VS.

Valencia 3-2 Real Madrid

0-1 van Nistelrooy 13'
1-1 Mata 55'
2-1 Villa 58'
2-2 van Nistelrooy 67'
3-2 Vicente 80'

Valencia (Emery): Hildebrand; Miguel, Albiol, Alexis, Moretti; Albelda, Baraja, Joaquín, Silva, Mata; Villa.

Real Madrid (Schuster): Casillas; Michel Salgado(S.Ramos), Javi García, Heinze, Miguel Torres; Van der Vaart, Diarrà, De la Red, Robinho(Robben); Raúl(Guti), Van Nistelrooy.

First Half

Within just five minutes Valencia had seemingly followed Emery's instructions of playing fearlessly as Casillas was called into action. Joaquín's cross from the right found Villa unmarked at the near post, but his fellow Spanish international pulled off a great save.

Gradually Madrid came into the game, particularly through van der Vaart and van Nistelrooy. In fact the latter Dutchman was to open the scoring 13 minutes in after a fine ball from Rubén de la Red enabled him to beat Mildebrand at Hildebrand's far post.

Alexis should have equalised as the half reached its midway point, and that seemed to embolden a Valencia side who looked very active through David Villa.

Silva, playing just off the striker, then had arguably Valencia's best chance of the half. Combining well with Mata, the erstwhile winger played a cross-cum-shot that very nearly went in; instead it clipped the post as Javi García and Mahamadou Diarrà struggled to clear.

Second Half

Valencia, having closed strongly, opened well, and ten minutes after the break it was 1-1. Silva's great cross from the left found Mata, who punished his own side with a neat finish, albeit one that Casillas may feel now that he could have kept out.

Three minutes later Los Che were in front. Once again Silva was at the thick of it: playing Mata through, the ball eventually reached Villa, who used all of his expertise to fox the helpless Casillas and make it 2-1.

This lead was not to last long: a further ten minutes later Robben made an immediate impact after coming on for Robinho by setting up the equaliser. A tremendous run forward eventually saw him free Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose predatory instincts sealed his second goal.

The game began to break down somewhat as substitutes took their toll, but there was more action still to come.

Miguel Torres had to be at his absolute best to stop Villa from striding through to face goal after he'd overcome Sergio Ramos, but he couldn't prevent the winning strike. Substitute Vicente weaved past Heinze to meet Silva's assist and place the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-2, and thus it ended.

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Well now i'll give some Real Madrid players reports.

The most important is Robinho. Because he is the reason why i created this blog. Robinho was really confused in this match. He did nothing. I think that Chelsea Bids are effecting even when he plays. Real Madrid should do more about his situation. They should rise his wage, because he(Robinho) is thinking that there are more important players and that he is afraid of loseing his position. Robinho should forget London because his future can be only in Madrid. If he goes to London im afraid that he will lose his attention of playing football.

De la Red and Javi Garcia didnt play well as i exepted. They should do more team work.

Dutch players(VDV, Nistelooy and Robben) where great. Nistelrooy scored 2 goals.  First goal was fantastic. He got a pass by De la Red and then scored in best way. Robben went throw the right of Valencia defence and gave a fantastic pass to RVN so he had easier to score. VDV played well and was the best player in the first half. He gave some great passes to strikers but they werent in good position

Raul was like Robinho tonight. They both did do nothing.

yllig.

Robinho has defied reports and been named in Bernd Schuster's squad for the first leg of Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup tie with Valencia this weekend.

The Brazilian forward was rumoured to have refused to participate in the game and was set to be punished by the club because he was unhappy about not being allowed to leave.

Those stories have now been confounded with Schuster naming Robinho in his squad and the player having no problems in travelling with Madrid to Mestalla.

Chelsea have made two bids for the former Santos star and have made it clear that they would be prepared to pay him around €6m and that has added to problems.

Robinho wanted an improvement on his current deal at the Bernbabéu, which sees him earn €2.1m, and has told Los Merengues that he will only stay if the Blues' offer is matched.

In negotiations last weekend between the player's agent Wagner Ribeiro and Madrid a new contract with earnings of around €5m was put on the table, but has now been turned down.

The Spanish giants are said to have told Robinho that whether he signs a new deal or not, he will not be going to Chelsea because Schuster wants to keep him.

Ribeiro was clearly unimpressed with the club's inflexibility to talk and is even reported to have said that Madrid are 'enslaving' Robinho much like Manchester United have done with Cristiano Ronaldo.

That led to stories that he was prepared to go on strike and refuse to play against Valencia, but that has now been proven to be incorrect and Robinho should be in the starting side on Sunday.

yllig.