barca player on the field.Valencia also won their match against Osasuna with Spanish International Striker David Villa scoring the only goal of the match.Valencia and Barca are tied on top of the table with Real Madrid behind 2 points in third.Madrid also seem strong contenders for the UEFA Champions League title after Italian coach Fabio Capello reinforced some discipline in the team nicknamed formerly as the Los Galacticos.