Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid to face the Spanish Hercules
Last year it was the Spanish club Real Madrid that spent a good amount of money to load themselves with a strong side as their Spanish rivals Barcelona were getting stronger and stronger, especially with the likes of Lionel Messi and Xavi.
Real Madrid were able to buy themselves amazing players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, who actually have won the "player of the year" award once in their life. With such amazing talent present in their squad, many thought that their team was going to be untouchable but it was again the Catalan giants, Barcelona, who came out on top as they won the La Liga and also got their names in two other cups.
Barcelona included players such as Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and even the newly signed Ibrahimovic; and with their help they were able to win a lot of titles throughout the season. Of course, no one can forget how the Blaugrana players became totally "untouchable" during their run in the season of 2008 – 2009, when they won a record number of 6 trophies and actually took home all the gold. Barcelona were able to win each and everything that they took part in, which itself is a record; and they did not manage to lose even a single title throughout that season.
Last season, Barcelona had to face fierce competition as Real Madrid were a very tough side with the likes of Crisitano Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and even the young Argentinean star Gonzalo Higuain. Many thought that things would totally go round during that season but it was the new Swedish signing who came out on top when Barcelona visited Bernabeu.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, even though he did not have a good season and was criticized throughout the year, still managed to score a vital goal against the Spanish giants Real Madrid as he got substituted in the second half and was brought on to the field to replace Bojan Krkic. A goal that everyone saw in Santiago Barnabeu as a total thriller; a beautiful ball from Dani Alves was blasted past the Spanish number one, Iker Casillas as the whole crowd was left stranded. On the other hand, when Real Madrid visited Nou Camp, Barcelona were up and ready and gave them a really tough time and won the match 2-0 to shatter their dreams of winning the Spanish La Liga.
This year round, things have changed for Real Madrid. With the former Real Madrid coach, Pallegrini sacked, Jose Mourinho, otherwise known as the "special one" has taken charge of the club. Jose Mourinho is famous for his amazing team building capabilities and with such an amazing squad at hand; Mourinho is definitely going to do wonders. Jose Mourinho wasn't really happy with the "amazing" squad he already had and he signed a few new players like Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira and the Chelsea star Carvaliho have been added to the list of amazing players already present in the team.
Jose Mourinho has decided to play a few friendly matches before the start of the Spanish La Liga and he has already tested the new "combos" of the squad as he faced the amazing German team Bayern Munich and the Belgium all-time best team, Standard Ligue. He won both the matches even though he won against Munich over penalties as the match ended 4-2 for the Spanish team.
After amazing performances at international level, Mourinho decided to play a match against a Spanish side and that Spanish team is "Hercules CF." They play good quality football and they are definitely going to give Real Madrid a tough time. Jose Mourinho has to try Carvaliho and Mesut Ozil along with Sami Khedira as he already told the press about his defender Pepe's injury and the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is not going to feature in the match. What will happen when these two Spanish sides collide? We can wait and find out.
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