Sunday Morning Football: Real Madrid -vs- Sevilla 11:00 Santiago Bernabeu SS1

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This weekend could potentially see Real Madrid crowned champions. Madrid are 7 points ahead of Barca with 4 games remaining, so a win for them and a loss for Barca would mathematically ensure the league title returns to Mardid for the first time in 4 seasons, although it is incredibly unlikely the title will go anywhere else regardless of this morning's result.

Mourinho picks a largely unchanged side from their midweek victory, the only change sees Granero come in for Khedira.

Casillas
Arbeloa --- Pepe --- Ramos --- Marcelo
Granero --- Xabi Alonso
Di Maria --- Ozil --- Ronaldo
Benzema

Seville starting line up;
Varas
Coke, Fazio, Cala, F. Navarro,
Trochowski, Deivid
Navas, Rakitic, Reyes
Negredo,

In a sub plot to todays game Ronaldo will look to extend to his advantage over Messi for the Pichichi, he currently leads the race by one goal.

Going to go for a 4-1 victory to Madrid, Ronaldo with 2, Benzema and Higuain off the bench. Negredo to take the lead for Sevilla.

theoneeyedman

Is this really on at 11 am , 10 local time ? Fcuk me ....

HalloweenJack

12 local time, Spain's an hour ahead.

La Liga are trying to tap into the Asian TV market so they've been having games in this slot all season long.

carlop

Atletico will have played 8 times in this slot by the end of the season. This is only Real Madrid's second early game.

Barca's president said at the start of the season that 'Barca aren't a club that can play before lunch' or something along those lines. Surprise, surpirse, they haven't had a single early game.

Blatter

Surprised Mourinho hasn't made more changes for this to freshen things up, the team was very flat against Bayern.

theoneeyedman

HalloweenJack wrote: »

12 local time, Spain's an hour ahead.

La Liga are trying to tap into the Asian TV market so they've been having games in this slot all season long.

sorry-ya-it's + 1 hour not -.....

the fcuk me still stands though!!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Real wearing 'Get Well Soon Canales' after the Madrid player on loan at Valencia damaged ligaments midweek and consequently faces up to 6 months on the sidelines. This was him just after returning to full fitness.

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Blatter wrote: »

Surprised Mourinho hasn't made more changes for this to freshen things up, the team was very flat against Bayern.

Benzema and especially Ozil were expected to be dropped by the press. I'm surprised myself to see Ozil starting, he looked very flat midweek.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Negredo's not having a lot of luck is he :pac:

Blatter

THFC wrote: »

Benzema and especially Ozil were expected to be dropped by the press. I'm surprised myself to see Ozil starting, he looked very flat midweek.

Yeah, thought Higuain would start anyway.

Blatter

Great finish.

ollie1

1-0 Madrid Ronaldo scores

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Ronaldo 1-0.

NIMAN

THFC wrote: »

Mourinho picks a largely unchanged side from their midweek victory, the only change sees Granero come in for Khedira.

....but moral defeat:(

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Shocker from Navas, good break though.

Blatter

Lol, Sevilla are bottling several chances.

Surely they'll score eventually.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Now Negredo misses a 1 on 1 after a debatable non penalty decision at the other end. Good match so far.

NIMAN

Very open. Just tuned in at 25min mark and Sevilla should have had 2.

Will I Amnt

Ref making up his own rules.

Mars Bar

Lol at all the players camped on the line. Ronaldo should have just blasted it down the middle...

Blatter

How did Sevilla not have anyone of the far post for that? Criminal.

parc

ronaldo hits the post with an indirect free inside the penalty area. love those, wish we saw more of them. reminds me of this

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

4 on 2 there! Wrong choice by Ozil, should have kept it on the ground.

Will I Amnt

cambo2008 wrote: »

Ref making up his own rules.

Maybe not.If there's no contact it's an indirect free kick.
Didn't know that.

CiaranC

cambo2008 wrote: »

Ref making up his own rules.

Dangerous play is an indirect free kick. Straightforward enough.

kryogen

Good game, very open, ref is a bit odd

Oh and, Ronaldo!!!! get in there, now come on the draw!

Will I Amnt

CiaranC wrote: »

cambo2008 wrote: »

Ref making up his own rules.

Dangerous play is an indirect free kick. Straightforward enough.

It's not straightforward enough actually.
If the defender connects with him it's a penalty.It's indirect if there's no contact.

CiaranC

cambo2008 wrote: »

It's not straightforward enough actually.
If the defender connects with him it's a penalty.It's indirect if there's no contact.

What is the obsession with contact on this forum? Raising your foot to head height is dangerous play, its an indirect free kick. Kicking someone in the head is violent conduct, the difference is INTENT, not contact.

Will I Amnt

CiaranC wrote: »

What is the obsession with contact on this forum? Raising your foot to head height is dangerous play, its an indirect free kick. Kicking someone in the head is violent conduct, the difference is INTENT, not contact.

If he connected with him it would have been a penalty,intent or not.
What planet are you on where a penalty is only given if there is intent.

Will I Amnt

That's awful from the defender.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Desperately poor defending. Benzema 2-0.

Will I Amnt

Clinical counter attack there,the speed of that break :eek:

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Game over, Bnzema 3-0.

James Forde

cambo2008 wrote: »

Clinical counter attack there,the speed of that break :eek:

Mourinho has them playing some breathtaking counter attacking football.

great goal

LuckyLloyd

James Forde wrote: »

Mourinho has them playing some breathtaking counter attacking football.

great goal

They are so entertaining to watch, really are playing the best football around this year.