Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the apple of eyes of Real Madrid assistant coach Aitor Karanka these days. Karanka is not leaving a single opportunity to praise him. Ronaldo, being the top scorer in La Liga with 40 goals so far, is one goal ahead of Lionel Messi from Barcelona.

Karanks thinks that the entire team is focusing strongly only on winning and Ronaldo’s brilliance is a strong driving force behind them. He thinks that the entire team agrees to it. According to Karanka, Ronaldo proves himself as best in every match that he plays and knows importance of the team.

Aitor Karanka considers next match with Sporting as an important match as they have lost their last home game. He said that they cannot afford to loose another one.

Jose Mourinho, real hard coach, said that only the players who are in the best of their forms will play. Obviously, he has Ronaldo in his mind. Considering Sporting as a dangerous team, he said that they are nearing relegation zone, so it becomes all the more important to win the match at any cost. The three points are vital and a tie won’t suffice.

Massimo Ambrosini, veteran of Milan, seems little worried about beating Barcelona during the Champions League. Considering it a tough uphill task, he thinks that Milan has to be their best to win in Barcelona.

Amborsini suggested that they should stop thinking that they can commit mistakes as they cannot afford to loose the game. He believes that the match will give their team a motivation.

Thiago Silva had an injury against Roma, so he will not visit Barcelona and 34 year old Massimo is very upset about this. Considering it a heavy blow, the team has pulled up its socks and is ready to give a tough fight in the coming matches.

Jose Mourinho recently expressed his longing of rejoining the Premier League within a few years once his tenure with Real Madrid ends. Although Mourinho said that being with Real Madrid is a nice experience, yet he loves to be with England and stay there for longer time duration. This former manager of the Chelsea team has always openly expressed his love for England.

This 48 year old gentleman shared his philosophy about his game. He said that besides the degree of preparation and organization, individual genius will be prevalent. This genius marks the distinction.

Further he talked about football being science and that emotional intelligence is essential aspect in all sports. He said that he trains his players to take the right decision at the right moment.

Looking at the love he has for England, let’s hope Jose Mourinho’s desire to return is fulfilled.

Praising his team’s efforts, Cristiano Ronaldo adamantly said that being the top scorer is not the only thing going on in his mind.

The chances of Cristiano Ronaldo’s top score were enhanced by his impressive hat trick in a match with 4-0 victory. This hat trick marks the seventh for the player this season.

Ronaldo is on 36 La Liga goals now, which is already 5 ahead of Lionel Messi. He scored 48 goals in all competitions.

With another two goals in his lap, Cristiano Ronaldo can break the record of Hugo Sanchez of scoring 38 La Liga goals in a single season. And since Ronaldo still has two more games to go, it seems very much possible.

However, Cristiano is certain that he is not obsessed with overtaking the record. He says that he is fighting to be the top scorer but it’s not to break any records. He further said that the priority right now is to win our remaining league games and the team is working hard for it. 

The last draw of 1-1 between the two giants kept Barcelona’ s eight-point lead over second positioned Madrid intact. This makes the gap of almost nine points between the two teams.

Now with just six games remaining to be played and with Barcelona having already won 27 out of 32 league games with just one loss, it seems very difficult for the team to deny the cup this season, unless, of course, there is a notable loss of form for Barca. However, Ramos has also vowed to continue fighting as long as possible to be in the league.

The Spain international player said that they are confident of putting tremendous pressure on Barcelona and thinks that his side has it all to cope and fight in the hectic final few weeks.

If not for the draw at the last match, Madrid would have put some fresh life into the series for the title. As per Ramos, his players are displaying good attitude and they simply need some luck to favor them. 

The main attraction of Villarreal this season has been that they have
managed to keep the excitement intact in the otherwise predictable La Liga.
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido’s team is amusing viewers with some
attacking and exciting football.

Villarreal has an interesting combination of forwards in the team who
showcase speed, intelligence and finishing skills for the game. Giuseppe
Rossi was the interesting one to watch as he was partnered with Nilmar, the
Brazilian striker.

The match played last weekend against Real Madrid saw some great excitement
where Lopez played neck on neck against Cristiano Ronaldo. As and when
Villarreal got the possession of the ball, it hardly leaves the ground. Though
Villarreal lost the game 4-2, but the team’s spirit and endeavor was admired
exceedingly.

The unique strategy of Villarreal coach is that he mostly doesn’t change his
formation and tactic for specific matches. Rather he prefers to make his
players believe that they can show results even without compromising their
normal style.

A large mass of the crowd still feels that the trophy would go either to Real Madrid or Barcelona, who are considered as the prospective contenders of the title. The normal feeling around the corner is that teams like Valencia, Villarreal, and Sevilla are there to put pressure to the two high qualified contenders but their chances of winning the trophy are rare.

Moreover, Valencia would try hard to prove themselves by winning some important matches starting the one against Barcelona. The team had started the season on a positive note with 5 wins. In addition, the team had just 1 draw and no loses in the initial six matches they played. A win against the defending champions would really boast their spirits high.

Some other interesting matches taking place around the time are between Atlético Madrid and Getafe, Hércules and Villarreal, and Deportivo La Coruña and Osasuna.

After spending almost two decades with the Spanish giants Real Madrid, Raul has finally decided to part with the club. Raul has played a major role in Real Madrid’s success over the years in both the La Liga and the Champions league. The Spanish striker has represented Real Madrid 741 times, scoring 323 goals and has bagged the national cap 102 times, where he scored 44 goals.

Raul joined Real Madrid in 1992 and debuted against Real Zaragoza in 1994. He helped Real Madrid to achieve 6 Spanish league titles and three Champions League titles. The 33 year old Spaniard had earlier hinted that he might move to England but has finally decided to join Schalke, the German first division side. His decision to move from the club where he has played all his professional football wasn’t much of a surprise, as of late he had very rarely featured in the playing eleven.

Raul has been touted by many as one of the greatest players to ever play for Spain as well as Real Madrid. He has been an exemplary striker and his record says it all. His decision was primarily based on the fact that it was about time he gave way to younger talent and has repeatedly said that Real Madrid is his home.

On the other hand the German club is more than elated to have this great player in its rank. They hope that he helps them win the German title this season. Schalke finished second last season.

In a record breaking performance, Barcelona has once again been crowned as the La Liga champions of Spain. They edged their ace rivals Real Madrid to win the Spanish league by beating Valladolid 4-0 during their last match of the season. Barcelona recorded 99 points during the season and this is an all time record. Putting behind their Champions league failure they showed tremendous character to win the league title.

It was a very closely fought season with Real Madrid matching them with some impressive performances. But eventually, Barcelona managed to clinch the title with some disciplined and clinical performances. The cash rich Real Madrid failed to win a single major title for the second consecutive season and it was huge disappointment for their fans.

Real Madrid had spent almost $250 million this season in acquiring the best players across the world, including Ronaldo, but failed to live up to the expectations. In the end the Messi magic overpowered them. Messi has been instrumental for Barcelona this season and has once again proved what a great player he is.

During the final day of the season Barcelona, playing in front of the home crowd looked absolutely invincible against Valladolid and displayed some breathtaking football against the hapless opponents. On the other hand Real Madrid ended their lackluster season with a 1-1 draw with Malaga.

It was undoubtedly one of the most intense seasons of all times and Real Madrid have only themselves to blame for not taking home a single trophy and hats off to Barcelona and Messi for a wonderful season.

Barcelona looked all set to retain their La Liga title as they defeated Deportivo Coruna 3-0 in their home match on Wednesday. Bojan Krkic, Yaya Toure and Pedro fired a goal each to ensure their team had an easy walk on the park. Barcelona had ensured a three point table top lead by defeating Real Madrid 2-0 on Saturday and their win against Deportivo Coruna means they now stand six points clear of the next best team in the La Liga table.

The clash that was held in the Nou Camp stadium again saw Barcelona stamping their authority over their rivals. They had suffered a major setback before the match as both Ibrahamovic and Andres Iniesta were reported injured. The Deportivo’s defense was shaken very early by Xavi who helped Bojan to score a decisive goal in the 16th minute of the match. Rafael Marquez and Messi also made their intentions very clear but were ably cleared by the defenders.

However, if you had to choose the best out of the three goals it would have to be the one that Pedro scored in the 69th minute. He made the spectacular goal from the inside of the visitor’s half. The efforts of Aranzubia to keep his team in the match faced a serious dent when a powerful strike from Toure made the score read 3-0 in favor of Barcelona.