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footballnewsblog.co.uk - 11/12/2008
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Real Madrid embarrassed in the cup by little known Real Union
Even Raul hat-trick was not enough to save Real Madrid from an embarrassing Copa del Rey exit on their own turf against Segunda B side Real Union.
Madrid lost the first leg 3-2 in Irun two weeks ago, and although they again ...
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soccercityfc.com - 11/14/2008
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The prospect of a fixture congestion has loosened
its grip on several of Europe’s household names as...
the continent’s heavyweights bowed out of their domestic cup competitions. The phenomenon of the underdog has struck again in Spain, France and England as the reigning champions of each nation...
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Cup Anguish For European Heavyweights
soccercityfc.com - 11/8/2008
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It is no secret that the key to
unlocking a striker’s true potential is by clocking up...
the minutes on the field, and this combined with the diminutive ‘shelf-life’ of a career in the sport, means that eyes will surely scour in the direction of Real Madrid striker Javier Saviola when the window.
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What Next For Javier Saviola?
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Third-Division Real Unión Knock Real Madrid Out of the Copa del Rey
The Run of Play —
... Unión, currently ranked at the top of Spain's Segunda División B, had stolen a shock 3-2 home win against Madrid in the first leg two weeks ago, in a match that was overshadowed by the on-pitch collapse of Rubén de la Red. For the second leg, Madrid coach Bernd Schuster decided he'd treat the game as more than a formality, and sent out Cannavaro, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, and Raúl in his starting lineup. The going-in-heavy approach seemed to work, as Raúl's hat trick gave Madrid a 4-2 lead—6-5 on aggregate—with five minutes left in the match. Then, ...
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