The German international scored with his face-plant rebound effort to give Los Blancos the bragging rights in their pre-season friendly fixture against Santos Laguna in Vegas.
Working out in the unbearable heat took up its toll with Real Madrid in their latest pre-season friendly fixture against Santos Laguna. The Mexican champions have their Spanish counterparts a run for their money but came up short in the 1-2 defeat with a
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sami-Khedira-c32325 face-plant goal being the difference.
Thanks to the amazing and painful goal by the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international, Real Madrid have managed to secure the victory, boasting off a perfect record in their pursuits in Americas.
The match in the Nevada desert was excruciating for the visitors who toiled hard against their rivals. For Santos Laguna it was a different tale, the Mexican outfit were adept to the requirements of the fixture and had smooth sailing as they paced through
the minutes.
Real started the match fairly, with Jose Mourinho starting with the likes http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 and Gonzalo Higuain, a repeat of what happened at the UCLA ground against La Galaxy.
Xabi Alonso was the best player for the Spanish champions in the first half, not because of his excellent goal which was a compendium of subtlety and technique but because of his performance at the helm of midfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Esteban-Granero-c12919 accompanied him, proving to be a more creative pairing than when coupled with Sami Khedira or Lassana Diarra. The Pirate gave a good account of his services, continuing in the magnanimous form that he has displayed in pre-season fixtures.
The second half was Real Madrid rally together to win the fixture after Christian Rodriguez equalized for Santos Laguna. Mourinho decided to completely change Los Blancos’ eleven players. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 on the other hand increased the fervour of the match to show
their seriousness.
With fresh players on the pitch, the Mallard outfit produced more chances in attack, and finally got ahead from a cross. Karim Benzema’s shot was stopped by Oswaldo Sanchez, who could only manage in getting a rebound from Khedira’s face into his own net.
Real Madrid have two pre-season friendlies remaining in the continent and will make the return journey by the end of the week.
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