Real, Barcelona latest results and recent developments in online betting on European football.
Luxemburgo’s Real deliver the goods, Barca flounder
Real Madrid’s 3-0 impressing victory over Atletico closed the gap on the Spanish Primero league leaders and main Real’s rivals Barcelona to 7 points. At the same time the Catalan giant was defeated 3-0 at Villarreal. The Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored twice. Ronaldo was supported by Argentinean Santiago Solari whose goal secured Real’s victory. Similarly, Barcelona were plundered by players from South America: Diego Forlan, a former Manchester United forward and a player of the Uruguayan national team in the same capacity, who scored two goals. Villarreal’s Argentine defender Gonzalo Rodriguez successfully finished off a free kick from his compatriot Juan Ramon Riquelme. It was Barcelona’s heaviest defeat in the season“We deserved to lose,” Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard admitted. “Villarreal were clearly superior – not necessarily in football terms – but in their intensity, their pressure and the way they adapted to the state of the pitch. It’s a bad start to the new year but it’s a wake-up call and we will get good results again soon.” Real, who continued their winning series under the management of the new coach Wanderley Luxemburgo, now have 35 points from their 18 games while Barcelona stay on 42 points.
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UEFA Champions League 2004/05 (bet365.com)Book Closes Feb 22-19:45 (UK time) Each-way 1/2 1-2
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Barcelona 7.50 Chelsea 8.00 AC Milan 8.50 Arsenal 9.00 Juventus 9.50 Inter Milan 10.00 Real Madrid 11.00 Man Utd 11.00
