Real Madrid Vs Wolfsburg Stats -Review- UEFA Champions league - Quarter finals 2nd leg

One of the more anticipated matches in the recent times has lived upto the expectations. However,it was all going the Real Madrid way. As a neutral fan, it is always interesting to watch a team with an attacking mentality and the game played with high tempo. The build-up of the match invited a lot of popularity to it! So, here comes the review 



Let's start with the stats. 

The game was very well in Real Madrid's pockets. They had the more of possession, shots taken and corners. From the beginning they played attacking football and pressed the Wolfsburg players and won the possession as soon as they lost it. Dante proved to be a real deal to beat as he made crucial interceptions throughout the match. 

Things began hard for Wolfsburg when Ronaldo and Benzema switched places (as they always do) and Ronaldo took the center stage. Crosses were coming in from both the flanks and it was Carvajal, whose cross stripped down the defense and reached Ronaldo who scored with a simple finish.

Before one could cherish the first goal, Ronaldo scored again with from the corner. Double delight in 2 mins! Then the game became calm.



Wolfsburg were ambitious with some long shots but very little troubled K.Navas. Real looked dangerous with the aerial balls and their attack was concentrated from the wing. Modric made runs in the centre and won freekicks.It was one such freekick which Ronaldo converted. The ball went through the wall and into the bottom right corner. What a sensational hatrick it was! Also it was his 5th hatrick in the Champions League.

Even after taking the lead, Real dominated the game and Wolfsburg rarely attacked. The injury of Draxler costed them. Once again Madrid had a rock defense at the back, blocking the shots and in winning aerial duels.  

The finals minutes were tense as 1 goal for Wolfsburg will result in them advancing. But the men in white were disciplined and didn't leave any loose chances. And though Benzema scores in crucial times for them, he has to improve his skills if he has to stay for them.

This match provided us a glimpse of the Real standards and the faith the supporters had in them. It released the pressure on Cristiano's boots! But lets see if they can maintain to perform at this level ! 

These are not what we expected !? [UCL Quarter-Finals 1st leg] [Review]

With the 1st leg of quarter-finals finished we have the results of the matches and they are absolutely a shocker ! Yep ! This is not what we expected for sure,of course this year has been full of unexpected warped-bombs,So further to do lets have a look at the results !


Results : 

 BARCELONA           2-1      ATLETICO MADRID 
 BAYERN                 1-0      BENFICA
 WOLFSBURG          2-0      REAL MADRID
 PARIS ST-GERMAN  2-2      MAN. CITY

BARCELONA Vs ATLETICO 

 This match was absolutely awesome,both the sides played very well ,but its football thus we have a winner ! and as we already discussed about this match briefly in this article/post - CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST we move to the next match !

BAYERN Vs BENFICA

Before starting a FACT "This was Pep-Guardiola's 150th game as Bayern Boss and 114th win with them",So now,Bayern all most controlled the whole match I should say because they were always in the head of Benfica's defenders and they had many chances which were all missed or saved by the goal-keeper !

And this match was a shocker because this match was a cat-on-wall state since Bayern only scored one goal which came from Vidal who scored a early header in the 2nd-min,This match went in the unexpected way because we always expect Bayern to score atleast more than 2 goals against teams like Benfica,But OH BOY we are wrong because its football and football is always like having 2 brains at the same time,we never know what happens ! Anyway as far the match is concerned Bayern won the match with a 1-Goal lead which is not at all helpful for them in the 2nd-leg.

WOLFSBURG Vs REAL MADRID 

Okay now maybe this match is the reason for the title of the post/article,So first let us see what the "RMA Boss" Zidane said "That's football - that's how difficult it is. That's what happens when you don't play with intensity from the start. We have to rest and think about the return leg because we still have the chance to change everything."

So yea Real-Madrid lost to Wolfsburg which was totally not expected and we have to admit that RM played poor in the match which costed the result.

Let us have a look what the happy-faced Wolfsburg manager said "I was laughed at when I said that we may have a chance. Real had their opportunities early on and we were a bit lucky,We pulled together, we found the spaces and played very well. Now we will go to Madrid, knowing that we have a chance to advance."

And once again Ronaldo failed to shine in this match too,which is also considered as one of the reasons for the loss by the fans.

PSG Vs MAN CITY

This was the one and only match which kept us at the edge of our seats because both the sides played with all the power they had and when we thought we had a winner the match ended in a draw by the deflected goal by Fernandhino(Man City).

And you have to praise Joe hart for saving 2 consecutive penalties which was offered to PSG,if he didn't save those the match would have ended with a huge score-line.

The goal from Kevin de Bruyne gave Man City the lead after Joe Hart saved Ibrahimovic's penalty,Zlatan took advantage on Fernando's mistake to equalise and Adrien Rabiot scored in the second half to put PSG in front.

So yea these are the results of the 1st leg of the UCL quarter-finals and this is still not finished yet there is another leg to decide who is going in for the semi-finals and after that we will have our winners to face in the semi-finals !!

STAY TUNED LADS ! FEEL FREE TO COMMENT YOUR THOUGHTS !!

Barcelona Vs Atletico Madrid [UEFA] [Review] [Short 'n Crisp]

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So now lets breakdown the match by looking into the first half and the Second half 

FIRST HALF : 

Well to be honest the first half was extremely full of energy because we saw some awesome counter-attacks and a GOAL from Fernando Torres

But sadly there was a sending off involved in the midst of the first half and it was the man who made the goal himself Fernando Torres ! Yes he was sent off for two consecutive yellow cards .

And to be honest Atletico dominated Barcelona for the whole of 1st half leaving Barcelona only with a few chances 

And you have to admit that the defensive tactic of Atletico against the Tiki-Taka guys was excellent 

So exactly,First half was a one sided game with only a few opportunities for the opposition (Barcelona) and a red card to worry about for Atletico !


Second Half :

So the second half starts with a team of 10-man,a point to keep in mind !

Surprisingly Barcelona were playing and absolutely ULTRA attacking play from the start of the second half,they had so many chances that you would forget how many did they have and Atletico too thought it would be enough to be in the one-goal-lead and started to defend themselves from what they've got,This gave the extra boost to Barcelona to attack even more better since they don't have to worry about counter-attacks 

And now comes the gift for what they've been doing from the start of second half,Suarez is the man who makes the match even ! YES ! The low-cross from Jordi Alba and a perfect first-touch from Suarez leads to the GOAL

If you are thinking this match ended up in a DRAW ! then you're wrong 'Bruhhh ! YES there were goals after that and it was from BARCELONA and it was once again Suarez who also scored the first goal,This Goal involved a Cross from Dani Alves and a power-header from Suarez !

And for the last 10 mins Atletico gave some shocking moments to Barcelona but they were not goals which is the only prime decider of the match 

And there were 5 mins of add-in-time in which Barcelona had the possession more than Atletico

FINAL SCORE :

FC BARCELONA 2-1 ATLETICO MADRID

And yea it's not yet over,Barcelona only have a slight advantage over their opposition,so we better watch-out for the 2nd-Leg ! STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES !

"El Classico" a game changer ?

Hello peeps ! Yea you're right,we are back ! Heard that ? WE ARE BACK !! 

Anyway just to start with,we decided to make a post about the match which happened yesterday and to discuss about it.

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid 

But first I actually have to admit that this match was awful enough to make you spill all the drinks that you had while watching the match. 

This match was pretty even,but ultimately we tend to had a winner and it absolutely was Real Madrid,everyone quite recognize that it was the goal from Cristiano Ronaldo that modified the sport.

And the defensive maneuver of Barcelona against Real Madrid did not compute that well,which of-course result in the eleventh hour game changer

Was this match a GAME CHANGER ?

Now coming to the subject,was this game a "GAME CHANGER" ?

Well the answer is not any ! as a result of FC Barcelona are 6 points clear within the prime of the league and this match did not create abundant distinction of their position,and to be honest enough it looks like Barcelona are clinching the title now too as they did last year


And as stated above,we will be now regular on making posts for you ! 

SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE !

Manchester City (Title Winners) - Season Review

Well the exciting Barclays Premier league has ended and the Blue outfit from Manchester came out on top from the final match day.The battle had gone right till the very end and had given thrills for every fan of the blue side of Manchester.We all know they deserved to win the league due to their great performances but we should know what caused these results.Lets have a look at their 2013/2014 season.....

PRE SEASON CHANGES

There are many changes that happened during the summer for Manchester City and the main one being the sacking of Roberto Mancini and the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini as the new manager.There were also some changes in the squad with the sale of Carlos Tevez and Mario Ballotelli being some crucial ones and also City brought in Jesus Navas,Negredo,Jovetic,Fernandinho and Demichelis to strengthen their squad.Many people questioned the appointment of Pellegrini but they had no idea how wrong they were.

How the changes worked

In the first half of the season Manchester City began to show their attacking strength and let loose on all oppositions with their counter attacking skills a master class by Pellegrini.The combination of Aguero and Negredo scored tons of goals.Yaya Toure was also one of the main contributers ending the season as their top league goal scorer.Pellegrini was able to let loose Toure's attacking play and his ability to dominate the midfield.Fernandinho added stability to midfield and goal scoring helped while Demichelis even though began the season very poorly improved in the second half of the season and showed his master class.Navas was the answer to Manchester City's lack of a proper winger and Negredo as mentioned above scored goals at will.

The only problem was Jovetic.He was injured most of the season and made only 3 appearences and again was injured and had to be substituted in his 3 rd appearence.Even though he looked good scoring goals in those three matches he needs to improve on his fitness next season.

Manuel Pellegrini-The calming factor

Pellegrini recently accepted that the Manchester City dressing room lacked the calmness and Stability it needed.Pellegrini really did it with calming mood and factor influencing the game.Even though Roberto Mancini brought success he did not have this calming factor Pellegrini brought with him.Also Mancini was a bit defensive in this tactics and play which did not allow Manchester City to make full use of their attacking strengths.Pellegrini understood what had to be done and let loose the attacking force of Manchester City and also improved their defending .One of the main tnothings that stood out for City is their ability to not go on a winless streak.Even if they get defeated they come out winning the next game.This helped a great deal in their run and also this shows Pellegrini's ability to motivate the players in the dressing room

Main tactics and Formations 

Pellegrini really understood what was the winning combination.His main tactic was counter attack and attacking style of play and he never changed that.He changed his formations to adapt and include all their star players in the squad.He also rotated his squad to give every player a shot at the match.This was helped by his main players except aguero not being injured and also he had a lot of squad depth to replace any under performing or injured players.He did not change the line up too often and even if he did changed only one or two players so that the winning mentality can be carried forward without trouble.

Progress in all Competitions

Manchester City ended up winning the Barclays premier league.But for a team of this caliber they will hope and expect to achieve more in the forth coming years.City recorded their first silverware of the Pellegrini era on 2 March 2014,when they lifted the Football Leagur cup.In doing so they became the first Manchester City side to lift the famous three-handled trophy since 1976.They got knocked out of the Uefa Champions League by Barcelona.While one has to mention they got tough draws a great team has to overcome these obstacles.They reached till the sixth round of the Capital one cup getting knocked out by Wigan Atletic again.If they correct on a few mistakes they made they can surely achieve more next season.

Things that need to be concentrated

If city are to achieve more next season they need to bring in few players to strengthern their squad.One of the main areas that need this is their DEFENCE.Pellegrini has been rotating Clichy and Kolorov in the Left Back (LB) position but neither of them have showed enough quality like the best.So it is better if city buy a LB and also a Center Back(CB) because Pellegrini seems to not be impressed by Nagastic and if either of Kompany or Demichelis suffer injuries or go through a bad spell Pellegrini needs to have backup to that postion to rotate his squad freely.

Man City fans will be hoping he gives them more trophies and amazing moments to cheer about...Will he??? Next season we will know the answer..

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