Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The next two months – February and March – portend difficult and successive confrontations between the two major Spanish footballers, Real Madrid and Barcelona, and it is likely that it will have a great impact on the march of each of them during this season in the various tournaments in which they participate in the “King’s Cup and La Liga” at the local level, and the Champions League, For Meringue, and the European League for Barca.
To begin with, the two greats meet face to face 3 times in just 20 days, including twice in the semi-finals of the King of Spain Cup, following they were drawn by lot together, February 28 “go” in “Santiago Bernabeu” and three days later “return” in “Camp Nou”.
And not only that, but there is a third “Clasico” between them in the Spanish League “La Liga” on March 19 next at “Camp Nou”, a match that will have an impact on their career in “La Liga”.
During the two-month period, Ancelotti’s battalion faced Real coach Liverpool at Anfield in the first leg of the 16th round of the Champions League, then Atletico Madrid in La Liga, then Barcelona twice in the King’s Cup, then Real Betis and Espanyol Barcelona and finally Barcelona in the Spanish League.
Barcelona’s match schedule is no less hot and crowded with difficult confrontations, as coach Xavi Hernandez’s battalion faces Real Betis, then Seville, then Manchester United in the first leg of the 16th round of the European League “Europa League”, in addition to the three Real Madrid matches.
The global Goal website, which reported this report, stated that the biggest beneficiaries of Real Madrid’s confrontation with Barcelona 3 times are the fans of the two teams around the world, who were waiting for this to happen in order to achieve more fun, because it is such confrontations between them that made their popularity together across the world. .
La Liga
Real Madrid returned to bleeding points in the Spanish Football League championship, following falling into the trap of a goalless draw with its guest Real Sociedad, on Sunday evening, in the nineteenth stage of the competition.
The Real Madrid stars failed to take advantage of all the opportunities they had during the two halves of the match, and the Sociedad players were unable to snatch a goal during the opportunities they had throughout the ninety minutes, so that each team got a single point.
Thus, Real Madrid, which achieved only 3 victories in its last seven matches in the competition that it crowned last season, remained in second place in the standings table, by 5 points behind its arch-rivals Barcelona (leader).
On the other hand, Sociedad’s balance, which kept its record undefeated in the competition for the sixth consecutive match, rose to 39 points in third place.
The beginning of the match was marked by caution between the players of the two teams, before the sixth minute saw the first attacking attempt in the match by Real Sociedad, where Alexandre Sorrlot, who was directly facing the goal, received a cross from the left, but the ball passed centimeters in front of him.
Over time, the Real Madrid players tried to put pressure on Sociedad’s defenders in order to extract the ball early, so that the royal team wasted a real opportunity to open the scoring in the 13th minute through Vinicius Junior, who penetrated the ball from the left side with an individual effort until he reached the penalty area, before he fired. A shell hit the left post.
Sociedad responded with a shot from inside the area by Asier Irramendi in the 16th minute, but the ball moved away from the left post a little.
Vinicius continued his disturbing movements to Sociedad’s defense, passing a creeping cross in the 25th minute, hitting the foot of one of the defenders, to easily reach the hands of Alex Romero, the visitors’ goalkeeper.
Real tried to use long-range shots in front of the good defensive bloc of Sociedad players, and Toni Kroos hit a shot from the edge of the area in the 31st minute, which Romero pushed for a corner that almost resulted in the goal of advancing the landowners.
Kroos executed the corner, and the defense turned it away in the wrong way and reached Federico Valverde, who shot from the edge of the area, but the ball passed near the left post.
Benzema threatened Sociedad’s goal with a shot from inside the area in the 34th minute that had Romero on the lookout, before Valverde fired another missile in the 42nd minute over the crossbar.
Real intensified its attacks in order to score the lead goal before the end of the first half, and Danny Ceballos hit from the edge of the area in the 44th minute, but the ball lost its way from the goal.
Vinicius missed a sure opportunity to open the scoring in the next minute, following he found himself alone in the goal, to shoot from inside the area, but Romero ably saved the ball, so the first half ended in a goalless draw.
The second half began with an expected pressure attack from the Real Madrid side, and Ceballos fired from the edge of the area in the 47th minute, but Romero continued his brilliance and caught the ball.
Rodrygo almost opened the scoring for Real in the 49th minute, when he shot from outside the area, but the ball moved away from the right post a little, followed by a missile from the border of the area by Valverde in the next minute, but missed the goal.
Sociedad players absorbed the enthusiasm of the Real Madrid stars over time, and the Basque team missed an opportunity to score the first goal in the 60th minute through Takefusa Cobo, who penetrated the Real Madrid penalty area from the right front with an individual effort, before hitting a perfect ball that was scored by the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, the Real goalkeeper, on time.
Robert Navarro missed an opportunity for Sociedad in the 69th minute, when he shot from inside the area, but Courtois controlled the ball, so the attack bounced back quickly for Real and Vinicius wasted another one in the next minute, as he tried to put the ball on top of Romero’s body, who brilliantly tackled it and pushed it away for a corner that did not result in a goal. Thing.
Sociedad threatened the Real Madrid goal in the 76th minute with a header from Robin Lee Normand, from a corner follow-up, but the ball went to a goal kick, before Luka Modric hit from inside the area in the 81st minute, it went next to Sociedad’s goal.
Real Madrid got a free kick from near the penalty area in the 87th minute, executed by Marco Asensio, but the ball hit the human wall, before the guest team missed the opportunity to snatch the three points in the third minute of wasted time, when Kubo shot from the border of the area, But Courtois grabbed the ball, and the match ended in a goalless draw.
On YouTube, Bellingham is accused of sending messages to Real Madrid
Jude Bellingham, the star of Borussia Dortmund, raised some controversy and gossip through his latest appearance on the official channel of his German club via YouTube.
Bellingham is a prominent contractual target for a number of major European clubs, which will rush to obtain his signature in the upcoming summer transfer market.
And the England international was asked to put together a lineup of the best players in 2022, from his point of view.
Bellingham named 4 Real Madrid players, Thibaut Courtois in the goalkeeper, Eder Militao in the back line, Luka Modric in the middle of the field, and finally Federico Valverde.
It was noticeable that the players of the Spanish team accounted for the lion’s share of the squad chosen by the owner of the number 22 shirt.
Some observers considered that Bellingham was flirting with Real Madrid and expressing his desire to join the club, which is expected to compete with the English Premier League giants for its purchase.
Atletico Madrid fans attack Vinicius Junior with a doll that simulates a “hanged man”. How did the two clubs comment?
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Club Atletico Madrid condemned the behavior of its fans, who hung a doll simulating a “hanged man” bearing the shirt of Real Madrid striker, Brazilian Vinicius Junior, on a bridge in the Spanish capital.
Atletico fans raised a banner next to the doll, which read: “Madrid hates Real Madrid.” This came following the two teams faced each other in the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup.
And Atletico Madrid club issued a statement on its official website, in which it said: “Such acts are completely abhorrent and unacceptable, and society feels shame,” adding: “Our condemnation of any act that affects the dignity of people or institutions is our unequivocal and explicit condemnation. like that”.
And the club continued: “No individual, whatever his intentions or colors, can pollute the coexistence between the different fans.”
For its part, Real Madrid commented on what the fans of its rival had done once morest the team’s striker, as it said in a statement: “We express our strong condemnation of things that violate the basic rights and dignity of people, and which have nothing to do with the values represented by football and sports.”
“The Meringue” continued: “Those actions, such as those that our player is suffering from now, or those that any athlete can suffer from, cannot have a place in a society like ours,” stressing: “Real Madrid is confident that all those responsible will be held accountable.” and participants in these despicable acts.”
The 22-year-old Brazilian striker was previously subjected to racist abuse from Atletico Madrid fans.