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Atletico Madrid Vs Real Madrid - Matchday 10 - La Liga | 07/11/2009 - 22:00 CET | Vicente Calderon

The last time Real lost to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon was back in 1999. Since then, we have won 29 times, drawn 20 and just lost 23. We have scored 112 goals and they scored 109. And you don't wanna bench Raul for this game, because he has always found the back of the net against the team where he started playing as a child.

However,...

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Casillas: Shhhh, we owned you, you bastards!

..... maybe because he stumbled across one of OleOle's ads in the stadium or he has heard of me. Either way, Pellegrini did everything I wanted him to do last night; he started with Benzema and Higuain, played Arbeloa as a left-back and most importantly, played his game. Read my preview and you'll see that...

I originally wrote this article for Soccerlens, which has my thoughts on tonight's crucial game. 

Having watched the last game at the Bernabeu and how Real Madrid failed to hold on and beat a relatively old, but collectively-strong AC Milan, I thought I’d share with you my thoughts on the return fixture and how Los Blancos can win it. There are four (4) key areas where Real Madrid will need to improve:

1. Bench Raul, think objectively, be fair, and start with Higuain upfront

It doesn’t matter if Raul is the captain or Perez’ girlfriend, If he isn’t performing well (which is the case now), he needs to be benched. The rubbish talk of Raul being the leader who instructs and helps...

In addition to being a journalist and the Realmadrid blogger, I'm also a life hacker. I optimize everything and love to do experiments. If you don't do the same, life will be just darn difficult and boring.

Pellegrini seems to be similar, at least last night. Benching Raul, starting with Benzema and Higuain and playing Arbeloa on the left was an experiment and I loved that. As a matter of fact, I had been demanding that we try Arbeloa on the left and I think he did a good job. He was more solid than Marcelo which is not strange considering that Marcelo is attack-minded.

The question is, however, can Arbeloa perform better than that in the left-back position and most importantly does he like playing there? This is very important. The last thing you...

Siempre REAL

Real Madrid is a poor club. I'm not being sarcastic, it really is. The reason being is that it is always under a tremendous pressure. With greatness comes resonsebility, but at some point it has become unbearable. Criticism usually comes as a result of poor performances, but when you are famous for being rich and great, and also poor in terms of football, then it is difficult to cope.

The club has been having problems for about 7 years now. A lot of great players and managers have been signed and sacked, the club did win a title here and there, but the problem still exists. 

Alcorcon trashing of Real Madrid was huge. It was painful and humilating. It was unbearable. That small team of a budget of 1m, proved a point. Real Madrid doesn't have a style, pride or spirit. And it is not about the...

La Liga action is back and so is Guti. He is a very interesting player; Surprising, talented, and sometimes idiot. He surprises you with killer passes and shocks you with stupid tackles, and don't get me started on his role in fashion.....

Guti's comeback from injury marks Real Madrid's seventh game in the league. Our sixth was against Valladolid and we won it thanks to two goals from the captain and a fantastic goal from Higuain. Unfortunately though, we couldn't duplicate the same performance against Milan and lost 2-3. 

For those who are thinking Gijon is a good game to earn some points and confidence, think again. They are seventh in the table with 11 points, and have a two-match winning streak going and haven't lost at home. They are not as strong as Barcelona, but they will not be an...

Real Madrid Vs AC Milan marked my debut as a growing journalist and was the first game I had ever seen in the Bernabeu.

The stadium was nearly, if not totally full. It was cold, but I felt some heat coming from somewhere. I was sitting besides someone that I knew I had seen before but couldn't remember the name. The voice was familiar -- as well was the face. It was Martin Ainstein, a journalist working for ESPN and appears regularly on Real Madrid TV -- ah I remember now, he is one of the people I follow in this sport. 

I have just been lurking around the Bernabeu. AC Milan arrived this noon and are staying at the Villa Magna hotel. They will hold a press conference at 18:30 and then start training for the game. There was also a bunch of AC Milan fans around the Santiago Bernabeu metro area. I could recognize them because they were speaking in Italian, carrying tons of bags and were talking about Kaka. Shut up bastards, we have the guy now, suck it.

Anyway, this is obviously the game of the week. Not just because of the players who play for both clubs but for the history behind those two European giants. Both combined, they have won 16 Champions League cups. Now where is Barcelona? This is greatness.

We have Kaka, they have Huntelaar. I'm also going to count Seedorf. So this match sees the return of Klaas and Seedorf to the Bernabeu and is...

As you may know, I'm currently in Madrid, Spain. I call this trip my pilgrimage to the Santiago Bernabeu. I have always dreamed of the day where I will hang around in the Bernabeu and my dream came true. One of my readers called me "a lucky bastard" and I admit I am. Whether I made my own luck or not, it is fortunate to be at the Bernabeu. What is more fortunate is to get the luxury of accessing places particular people can only see, and being treated like a VIP. On that soon.

The Night Before

Before I landed in Madrid, I was in Paris for a few days. Real were playing Valladolid at the time I was in Paris' Charles De Gaule airport. One hour of internet costs 5 euros in Europe's airports, but...

Kevin, Mark and Corey talk all things Real Madrid in the sixth episode of the RealmadridTalk Podcast. I didn't make it because I'm in Paris for a few days. My next stop is Madrid where I'll be going to the Bernabeu and doing other RealmadridTalk-related stuff.

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