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Champions League Final Draw

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Mouth Watering aint it?

Also, at the gala the following awards were announced:

Club Goalkeeper of the Year: Edwin van der sar
Club Defender of the Year: John Terry
Club Midfielder of the Year: Xavi Hernandez
Club Forward of the Year: Lionel Messi

Club Player of the Year: Lionel Messi

These awards were given based only on the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 matches.

Wes and Van Der Vaart omitted from final pre-season

A sign that might force Sneijder to accept that he has to leave Madrid and move on to Milan, he was left out of the final pre-season match against Rosberg for the Santiago Bernebeau Trophy.

Sneijder has often insisted that he does not want to leave Madrid and will fight for a place among the high profile signings and the existing Guti and the Diarras. The Madrid midfield might look like Heathrow airport if coach Pellegrini employs a rotation policy, which however is highly unlikely.

In the tug of war between the player and the team, Sneijder has repeated his stance even after his exclusion. Speaking to Marca, he said, "I want to play for Real Madrid. The coach is counting on me and that is what motivates me. I will keep training like a proffessional so that the club sees that I want to stay". I think the whole world knows that you want to stay Wes.

Another Pre-season victory

Yes, Real Madrid has won another game. But whoever expected them to lose? I guess being Real, you can never say, but anyhow, it was a convincing 2-0 victory against Real Sociedad at their centenary celebrations.

The two goals were scored by the new Madridista Benzema and the soon to be Milanista, Sneijder. I like Wesley, I hope he does not have to leave. I liked most of the dutch players in Real. They seem like a genuinely hard working young men who really wanted to prove their capabilities. However, they couldnt really do a lot for the club last year. But is it unreal to ask so much of youngsters in their first season? Well, at Madrid it is not. You come to the best in the world, you better be one of the best.

So on to the next match at and against Borussia Dortmund on the 19th. You want to take a chance guessing?

Mi tercer blog!

That means My third blog.

And there is a good reason why it is in espanol. This blog is about football and Real Mardid, which is a spanish club and hence the spanish title.

So let me see how updated I can keep this one :)

P.S. Given that not many of my acquaintances are fans of Real Madrid ( and I know this because I am a fan for almost ten years now), I will try and put general footie news here as well. Assuming some of you actually read this.