Chelsea's wins against Norwich City and that team that I can't even begin to pronounce, FC Nordsjælland, were fantastic wins that we really needed.
The game against FC Nordsjælland was fantastic. I was able to watch it. We played well. Better than we have been. We won 4 - nil. Juan Mata had two goals, in minute 33 and 82, while David Luiz had one from a free kick in minute 79 and Ramires had the other in minute 89. Right now, Chelsea is at the top of Group E, along with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, both holding 4 points. The reining champs of the Champions League are off to a good start in their group.
Their win against Norwich City was also very much needed. It was a 4 - 1 win for the Blues. Which I am very happy about. The four Blues goals came from Fernando, Eden, Lamps and Ivanovic. Norwich's only goal was scored by Holt. This was a great win for us because it kept us at the top of the BPL with 19 points. We just have to keep getting those wins because both Manchester United and Manchester City are behind us with 15 points each.
Now onto Real Madrid. The matches between Ajax and Barcelona were both good. Against Ajax the boys were fantastic. They were also great against Barcelona, however, they did not get the result they wanted.
The game against Ajax was a great game of football. I was so impressed with the Real Madrid that played. Cristiano had his second hat trick in less than a week. But, the standing ovation of the game goes to Karim Benzema. He scored a goal with an amazing and beautiful bicycle kick. It was honestly the best part of the game and one of the best goals I've seen this season. I was definitely in awe. And the look on his face after he scored it was priceless. So that leaves us at the top of Group D with 6 points, while Borussia Dortmund is our closest competitor with 4 points. We are in a good position at the start of the Champions League.
A few days after the game against Ajax, Real Madrid and Barcelona came together in the Camp Nou for El Clasico. The hype up to the game was almost as intense as the game itself. Cristiano and Messi went goal for goal twice. The game ended in a 2 - 2 draw. It was slightly disappointing. Karim Benzema had two opportunities that he missed. And Angel di Maria had one opportunity that he missed. I was more disappointed that Karim missed because he had scored with that sublime bicycle kick few days earlier. He was just as disappointed, you could see it. Our defense had a couple holes, and that is why Messi scored his first goal that game. Barcelona was short Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique. We picked their defense apart, at the end we just couldn't finish with the win. However, I will take a draw to Barcelona over a loss any day. I do not want the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid to grow any larger. Real Madrid is in the 5th spot with 11 points. We are 8 points behind Barcelona who has the top spot and Atletico Madrid who also has 19 points.
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| Here's a still of the bicycle kick. It was truly amazing to watch and I can only imagine what it was like in person. |
As of right now, everyone who was called up for their International Squad is on an international break. I'm looking forward to the Spain, Germany and Italy games coming up in the next week.
On another note, I AM SO PROUD OF KAKA! He has been playing in amazing form lately. He was called up for the Brasil squad again and I'm so excited for him. Brasil played Iraq tonight and Kaka had a goal and an assist in the 6 - nil win over Iraq. Kaka is an amazing player and I'm glad he's finally able to show us how good he really is. You go Kaka!
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| Kaka against Iraq. |
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