Emmanuel Adebayor cherishing time at Real Madrid
Real Madrid’s loan acquisition http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 is over the moon after scoring his first goal for his new club.
The former Manchester City man helped the Spanish giants ease past Sevilla in the Copa del Rey semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu, setting up a mouth-watering encounter against Barcelona in the final.
Adebayor had only been on the pitch for a few minutes before opening his account for Real Madrid after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute. Adebayor’s goal was Madrid’s second on the night, earning the Galacticos a 3-0 win over both legs
of the semi-final. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Togo-c3022 captain was delighted to have scored at the Santiago Bernabeu, a venue he claimed he always wanted to play at.
Adebayor said, “It was a special game for me because I love this club and I've always dreamed of playing here. I made my debut at the Santiago Bernabeu and was able to score, so I'm very happy.”
Emmanuel Adebayor endured a terrible time with Manchester City in 2010, having had very little opportunities to play for the first team. City manager Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937
instead. The arrival of Edin Dzeko at Eastlands meant even less opportunities for Adebayor, and the striker became desperate to leave the club in the hopes of playing regular first team football.
Real Madrid signed the player on loan in the January 2011 transfer window to cover for the injured Gonzalo Higuain. Even though his tenure at the Bernabeu is temporary, Adebayor says he is just happy to be playing again. He pledged to give it his all to
help Real Madrid break Barcelona’s recent dominance in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.
Speaking on the upcoming Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona, Adebayor said, “We are going to be facing one of the best teams in the world; it's going to be tough but we will have our chances. There's still a long time to go until then and now we
need to focus on the league.”
Real Madrid currently lie in second place in the La Liga standings, seven points behind leaders Barcelona.
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