Monday, November 2, 2009

Quick Weekend-wrap up and CL preview

Quick story lines from the weekend:
  1. Barca drop two points at Osasuna and remain 1 point ahead of Real Madrid.
  2. Real win at home to Getafe and end a terrible week on a good note.
  3. Liverpool lose again and are 9 points off the pace set by league leading Chelsea. I think we can start the Rafa Benitez hot seat countdown. As good as he is and as much as he has done as manager for Liverpool, this team just isn't responding
  4. After Juventus thrashed Sampdoria midweek, even though Juve lost at the weekend, they have moved into 2nd place in Serie A, seven points behind Jose Mourinho's Internazionale.
  5. In France, Lyon continue to creep up the table and now are only 2 points back of last year's champion, Bordeaux.
Champions league
The big Tuesday games are Real Madrid at AC Milan, and Bordeaux at Bayern Munich. AC Milan surprised Los Blancos in Spain a couple of weeks ago, and it will be interesting to see if Real Madrid can bounce back for what should be a tough game on the road. Bayern currently sit third in their group and could really use a win to bounce towards the top of their group and closer to advancing to the next round.

In the not surprising news of the week, AC Milan have announced that David Beckham will return to the San Siro in the January transfer window. Beckham hopes the move will increase his chances of making the England World Cup roster.


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