20 October 2012

Both Chelsea and Real Madrid had matches today and both teams won.  I'm very happy.  

Chelsea will come first because they played first.  Chelsea took a 4 - 2 win over the Tottenham Hotspurs, a much needed victory.  Chelsea's scorers were Cahill (17'), Juan Mata (66' 69') and Sturridge (90 +1').  The Spurs scorers were Gallas (47') and Defoe (54').  Chelsea played well in the first half, keeping it 1 - nil.  When the game restarted, the Spurs seemed to have been brought new life and were able to find the back of Cech's net twice in less than ten minutes.  Chelsea's hopes of a comeback seemed kind of bleak.  They had their chances but there were no finishes until Mata's first goal in minute 66 which came off of poor clearance. Mata had a second goal and a Chelsea revival in minute 69 when he took the lead again for the Blues.  Fernando had chances that he failed to convert into goals.  I will not lose faith in him though.  I know he's got the skill.  I know he can prove to the fans and critics that he's still amazing.  I mean look at Kaka.  He's been fantastic lately.  It started getting a little heated between Nando and Sandro [ha that rhymes] early in the second half and I wasn't impressed with the fighting.  Mata also took a shove from Walker later on in the game.  That instance was a result of the frustration pouring off of the Spurs.  Sturridge squashed any hopes of the Spurs tying the game with a goal in injury time.  He had just been brought on for Oscar in minute 83.  Frank Lampard was subbed in for Eden Hazard at the 90 minute mark.  I'm slightly disappointed that Lamps isn't getting as much playing time.  He's a great player too. David Luiz took a hit to the head early in the game, but he remained on the pitch like a trooper.  [Our bushy haired defender needs to take a leaf out of Cech's book and invest in a helmet of some sort.  I don't want him taking any more trauma to his head].  After this win, Chelsea remain at the top of the Premier League with 22 points.  Manchester United and Manchester City are both behind with 18 points each.  Chelsea now turns to their next match against Shaktar.  

Now to Real Madrid.  They claimed the points with a 2 - nil win over Celta Vigo.  Real Madrid's scorers were Gonzalo (11') and Cristiano (PEN 67').  The win seemed to come easy for Madrid.  Celta, although a good team, did not offer the greatest of challenges today.  Ball control maintained in Real Madrid's favor with the percentages being 60 - 40.  Madrid's starting line up was a bit unusual since they are dealing with injuries.  Sami, Alvaro, Fabio and Marcelo were all sidelined with injuries.  Gonzalo and Karim were both just possibilities due to injuries as well.  However, Gonzalo was the striker to start.  And start he did.  Gonzalo took the first goal in minute 11 after a pass from Kaka.  For the first half, Madrid kept the ball mostly on Celta's side of the pitch and they did not allow Celta to have many chances down in Iker's goal.  I'm sure he was bored.  Celta did have a few chances, however none of them resulted in a goal.  The second half was pretty much the same.  The only goal coming from the foul against Mesut.  Cristiano took the penalty and the ball met the net.   Real Madrid furthered their lead and were able to keep Celta at bay.  With this win, Real Madrid were able to move up to 4th in La Liga standings with 14 points.  They're still 8 points behind Barcelona, whose very close win today brings them up to 22 points.  Looking to the future, Real Madrid has Borussia Dortmund to focus on in the coming week with the next game of the UEFA Champions League.