Match Real Madrid - Betis
Date Saturday 15-10-2011
Time 18:00
Venue Santiago Bernabeu
Matchday 8
Let’s Back to laliga after two weeks off and except for Albiol (cheek bones) and Alonso we have no major injuries reported. One other good news is that both Pepe and Coentrao are training normally since Monday. Our International players had almost successful results as most of them returned home victoriously.
I believe no one more than Higuain enjoyed this international break as he managed to net 3 vital goals in 2 World cup qualifying matches with Argentina. It looks like the old back pain is now vanished and he feels great and ready to help us in the league and Champions league.
Week 8 means we meet Real Betis at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Betis had a superb start in the first 4 weeks of the new season and they even claimed the first place for a couple of weeks but two consecutive losses against Getafe and Levante sank them to the 7th place with one point behind us and two points behind the leader Barca and Levante. Betis promoted back to laliga after spelling two years in the Segunda and they look so motivated and rejuvenated in all cylinders.
With a short glimpse at the stats we can see the game between the two teams do not usually end with a lot of goals for either side and the only exception is when we met then at home in 2009 as we managed to thrash the verdiblancos with 6 goals, thanks to Captain Raul with 2 goals, Huntelaar 2 and both Gonzalo and Ramos with a single goal.
Needless to say , our opponent have had a benefit of two weeks off to regroups and shake off some minor injuries and study the loss against Getafe and Levante. We of course have the home advantage but then again we need to line up against Lyon there days later.
Hala Madrid
