Wow what a match!! I could not take my eyes off for a second in case I missed a goal.
It was raining goals!!
It was an open, free flowing footballing extravaganza.
Real Madrid's forward line joined the party and all three strikers scored heavily.
The beauty of the match was that all the field goals - 8 in total ( plus 2 penalties ) were of a very high quality.
Cristiano Ronaldo got his hat trick, Gareth Bale scored two - his first of many goals I am sure that will be scored at the Bernabeu and our usual "villain" turned HERO today - Karim Benzema - chipping in with two well taken goals.
The two Sevilla field goals were of a very high class. The first Sevilla field goal started off from the half way line and the Sevilla player brought the ball all the way down to the Madrid end line before crossing it to his teammate who latched onto it and cracked the ball into the back of the net. The second Sevilla field goal was a beautiful curling ball which went around and beat Diego Lopez all ends up.
The match was beautiful in the true sense of the word. Sevilla kept coming back and launching counter attacks. They were thwarted by Diego Lopez on a few occasions by brilliant saves. The game ebbed and flowed. It was a game which saw the ball going from end to end. It was a match which was very thrilling to watch.
I suggest that anyone who likes "the beautiful game" take time to see the game. Its worth it.
The only criticism that I have is that the Real Madrid midfield and defence were woefully pathetic. The midfield was almost nonexistent and the defence were slow and could not keep pace with the Sevellian attacks. At one time it seemed that every Sevilla counter would bring about a goal unless Diego Lopez pulls off another brilliant save.
It seems that the Madrid midfield and the back four either can't pick out the plays or they are so slow and hopefully out of place that they can't get back fast enough. In the meanwhile, Sevilla would have scored or have their efforts blocked by Diego Lopez.
We welcomed back Xavi Alonso - added experience to the midfield.
The result brought 3 points. Good.
Nice way to come back after the Clasico fiasco. Good.
But Madrid is nowhere near ready or prepared to compete at the highest level. Worrisome.
