TOUR EVENT
Consolidation of leaders. Tour back to Barca almost lost the championship. The difficult victory over Mallorca against the backdrop of misfires between Real and Seville seemed to convince the main thing: the Catalans were more collected and more successful than the pursuers. But this series is not so simple, its plot moves come up with a sophisticated dreamer. Cup fireworks against Getafe were replaced for Barcelona by an excruciating legwork with Villarreal. Defeat 0: 2 in the game. As for the game and the victory, first Real Madrid, and then Seville. And in our series a new round of exciting pursuit. From first place to third - two points! What will be in the next episode?
HERO TOUR
David Beckham. Becks is less and less associated with Real Madrid. Real Madrid is struggling to catch up with Barcelona, and Beckham stretches limply on the edge, watching the team’s efforts from the outside. He experienced many unpleasant episodes in Madrid and now looks detached. It was hard for Real Madrid to play against Valencia. The stubborn rival evened the score and even ran to get a victory, but here Fabio Capello pointed to the flexing Bex. The cameras grabbed the Englishman, held him a little longer than usual, so that the viewer could appreciate the nuances of the hairstyle - and a minute later Beckham was in the meat grinder of the game. And after four more he went to execute a free-kick from the right edge. It was a pitch that could not end with anything other than a goal. Sergio Ramos set his head - and victory. For the sake of this canopy, Beckham entered the field. And will be released in all remaining matches.
TOUR FAILURE
Barcelona Lionel Messi has never experienced so much enthusiasm as after a goal against Getafe. Even when he almost single-handedly reached Argentina for the gold of the World Youth Championship, the exclamations were not so loud. This goal is the record holder of recent days in terms of the number of hits on TV, downloads on the Internet and references in the press. This goal is so large-scale that its projections were enough not only for Messi, but also for the rest of Barcelona. Champion game! The best club in Spain! With this baggage, the Catalans arrived in the suburbs of Valencia to play with the unyielding Villarreal. Barca was a pale shadow of itself. Ronaldinho returned to duty, but a little sense. Messi ran up the field, praised, but nothing like the brightness of three days ago. He went face to face with goalkeeper Gudjohnsen, but there was no goal. The second ball of Villarreal not only removed all questions about the winner, but also turned out to be truly iconic. Puyol completely lost the power struggle! In the current championship, “Barcelona” has already accumulated a lot of unsuccessful games, but this one is among the “leaders”. What to expect from such a team in the next round?
TOUR SENSATION
The referee of the match “Espanyol” - “Betis” Perez Lima is very fond of giving yellow cards. His average figure is 7.1 "mustard" per game. In the reporting round, the arbitration facilities did not allow Lima to turn around: by the 90th minute, the judge showed only three yellow ones. And then comes the compensated time. Betis goalkeeper Contreras fouls last hope and sees a red card in front of him. A penalty is awarded. “Betis” led 2: 1 and did not want to agree with the decision that could take away this victory. The seething blood of the Sevilians cost them two more players. Lima did not resort to compromise options and immediately showed Ed and Angel red. Thus, in the 90th minute, “Betis” , firstly, missed the victory, and secondly, lost three players at once. I wonder how, looking at what was happening, the hot Seville coach Luis Fernandez refrained from active actions?
TREND
Zeal of San Sebastian Real Sociedad. It seems that the famous Basque club decided that it was worthless to leave the example, and seriously took care of his own salvation. Atletico, who had picked up the move and was eager for the Champions League, was cut in San Sebastian in the most classic way: the quick goal of the cheerful Chevron Kovachevich and the goal in the end of Savio, as well as two deletions in the composition of the guests. Having won four of their last six matches, Real are only three points away. Unlike the Athletics neighbor in the Basque Country, the San Sebastians now play great. If Real Madrid escapes, it is probably due to the club from Bilbao, which is rapidly rolling down. Intriguing Basque Showdown! By the way, Athletic has never flown out of the examples.
CM. ALSO
Parade of goals in the match "Recreativo" - "Racing". The Santander win-win series of eight matches was interrupted.
TOUR DIGIT
Alexander Kerzhakov scored his 6th goal for Sevilla (4 in the championship, 2 in the UEFA Cup). The forward counted exactly the same goals for the entire 2006 at Zenit.
Timur CRANES