... and opportunities present themselves. As you can read about a little further down the post, Esteban Granero has commented that Real will be looking for an early goal in this game, ... , Xabi Alonso, Van der Vaart, Granero, Kaka Forwards: Raul, Benzema, Higuain INJURIES ... Marcelo will be used at left back and one of VdV, Granero or Guti will be in the midfield though. Id like to experiment with Garay ...

... not Real Madrid material and we have better options, so why play him when you have Granero and Van der vaart? Diarra was slow but ... a creative one.  Bad call. Granero should have played instead of Gago.  Kaka in front of ... Messi upfront. Bad call. Here is what should have happened there. With Diarra and Granero in central midfield, Marcelo could have played on the wing with ...

... kiper Santander, Tono. Sembilan menit kemudian, giliran Esteban Granero menebar ancaman. Sial bola tendangannya melebar. Sebagian besar informasi ... melepaskan tendangan jarak jauh. Pada menit ke-58, misalnya, Granero melepaskan tendangan dari luar kotak penalti. Tono masih cekatan ... Real Madrid: Casillas, Garay, Pepe, Marcelo, Arbeola, Alonso, Granero (Diaara 86), Drenthe, Kaka (Van der Vaart 88), ...

... in recent weeks. Pellegrini started with Casillas, Arbeloa, Pepe, Garay, Drenthe, Alonso, Granero, Kaka, Marcelo, Higuain and Benzema. It had been rumored before the game that he would start ... dreams.  Alonso did not make a single mistake last night and he seemed comfortable playing with Granero, the other new face in addition to Garay in the starting lineup. I don't think his good ...

... ; Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa; L. Diarra, Xabi Alonso; Kakà, Marcelo; Higuain (75'  Raul), Benzema (82'  Van Nistelrooy). Substitutes not used: (Dudek, M.Diarra, Gago, Granero, Van der Vaart) Coach: Manuel Pellegrini. 2009 - 2010 UEFA Champions League Group Stage C Matchday 4 - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 AC Milan - Real Madrid Venue: San Siro, ...

... : AC Milan: 1-Dida; 44-Massimo Oddo, 33-Thiago Silva, 13-Alessandro Nesta, 15-Gianluca Zambrotta; 23-Massimo Ambrosini, 21-Andrea Pirlo, 10-Clarence Seedorf; 7-Alexandre Pato, 9-Filippo Inzaghi, 80-Ronaldinho. Real Madrid: 1-Iker Casillas; 4-Sergio Ramos, 3-Pepe, 18-Raul Albiol, 2-Alvaro Arbeloa; 24-Esteban Granero, 22-Xabi Alonso, 10-Lassana Diarra, 8-Kaka; 7-Raul, 11-Karim Benzema. Reuters

Its El Derbi time! The first proper derby game of the season and the first one in Florentino’s new era. It’ll be Kaka’s first Madrid derby and it will be the same for Benzema, Xabi, Garay and Granero. It, though, won’t be the case for three of our new players. The first one is Raul Albiol,

... games against Racing Santander, FC Zurich and rivals Barcelona. It was said that Tapias and De Blas raised concerns over Pellegrini’s team selection, with the treatment of Guti and Esteban Granero and the lack of minutes for major summer signings Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso. The Sergio Ramos fiasco has also seen a rift develop between Pellegrini and general manager Jorge Valdano. ...

... Pellegrini's side so far this term. However, competition for places at the Bernabeu is fierce with Lassana Diarra, namesake Mahamadou, Alonso, Raul Albiol, Royston Drenthe, Rafael van der Vaart, Esteban Granero and Fernando Gago all vying for midfield places. While the report claims that Diarra is struggling to settle in Spain and would welcome the opportunity to return to English shores.