Ciao amico e buona fortuna ;(

Let's first define the Perez-flu.

Perez-flu (or Perez-influenza) is a disease that only effects Real Madrid football club, its members, staff, players, and everything that has to do with it -- yes even the fans who live outside it. Its symptoms include irrational decisions such as selling Makelele, not signing Ronaldinho for his unattractive mug and sacking coaches every six months. Its effects include poor performances on the pitch, lack of spirit and discipline, internal conflicts, and trophyless coma that could continue for four or five years.

Yes, it is even worse than the swine-flu. 

Sadly though, Cannavaro is...

I'm currently in a very bad mood, obviously, because Real Madrid and Schuster frustrated the hell out of me. And because my own father, who happens to be a Juventus fan, called me "arrogant kid" simply because I told him that Real Madrid were as prestigious as Juventus.

I knew we were going to lose once I saw the lineup. "Cheat me once, shame on you, cheat me twice shame on me" - Schuster again went with the 4-3-3 formation that he used in the first leg - he made the same mistake twice and so he isn't a smart guy.

I'm by no means a professional coach, player nor analyst but the way Schuster dealt with the game was unprofessional. I understand that Pepe was injured and so was Robben (or wasn't he?) but again playing with the same strategy, lineup and group of players was wrong.

Why the hell would you bench Van Der Vaart? Drenthe worked his ass-off but he wasn't enough to break into Juve's defense. There should have been another winger to help him out through the other flank and I thought Van Der Vaart would do the job.

Another thing which pissed me off was playing the so aggressive Heinze. Schuster obviously had a few options, but I think Metz who is out form would have been better than Heinze.

Real Madrid VS Juventus | 05/11/2008 - 20:45 CET | The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

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This fixture is extremely important for Real Madrid. Not only because they are playing Juventus, but because they want to restore their pride and take revenge.

We lost to Juventus 2-1 in Turin a couple of weeks ago. Before that match, Juventus hadn't won in a month or so but after that match, they have won all of their games. This means that it gave them a big boost and so this time around they'll be coming to the Bernabeu with more enthusiasm, determination and strength.

Real Madrid

I criticized Schuster for playing with a 4-3-3 formation in the first leg because we simply didn't have the ability to dominate the midfield and feed those three strikers. He played with Gago, Sneijder and Van Der Vaart in midfield while Higuain, Van Nistelrooy and Rau'l in attack.

Gago was overwhelmed and didn't do his job properly. He couldn't recover balls or even assist his teammates. On the other hand, Sneijder and Van Der Vaart were not able to do Gago's job because they suck at it. Sneijder tried to do his job and he did some good things but it wasn't enough.

Sisoko, Nedved and the other folks at Juventus simply dominated the game (especially in the first half).

Now, however, with the return of Guti and Diarra the midfield should improve. I wouldn't play with the same formation but rather with something like this: 4-1-3-2 or the standard one 4-4-2.

As I expected, Juventus gave a hell of a game. Although they had many players injured, each player on the pitch was a "key player".

Just five minutes after the kick-off, Del Piero scored a fantastic goal from 25 yards. How did the ball get to him is beyond me, but what I know is that the midfield was absolutely crap. I'm not a professional coach but playing with Sneijder, Gago

Juventus 2-1 Real Madrid

 5' Del Piero    64' Van.Nistelrooy

 48' Amauri

 Thank you for reading , Hard luck Real Madrid , Congrats For Juventus .  From all of us at RealMadridtalk , with you was Hamdi Al-Haddad ( Thedangerzolo ) Good night ...

 Juventus vs Real Madrid | 21/10/2008 - 20:45 | Estadio Olímpico de Turín

Real Madrid Vs Juventus Second Leg Preview here.

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This is probably the most important match in this Champions League round. Juventus and Real Madrid, two teams of history, prestige and pride.

We are playing the Old Lady. We...

It has been reported today that Ruud Van Nistelrooy didn't train due to a pain in his lower back. He was told to train in the gym with midfielders: Gago, Robben & Guti.

It isn't yet known whether he'll miss the derby or not, but to me, it doesn't seems that serious. However, we need to wait for the doctors' report to know the truth.

Meanwhile, both Guti and Robben are reportedly fit for the clash against Atletico Madrid. This is certainly a good thing as we need both to play. Gago will probably make it as well.

If Van Nistelrooy doesn't get recovered in...

The draw for the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League Group Stage took place today in Monaco and the Whites will play Italian giants Juventus, Zenit and Bate Borsiv. It doesn't look that scary, so I think we should be able to qualify pretty easily.

GROUP H

Real Madrid

Juventus