TOUR EVENT
“Barcelona” without Eto'o under the weight of scandal. All week, the Catalan club tried to calm down the rebel Samuel Eto'o. Barca was looking forward to his recovery, but instead of help, she received a headache from Cameroonian: refusal to go on a replacement, harsh criticism of the team. Flying to Valencia, Barca left the rebel at home, away from sin. But a negative influence has already been provided, and it could not but manifest itself in the game. In addition, “Valencia” - a rival for “Barcelona” is historically uncomfortable. The owners gave Barca territory, and with it the right to creativity. And just to invent the Catalans are now not at all located. Possessing the ball about 70 percent of the time, they missed a lot of landlord counterattacks. The case could well have ended in defeat. 1: 2 - a very decent option for defeat. Samuel Eto'o will surely have something to say about this.
HERO TOUR
Luis Fernandez, Betis head coach. The impulsive Frenchman accepted the team when it was in the relegation zone. The Betis looked like a stray wanderer, and Luis Fernandez acted as a saving compass. After wandering through the dense thickets for several more tours, Fernandez and Betis found the way up. Perhaps the key to this difficult search were matches with Real Madrid. Sevilts knocked the royal club out of the Spanish Cup through two draws. And now, when the time has come to cross in the championship, it seemed that the anger of Real Madrid would be terrible. But Fernandez again outwitted the Madrid. He made a bet on an active game in the attack, unexpectedly entrusting a place in the starting lineup to newcomer Fabrice Pankrat. Together with Rafael Sobis, they did not let the defense of Real Madrid get bored. The match, stuffed with scoring chances, however, ended in a goalless draw. Wherever Luis Fernandez eventually brought his Betis, three worthy matches against Real Madrid is a good memory.
TOUR FAILURE
Fabrice Pankrat, Betis forward. Pankrat slipped into Betis through the winter transfer window. The attacker is already 26 years old, but this is his first legionnaire experience. Until now, he played without much success for various French clubs, the last of which was PSG. Hammering Pankrat is, frankly, not an expert. Six goals per season is his maximum. Luis Fernandez gave his compatriot a chance: the match against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu was the first in the starting lineup for Betis for Pankrat. Forward tried hard. But, apparently, the inability to convert scoring chances into goals moved with him from Paris. Pankrata was twice brought face to face with Iker Casillas, and both times everything was limited only to angular. Betis had a great match, and the victory of the Andalusians in it would not have looked strange. But the experienced loser Fabrice Pankrat contributed.
TOUR SENSATION
The defeat of Getafe in Bilbao. "Getafe" accustomed to his insolence. But “Athletic”, on the contrary, has lost its charisma: now, leaving Bilbao will not scare anyone. Recently, even the problematic Villarreal and Betis have gained victories here. “Getafe”, led by the odious but knowledgeable Bernd Schuster, shows a well-coordinated and stable game. It seemed that after the defeat of “Valencia” by a round earlier in Bilbao, “Getafe” would not lose at least. But the Basques suddenly showed their teeth. The statistics are especially curious: Athletic was only the third (!) Club in this championship, who managed to score Getafe more than one goal. For more, the forward Aritz Adurits can be proud of himself: both goals on his account.
TREND
David Beckham shows himself the leader of Real Madrid. This is all the more interesting, given the natural lack of Englishman leadership qualities. It seems that opal is in earnest angered Bex. He scored an important goal in the last round and fought like a lion in the current against Betis. We again saw penalties, diagonals and crosses marked with the quality mark (Made by Beckham). And most importantly, aggression appeared in Beckham's game. He played every episode to the limit of his strength and emotions, as if he had to re-make his name in football. At the 95th minute, Beckham was removed for his zeal: he went too far into the selection. The stands unanimously supported Becks, holding him with enthusiastic applause, and Fabio Capello in the post-match interviews justified the ward with might and main. Real Madrid has an exceptionally difficult schedule ahead, which means Beckham will have a reason to once again prove himself in leadership capacity.
CM. ALSO
David Beckham is losing his head, but not his reputation.
TOUR DIGIT
18 goals of Frederic Canute make him the leader of the scorer register. In the reporting round, he broke out in the next double and beat Ronaldinho by one goal. In addition, Kanoute’s goals ensured Sevilla a victory, which allowed him to be on par with Barca.
Timur CRANES